by admin | Feb 3, 2026 | Children
Kate Gordon-Smith spent 90% of her childhood reading books about ponies. The other 10% she spent galloping around the garden with her family’s pet Beagle. Now she’s penning fun adventure and mystery stories about brave friends, ponies and unicorns, and...
by admin | Jan 22, 2026 | Children
Linda Liddicoat has worked in libraries and studied children’s literature and more recently, writing for children. Honey is her first picture book. Linda has been writing poetry since she was 12. She lives in Christchurch and has a cat called Narla. Contact...
by admin | Dec 1, 2025 | Children, Featured
In 1996, Tony Hopkins and Moira Wairama founded the Baggage Co-op to share theatre and storytelling. When publishers closed, they launched Baggage Books to keep New Zealand stories alive. Their latest release, Black Butterfly, is Tony’s first memoir – a vibrant mix of...
by admin | Oct 14, 2025 | Authors, Fiction
Rosie Lee writes disaster romance in New Zealand settings. Dive into her work for opposites attract, forced proximity, found family and resilience. rosielee.co.nz Surviving the Storm Kiri was looking for Brodie. Liam was looking for calm. Neither of them were looking...
by admin | Oct 8, 2025 | Fiction
Elle Ashwell has always been a hopeless romantic. Dedicated to the swoon and happily ever afters, it makes perfect sense to combine her love of all things romance with the charm of small town life in New Zealand. Her romances are sweet and a little spicy, with green...