New books from independent and self-published kiwi authors.
Unique kiwi books
for every reader.
Indie Books showcases new books from the diverse and talented community of independent authors here in New Zealand.
Indie Books sends updates to retailers, shops, libraries and secondary schools across the country. Featuring titles across a wide range of genres – from historical fiction to young adult to children’s books, we showcase books with a unique kiwi flavour for every reader.
Featured Books
Being a Distance Grandchild – a Book for ALL Generations
Helen Ellis
Non-Fiction • Family Relationships
A book for intergenerational families separated by geography, expats, migrants, emigrants, grandparents, and global mobility HR.
This book answers a question that has never been asked before: “How is it, or how was it, being a Distance Grandchild?”
When generations of a family are spread across countries and continents, it changes everything – relationships, roles, identity and connection. Being a Distance Grandchild explores what it means to grow up away from grandparents and extended family, giving voice to those who live between homes, cultures and time zones.
AVAILABLE FROM WHEELERS, NATIONWIDE BOOKS OR FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT DISTANCEFAMILIES.COM
I Gaze Up at the Trees, With Dirt on my Knees
Rosalind Potter
Children’s Picture Book
Abundant wildlife, adventurous and immersed in the bush. An inspiring rhyming adventure through New Zealand’s native wildlife, I Gaze Up at the Trees, With Dirt on my Knees fosters a love for nature. A unique collaboration with Pukaha Wildlife Centre, the book celebrates native species and the joy of the outdoors through vibrant Kiwi illustrations.
This wonderful book is also available in Te Reo!
Available from CopyPress, Wheelers or direct from the author
The Disorder
Denise Fitzpatrick
Adult Fiction • Crime
A family torn apart by secrets
Dana Fairburn once had the perfect life, or so she thought. But now, nothing seems right – her husband, Vernon, is slipping away – his moods unpredictable, his actions baffling. When he is diagnosed with a condition he refuses to accept, her world begins to unravel.
Then Dana disappears without a trace. Did she simply want to escape a life on the brink of disaster, or is something darker at play? When the police investigation stalls, the family hires a private investigator in a desperate attempt to find her.
Set in Winton, a small town in the depths of New Zealand’s beautiful South Island, The Disorder is a thrilling emotional journey through family secrets, mental illness and a mother’s desperate search for freedom.
Available from Wheelers or direct from the author
Sarah’s Destiny
Vicky Adin
HISTORICAL FICTION
The heart-rending tale of enduring love
Young Sarah Daniels is the heart, soul, and future of The White Hart Inn on the Welsh Back. Alongside the quay and wharves on Bristol’s floating harbour, she dreams of finding love, and a destiny where she escapes the drudgery and tragedy that life usually delivers Victorian women. But dreams are free, and few share her ideals. When reality strikes, and Sarah learns the hard way that life is unkind, one man offers her hope.
Through many decades of heart aching loss, false promises, and broken dreams, the young widow clings to that one hope. With six children to care for, she takes risks few others would consider. She breaks conventions and makes sacrifices to keep that hope alive.
Will her wishes come true, or is she destined to be another unfortunate in the sea of many?
Available from Wheelers or direct from the Author
Black Butterfly
Tony Hopkins
MEMOIR
In his book Black Butterfly, a memoir, Tony Hopkins, Black Cherokee actor, storyteller and poet, has interwoven personal stories and poems to create a fascinating account of his 80 years of life.
Black Butterfly, a memoir will delight, inform and possibly challenge readers as they share his extraordinary journey.
Born in Washington D.C. in October 1945, he was the eldest of Ervin and Mary Hopkins’ six children. As a young man he joined the US Air Force and was stationed in Texas, then moved back to DC to work as a postal worker, before travelling across the states to San Francisco. Here he became a street hustler, then worked as a tram, bus and taxi driver, until deciding to leave the United States to travel and see the world. While living in Holland he began his acting career, which he continued when he moved to New Zealand, where he also became a storyteller.
Available direct from Baggage Books, Wheelers or the Children’s Bookshop Kilbirnie
Featured Author
Helen Ellis
DISTANCE FAMILIES
Helen Ellis, M.A. is an Auckland researcher, author, anthropologist, veteran of Distance Grandparenting and the Founder of DistanceFamilies.com. Three of her four children and six of her seven grandchildren (15 months to 25 years) live 16 to 30 flight hours away in America, England and Scotland. In her research she asks the question: “How is distance familying for you?” Her book series combines her personal experiences with her extensive global research. Helen’s goal is to support each generation of Distance Families to understand ‘how it is’ for the other and pass on some ‘how to do it’ tips.
Meet more of our authors
Rosalind Potter
Children
Denise Fitzpatrick
Fiction • Crime
Vicky Adin
Historical Fiction
Moira Wairama
Children
Tony Hopkins
Memoir
Kate Gordon-Smith
Children
Linda Liddicoat
Children
Elle Ashwell
Romance
Jo Carson-Barr
Children
Pat Backley
Historical Fiction • Memoir
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