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20/04/2026

Tra la la about The Hollows Boys being on the non-fiction bestseller list for something like six months, shortlisted for an Ockham, and now, featured in the pages of Wilderness Magazine and as a podcast.

09/04/2026

Bless Steve Braunias at Newsroom and his series featuring publishers with their books shortlisted for . Next month, the winners will be revealed. The excitement builds.

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01/04/2026

Extraordinary climbs with legendary local mountaineer Bill McLeod. Dive into his story with this exclusive extract from Ross Cullen’s thrilling book, now available in bookshops and online.

A new book explores the life of Bill McLeod through personal letters, offering a rare insight into one of New Zealand’s alpinists.

04/03/2026

The announcement of shortlist is a calendar event, and when a book by one of your esteemed authors makes the cut, it's beyond special. Gratitude in abundance to the judges for loving Peta Carey's book, 'The Hollows Boys,' as much as us. We knew we were on to a winner as soon as we read it, of course, even more so when it sold out within a week of publication. Huge congrats to Peta for her literary prowess; we couldn't be more thrilled for her!

05/02/2026

Get close to the forest floor and a hidden world reveals itself. Paula Vigus inspires us to do just that in her newly published book, 'A Hidden World,' which is chock full of stunning photographs from across the motu.

Read more here: https://web1.sunlive.co.nz/news/377372-a-hidden-world-revealed.html

04/02/2026

Over 30 and want to climb mountains? That's what Bill McLeod did and became one of our greatest climbers. It's never too late! If you're looking for inspiration, you can't go past Ross Cullen's book, 'Bill McLeod: Mountaineering Legend,' which New Zealand Alpine Club reviewer Hugh Logan thoroughly recommends.

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Ponder in awe Bill’s solo ascents of the Yankee-Kiwi Couloir on Mt Hicks, or his big solo first ascents on Abseil Peak, Gormenghast on the South Face of Hopkins or Megawatt on the East Face of Mt Townshend. Read it to understand what made Bill tick as a cutting-edge climber. But above all, read it...

29/01/2026

Steve Braunias called it when he chose 'The Hollows Boys' (now in its third reprint!) as one of his best nonfiction books of 2025 on Newsroom. Now, the good folk at have longlisted it in their 2026 General Non-Fiction Award category. Huzzah!