New novels and poetry, prize-winners, and a former prime minister's memoir are all going strong.

'This was hands down the most important book I studied at school. Not because it was easy or because it got me a good grade. But because it stuck.'

A new competition 'aimed at identifying, nurturing and increasing readership and sales for brilliant new emerging writing talent' has arrived.

It's the buzzworthy local debut that caught the attention of one of the world’s best literary agents. But does it live up to the hype?

A noble quest to find out if AI can write a decent political memoir, from 'Leading Quietly' to 'Power with Kind Purpose'.

During WW2, Nancy Wake cycled 630 kilometres through France in 72 hours. She had no gears, no GPS, and death loomed at every checkpoint.

A Different Kind of Power reigns supreme.

'I saw people happy and people grief-stricken. They’d come to the school near the foothills of the Paparoa Ranges to seek answers, to close ranks.'

The best children's books published in Aotearoa in the last year, according to panels of expert judges.

'I don’t mean a tear or two, I mean full-on ugly crying. I had to put it down just to catch my breath and debrief with friends over a glass of wine.'

As she so often did as a prime minister, Ardern doesn’t give nearly enough away.