April’s WCL eBook Club: Delirious by Damien Wilkins
1 April 2025
Our WCL eBook Club pick for April is Delirious by Damien Wilkins. Unlimited copies available 1 - 14 April!
Author event: M. Darusha Wehm at Waitohi Library, Wednesday 26 March
17 March 2025
Enjoy speculative and science fiction? Come along to hear award-winning author M. Darusha Wehm!
Author Interview: Rodney Strong
16 March 2025
We chat to cosy crime author Rodney Strong about his new book, Three Dogs, Two Murders and a Cat.
Nefarious Newtown: Mystery in the Library author talk 11 April
10 March 2025
Join us for a criminally good Ngaio Marsh Awards event with a stunning panel of crime and thriller writers at Newtown Library on Friday 11 April.
The Ockhams 2025 Fiction Longlist
11 February 2025
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist for 2025 has been announced - congratulations to all of this year's nominees!
Capital Crimes: Karori Mystery in the Library Event, Thursday 1 May
4 February 2025
Join us for our second sensational Ngaio Marsh Awards event of the year!
Congratulations to Lee Murray
10 January 2025
Our warmest congratulations to multi–award-winning author Lee Murray; recipient of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2025 New Years Honours list for services to literature.
Our 2024 picks: International science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction
23 December 2024
Love SF, fantasy and speculative fiction? Join us as we pick our favourite titles from 2024.
Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa New Zealand science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction
23 December 2024
Here are our picks of this year's Aotearoa science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction.
Our 2024 picks: International crime and thriller novels
23 December 2024
One of the most popular genres - so many of us like to curl up with a good thriller or mystery. Enjoy our 2024 picks!
Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa New Zealand crime and thriller novels
23 December 2024
Have a browse of our our picks of the New Zealand crime and thriller books for 2024.
Our 2024 picks: General fiction (International)
23 December 2024
Our Top 20 international, non-genre novels of 2024.
Our 2024 picks: Aotearoa general fiction
23 December 2024
What a year it's been for fiction releases here in Aotearoa! Have a browse of our NZ general fiction picks for 2024.
Author interview: Tina Makereti
12 December 2024
We chat to New Zealand author Tina Makereti about her new novel, The Mires.
Past author event: Watch Fact and Fiction, Writing History
5 December 2024
Watch the video of our author event with Kate Mahony,Clare Gleeson and Mary McCallum.
Author Interview: Brannavan Gnanalingam
22 November 2024
We chat to author Brannavan Gnanalingam about his new novel, The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat.
Author Interview: Becky Manawatu
16 October 2024
We chat to author Becky Manawatu about her new novel, Kataraina.
Meet the panelists: Erick Brenstrum | October 18 event
10 October 2024
Hear former New Zealand Geographic columnist, Erick Brenstrum, at our upcoming Climate Event.