Quentin Wilson Publishing

19/07/2024

Wonderful to see artist and poet Rhondda Greig’s new volume from QWP at #7 on the Neilsen Top 10 Bestseller List this week. A stunning volume of poems and paintings (edited for me by my dear friend and colleague, Roger Steele), this is a work to savour and enjoy. Available post-free from: https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/

12/07/2024

Congrats to QWP author, filmmaker, and long-time police officer Stef Harris, whose third novel, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, has been longlisted for Best Novel. Ex-Boston detective Frank Winter vows vengeance on his daughter's killer, but things get complicated. Post-free from: https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/double-jeopardy/

22/06/2024

An outstanding and engaging review on Flaxroots.com, well worth the time taken to read it. From good booksellers or postage-free from QWP at: quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/tales-from-the-lucky-generation/

Bob Calkin

29/04/2024

The Listener has nailed it again... QWP is so proud to have published New Zealand's latest cosy crime author. What a debut murder mystery – and there is more to come...!
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27/04/2024

An understanding and excellent review in the Otago Daily Times, Saturday 27 April, of John Gillies’ beautiful memoir in words, sketches, paintings, and photos about his time on active duty as a young doctor in the Vietnam War, titled, PORTRAIT OF A WAR ARTIST. Can't find a copy near you...? Free courier post within NZ from: https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/portrait-of-a-war-artist-a-young-doctors-vietnam-wartime-experience-in-words-and-pictures/

20/04/2024

Huge thanks to Paper Plus Dunedin for hosting Karen’s TURBULENT THREADS event on Saturday. This book will make a fabulous Mother’s Day present.

18/04/2024

I am doing another book event to celebrate the publication of Turbulent Threads published by Quentin Wilson Publishing with Dunedin Paper Plus next Saturday, 20 April, from 1 to 2pm! If you are in Dunedin I hope you can make it.

17/04/2024

Dunedin's history is front and centre of a new book by Karen McMillan.

14/04/2024

Read the review and then sample some chapters via the "Look Inside" tab at:
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Andy Buchanan, the author of the stunning new book Alpine Panorama: A View to a Climb, is a semi-retired structural engineer and former Professor of civil engineering at the University of Canterbury.Even as a child walking to school, he was drawn to the spectacular views of the mountains visible acr...

08/04/2024

Join criminal psychologist Nellie Prayle and Detective Jack Simmons as they navigate murder and intrigue in this thriller set in New Zealand's Mackenzie Country.
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Nellie Prayle is a criminal psychologist who takes great professional and personal pride in solving murders. So when Detective Jack Simmons calls her to help him with a police investigation, she is most happy to assist—especially when this becomes an excuse to travel to Aotearoa’s beautiful Mack...

01/04/2024

Available now from QWP. Click on the image below to sample some chapters of this engaging, enlightening and unputdownable historical romance set in Dunedin and at Larnach Castle at the end of the 19th century. (Shopping cart included…!)

Dunedin, 1890: Suddenly orphaned, Greer Gillies is reduced to working as a humble servant at Larnach Castle, a far cry from her dreams of literature, fashion and music. As she struggles with the stark reality of grief, she finds her journey has only just begun as the decade proves transformative for...

29/03/2024

So good to catch up again with so many friends at such a wonderful launch of this first (that we are aware of) commercially published book of portraits, sketches, photos and memoir by a New Zealand artist/doctor portraying ordinary people while he was on active duty in the Vietnam War.

We had such a good night yesterday at the launch of Portrait of a War Artist by John Gillies, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing. What an interesting book and talented author/artist! We still have some signed copies, come in and get yours after Easter, or order online here: https://ubscan.co.nz/product/portrait-of-a-war-artist/. Quentin Wilson Publishing

19/03/2024

“An engrossing read about love, loss, resilience and, above all, trusting your instincts. Karen McMillan skilfully draws readers into a world that’ll have you rooting for the protagonists the whole way through.” – Kelly Dennett, Sunday Star Times
QWP is very proud to have published Karen’s new historical romance novel, Turbulent Threads, by arrangement with High Spot Literary.
https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/turbulent-threads/

It's such an exciting day! Copies of Turbulent Threads, published by Quentin Wilson Publishing, have arrived at my home. I'm so happy to show off this beautiful book on this Victorian table from Dunedin, where the book is set.

18/02/2024

Judges' comments for the two QWP NZ Booklovers Fiction Shortlist titles:
Double Jeopardy by Stef Harris: ‘A character-driven revenge thriller and an exhilarating ride, this is a great piece of storytelling with broad appeal. In choosing to set the action in the United States, specifically Boston, Harris is in the company of other Kiwi genre authors who are (presumably) thinking about the accessibility of their work and the creative promise of a much vaster landscape, which in this case allows him to draw on the city’s fascinating history and criminal underbelly. Every ingredient is here and ideally balanced, making it one of the top crime thrillers of the year.’

Light Keeping by Adrienne Jansen: ‘This moving and tender novel draws you in from the beautiful cover to the poignant end page. Light Keeping is a subtle and beautifully written tale that explores loss, the importance of family, storytelling and the sea, and stays with you long after finishing the final page. The author’s writing is so artful that she can handle even the darkest moments in the novel with delicacy and sensitivity that feels true to life. Beautiful and moving.’
Also available from quentinwilsonpublishing.com

01/02/2024

Such an intelligent, empathetic reading of what is a truly wonderful novel. MILA is an Aotearoa New Zealand book that touches on many international themes, but we here at QWP were delighted to note the highlighting in the review of bush, birds, place and time - just a stunning review that makes it all worthwhile. Also available, P&H free in NZ, from: quentinwilsonpublishing.com

'I Held Hands with the Frightened, the Newly Born, the Bereft, the Dying and the Sick' – Michael O’Leary reviews Mila and the Bone Man by Lauren Roche (Quentin Wilson Publishing, 2022)
https://landfallreview.com/i-held-hands-with-the-frightened-the-newly-born-the-bereft-the-dying-and-the-sick/

31/12/2023

We at QWP are enormously proud to have produced and sent to print 15 of some of Aotearoa New Zealand's best books of 2023 – 14 as QWP titles, with the 15th being a beautiful big cookbook for Camberdown Press. Early 2024 QWP titles and their covers are also shown below. A Happy New Year to all... quentinwilsonpublishing.com

31/12/2023

A Dunedin Public Library staff review of two of New Zealand’s best in fiction – now and for a great many years to come. (Film rights have been optioned for A RUNNER'S GUIDE TO RAKIURA.)

Senior Library Assistant Rachel shares an interesting link between two of her most recent reads.

05/12/2023

Exceedingly proud to have three titles in the Listener Cream of the Coffee Table Books of 2023 'Out and About' section: SHEPPARD & ROUT ARCHITECTS Ed. David Sheppard, SKIPPERS CANYON by John Gillies, and THOMAS GILCHRIST & SONS OF THE MANIOTOTO by Paula Wagemaker et al. All are available from good booksellers or: quentinwilsonpublishing.com

01/12/2023

A comprehensive, balanced and very fine LANDFALL review. Available from: quentinwilsonpublishing.com

Helen Watson White on We Need to Talk About Norman: New Zealand’s lost leader by Denis Welch

01/12/2023

A thoughtful and very nice review in LANDFALL. Available from: quentinwilsonpublishing.com

Piet Nieuwland on Garments of the Dead: Old and new work by Koenraad Kuiper; Saga by Hannah Mettner; Liveability by Claire Orchard

02/11/2023

Available through Book Hub or from QWP at https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/skippers-canyon-history-art-and-adventure/

Skippers Canyon is undeniably one of Aotearoa’s most spectacular locations. Even as a born and bred Kiwi, anytime I visit this iconic location, my mouth drops open in awe at the landscape. Skippers Canyon: History, Art and Adventure by John Gillies is the next best thing to visiting the actual loc...

29/10/2023

Find your copy on Book Hub or at www.quentinwilsonpublishing.com

How amazing! Light Keeping, published by , came in at #3 for the week ending October 21 🌟

A huge congratulations to Adrienne Jansen and to the wonderful students that worked on the project.
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18/10/2023

Before the QWP banner ad for A RUNNER'S GUIDE TO RAKIURA: A NOVEL by Jessica Howland Kany – at the top of the Home Page in the very first week of the new Booksellers NZ Book Hub website – slides away when our slot ends, here it is one more time. Buy the book on the Book Hub website or here (with free postage): www.quentinwilsonpublishing.com

08/10/2023

LIGHT KEEPING: A novel, is available from all good booksellers and from the publisher at:

Adrienne Jansen

08/10/2023

See what we do and support the publishing of fine writing in Aotearoa New Zealand by buying from our website when a title is not stocked by booksellers. Click on the link here:
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03/10/2023

A fantastic review by Nicholas Reid in LANDFALL of this brilliant novel. Available at all good bookstores near you or from https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/chevalier-gawayn/

Nicholas Reid on Chevalier & Gawayn: The ballad of the dreamer by Phillip Mann

20/09/2023

Available from www.bookhub.nz or — at normal RRP of $37.50 + free postage within NZ — from the publisher: www.quentinwilsonpublishing.com

Today marks one month until the launch for my upcoming novel with Quentin Wilson Publishing and I thought a brilliant way to celebrate would be to reveal the cover for ‘Light Keeping’.

‘Light Keeping’ follows grandparents Bill and Annie, lighthouse keepers who are now the carers of their orphaned grandchildren, Robert and Jess.

The cover designer Jemma Morrison is a Whitireia Publishing student and has captured the essence of ‘Light Keeping’ with her keen eye.

Available from quentinwilsonpublishing.com and nationwidebooks.co.nz

20/08/2023

A careful and considered appraisal by USA YouTube crime books reviewer, Margot Kinberg, of what is going on in Stef Harris's crime thriller, DOUBLE JEOPARDY. (From all good booksellers.)

17/08/2023

Great to see Lauren Roche's beautiful QWP novel being added to such book groups as this:

//FICTION NZ// Mila’s family hail from Northland, and with their happy home and their proximity to a nearby forest, she has an idyllic childhood. But for every idyll, there is its counterpart, and the grief and trauma that visit the family cause Mila to seek exile in Auckland. But the lure of the north eventually draws Mila back to accept the mantle of healer.

Compelling and emotionally engaging, this story considers the complex issues of guilt and grief, and the healing and peace available through the natural world.

Comments from BDS Reviewers

"A very original story. Very engrossing - I couldn't put it down."

"I liked the characters and picturing their lives in a close-knit community in beautiful rural surrounds."

"The chapters are short and encourage you to read one more, one more - to find out how things pan out for a loving family hit by tragedy."

"It's a compelling story, well told and with a mostly satisfying conclusion."

"The story is told with compassion bred with experience, and it is heavily influenced by the author's life."

"The characters are real and the reader can empathise with them all."

"The author has a gift for describing the forest and things natural. This acts as a balance for the description of the tragic events and their aftermath."

This title is also offered as part of the Narrative Muse Book Club

More book club reads at bds.org.nz/books

10/08/2023

And #17 on the Nielsen Indie Bookstores' Top 20 for Fiction AND Non-fiction (+ #5 on Nielsen Top 10 NZ Fiction) for the week ending 5 August 2023.