Allen & Unwin NZ

19/01/2024

Do you have any reading goals for 2024? Share yours with us and be in to win a stack of summer reading 🌤📚

Enter here >> https://bit.ly/3HnioOD

18/01/2024

BREAKING NEWS: Sydney TV news reporter Josie Larson is being sent off to cover another reporter’s six-month leave after having a panic attack live on TV.

But more is awaiting Josie in Newcastle – it is the domain of her high school best friend Zac Jameson whom she hasn’t spoken to in two years. Not since a tragic event made him leave Sydney to try and cope with his grief.

‘Love, Just In will break your heart – then mend it. Beautifully written, tender and funny.’
—Penelope Janu, author of Shelter from the Storm

Read a Q+A with the author here: https://bit.ly/427d6A0

13/01/2024

📙🟠 STAFF PICK | DEMON COPPERHEAD 🟠📙

'Demon Copperhead is the book I have been bothering all my friends about. It follows the (mis)fortunes of Damon Fields — nicknamed Demon Copperhead for a number of reasons, including his bristling red hair — who is born in a trailer park to a teenage mother, with the cards stacked against him from day dot. He’s a character that I took to heart and rooted for and wanted to be friends with.

The author was inspired by Dickens’ David Copperfield, and while the story is often bleak and heartbreaking and infuriating – showing us the ravages of poverty and drug addiction as well as the greed and self-interest that humans are capable of — it’s also funny and hopeful. I found myself pausing at times with a smile on my face because I just had to take a second to marvel at what some people can do with words.

There is one memorable scene that left me reeling. It’s not even the worst moment Damon faces, but when I clocked what was about to happen everything inside me was screaming no. And then it happened and I was gasping like a fish. To be outraged like that by a book is something special.

And, while you don’t need to be familiar with David Copperfield to read this, it was a treat to watch out for the parallels in the plot. (I admit it gave me comfort to know that things might eventually take a turn for the better.)

Do yourself a favour and move this to the top of your TBR pile."

- Leanne, Managing Editor

11/01/2024

After giving birth to a baby, Dani realises that she's not a gym-going, manicure-sporting, perfectly coiffed 'normal woman'.

In this comedic horror on motherhood and womenhood, a young mother becomes embroiled in drama and danger when a local s*x worker goes missing 😨

Normal Women | Out Now | https://bit.ly/3HmEGQd

10/01/2024

It's a new year and we can't think of a better person to guide us through than 😌🤗

If you are unsure about 2024 and what it will hold for you, one of these books has the tools to help you be your best self.

💐 Be Your Best Self
🙋‍♀️ Note to Self
✍️ Note to Self Journal
💜 Words of Comfort

Buy them here: www.journeytowellness.online/books

09/01/2024

Did you catch Dr Gina Cleo on RNZ talking about her book The Habit Revolution?

"Research suggests four out of five of us have already abandoned [our resolutions] by February... Dr Gina joins Susana Lei'ataua to explain why willpower doesn't work, and how we can rewire our brains to form good habits."

Listen here:

For many of us the start of the new year is a time for goal setting and reflection. We stop and think about what we want to achieve in the upcoming 12 months. Some of us even go as far as setting resolutions. Resolutions which possibly unsurprisingly, research suggests four out of five of us have al...

05/01/2024

✅📚 𝒮𝒯𝒜𝐹𝐹 𝒫𝐼𝒞𝒦: 𝒦𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝐻𝓊𝓈𝒷𝒶𝓃𝒹𝓈 🔪 😱

"Kill Your Husbands is not a book to be read alone, at night, while housesitting near the bush (I did this and I do not recommend it). Jack Heath has masterfully woven a novel that will keep you guessing, with your heart pounding and ears ringing, until the very end.

Three married couples go on a winter romp to a house in the mountains in rural Australia. As they settle in for the weekend, tensions from their daily lives peak and someone drunkenly suggests a partner swap to ease their frustrations. They all come around to the idea when they devise a plan that means no one will know who they’re sleeping with… until a body is found and no one knows who was last with the victim.

A killer is amongst them and Heath makes you think every single one of them has motive. This is the perfect weekend read to raise the blood pressure and test your gut instincts."

- Krysana, Marketing & Publicity Coordinator

05/01/2024

WIN a copy of Reo Pēpi Bilingual Colouring Book + Pene Hinu te reo crayons!

Filled with 60+ pages to colour in and 30 stickers, it's the perfect activity for tamariki who love native NZ birds and sea creatures 🎨

https://bit.ly/49r5M5O

To enter, comment below with your favourite colour in te reo 🎨

* NZ only. Competition closes Monday 8th January. Winner will be contacted by this account only. No sign up or purchase necessary. Not affiliated with Facebook or Instagram.

02/01/2024

Turn up the summer heat with these heart-stopping thrillers 😱

🔪 Kill Your Husbands 🔪
Three couples rent a luxury house in the mountain for a weekend away, and play a partner-swapping game, until one of them turns up dead...

🕵️‍♂️ Resurrection Walk 🕵️‍♂️
Lose yourself in this bestselling Lincoln Lawyer thriller, from the master of crime writing

👩 Normal Women 👩
A hilarious horror about a young mother who becomes embroiled in drama and danger when a local s*x worker goes missing

Which one will you dive into first? 💦

29/12/2023

Five addictive summer reads to suit any mood ⛱

28/12/2023

Meet an excited Kōkako, happy Aihe (dolphin), and hungry baby tūī! With over 60 pages of native NZ birds and sea creatures to colour in, this Bilingual Colour Book by Reo Pēpi is perfect for artistic and curious tamariki 🎨

https://bit.ly/49r5M5O

26/12/2023

Three engrossing, time-rewinding novels to give you hours of escapism this summer...

🎷 Cahokia Jazz (Jan 3rd) 🎷
Murder and mystery in a simmering1920s Golden Age tale

⛩ Sister of the Rising Sun ⛩
Female friendship in a time of war

💦 The Covenant of Water 💦
An epic of love, faith and medicine, beginning in 1900s Kerala, South India

What are you reading this summer? 📚🌤

24/12/2023

Meri Kirihimete Merry Christmas from A&U NZ to you and your whānau! 🎄🎅

21/12/2023

📖 And that's a wrap on 2023! We are so proud of all the pukapuka we got to publish this year 🤗 Which was your favourite?

Watch this space because next year promises to be just as good!

www.allenandunwin.co.nz/new-zealand |

20/12/2023

It's not Christmas without a mystery set in an idyllic manor in the Cotswolds 🎄🏘🎄

When Ashley Smith – a bright-eyed but lonely American studying in London – is invited to spend Christmas with her classmate's family manor house, it seems like a perfect country idyll. And for Ashley – who records it all in her diary – there's the added romantic potential of her friend's twin brother, Adam, who she thinks could be her wildest dream come true. But is there something strange about the old house, both stately and rundown? What could the motives of the mysterious Chapman family be? And what holiday horrors might be lying in wait?

'Tis the season to be wary...

19/12/2023

As we near the end of the year, our staff share their most memorable moments from 2023 💜

19/12/2023

Congratulations to Bailey for winning this competition, to have her portrait drawn next to Little Ruby Tui 😍

We hope it takes pride of place on your wall ✨

11/12/2023

📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
The last day of has arrived 🥹 and we have two books to fill your stocking:
The Christmas Appeal is a whodunnit centred around a community theatre group and a dead body – can you crack the case before the lawyers do? 👔🎭
In The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals Rosamund Young lets us into the world of Kite’s Nest Farm and all the animals’ complex quirks 🐑🐄

To win these books, follow , tag someone below and tell them which book(s) you want this Kirihimete! 😉😉 (doesn't have to be these ones)

T&Cs: NZ only. Competition closes 12PM Wednesday 13th December. No purchase or sign up necessary. Winner will be contacted via direct message from this account only.

10/12/2023

*COMPETITION CLOSED*
📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
We’ve had some amazing novels come out this year and these two had bookclubs aflame with discussion 😮
We love hearing about what you’ve read, so follow and tell us your fav fiction read of the year to be in to win a copy of Everything is Beautiful and Everything Hurts and Baumgartner 😎

T&Cs: NZ only. Competition closes 12PM Monday 11th December. No purchase or sign up necessary. Winner will be contacted via direct message from this account only.

07/12/2023

*COMPETITION CLOSED*
📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
For all those who think they could cut it as a bit of a detective themselves 🕵️‍♂️ Here’s your test! Spot the three differences between these two images, follow and comment what they are below. Get it right and you’ll go in the draw to win these gripping reads 📖🔍

T&Cs: NZ only. Competition closes 1PM Friday 8th December. No purchase or sign up necessary. Winner will be contacted via direct message from this account only.

06/12/2023

A stunning piece on Newsroom by our very own Charity Norman following her win of the Ngaio Marsh Award ⭐

Well worth the read.

Charity Norman on how her Mum's fight against dementia inspired the best crime novel of the year

06/12/2023

It's been another year of voracious reading here at Allen & Unwin NZ, and here are some of our favourite books of 2023!

Are any of yours on this list? 📚💕

05/12/2023

*COMPETITION CLOSED*
📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
The historical narrative fans know that a Kirihimete Christmas break is the perfect time to hunker down and get lost in the past ⏳🕰🔙
We all know someone who's trying to get us to watch Downton Abbey, The Crown or Call the Midwife from the start. Tag them below and follow Allen & Unwin NZ to be in to win these books 📚

T&Cs: NZ only. Competition closes 12PM Thursday 7th December. No purchase or sign up necessary. Winner will be contacted via direct message from this account only.

04/12/2023

*COMPETITION CLOSED*
📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
This one goes out to all our bookstore romantics. The ones who lose loved ones between the shelves. Who accidentally read the first 50 pages of a book instore. Who bought 3 books instead of none 🫣
If this sounds like someone you know 😉 follow and tag them below to go in the draw.

T&Cs: NZ only. Competition closes 3PM Tuesday 5th December. No purchase or sign up necessary. Winner will be contacted via direct message from this account only.

01/12/2023

*COMPETITION CLOSED*
📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
Has all this Christmas shopping got your heart racing? So will these thrillers!

To win this bundle, follow and tell us a one-sentence scary story.. we’ll go first: The bookcase was empty 🫣❌📚

T&Cs: NZ only. Competition closes 12PM Monday 4th December. No purchase or sign up necessary. Winner will be contacted via direct message from this account only.

30/11/2023

📚 𝟏𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 🎄
Giveaways incoming! For the first 12 days of December we’re going to be giving the gift of good books for you to keep or gift to someone you love this holiday season. Make sure you’re following us on all our channels so you have a good chance to win 🎁

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29/11/2023

Secret Gardens of Aotearoa are all around us.. you just need to visit them!
One of our gardeners featured in the book was on Seven Sharp on Tuesday night 🍓🪴🌻

Out now | https://bit.ly/buysecretgardens

28/11/2023

If you've read and want to hear from Michael Connelly Books, join the virtual book club 📚

Next Wednesday 6 December 2PM NZDT 🎤

This live online Crowdcast event will be held Tuesday, December 5, 2023 — 4 weeks after the book’s release. It is free and open to anyone who wants to read the book and join. Click Here To Join The Book Club. Join Michael Connelly and his longtime editor, Asya Muchnick, in an intimate conversati...