The Coalition for Books is delighted to announce that writer, reviewer and WORD Festival Programme Director Kiran Dass is set to join Kete Books as Editor in Chief and will take up the role in September.

In the meantime, keep an eye out for a series of articles from Kiran covering the Aotearoa New Zealand books she’s reading, bookish events, awards and other literary goings on she’s involved with.

Read Kete’s interview with Kiran here.

We’re also excited to announce that writer and reviewer Erica Stretton, fresh from running National Poetry Day, has taken some time out from her own writing to take on the Kete Editor role until September. Erica says she is enjoying the challenge of bringing forward and uplifting books from Aotearoa, and planning news and features for the next few months on Kete.

Read Kete’s interview with Erica here.

Contact for reviews, extracts and interviews:

Between now and September 16, please contact Erica via: reviews.coalitionforbooks@gmail.com

How to send review copies:

Please drop Erica a line via reviews.coalitionforbooks@gmail.com to organise any review copies you’d like to send before 16 September.

Find out more about the new Kete Books team and what they’ve been reading on Kete

What I’m reading — Kiran Dass
Kiran talks about what exactly is on her towering to be read pile, her pick of the book events she’s been involved in and programmed, and her role on the judging panel for this year’s Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize. Read more.

What I’m reading — Erica Stretton
Erica gives her current book recommendations and talks about her life in Aotearoa’s world of books and reading. Read more.