The Pasifika Books 2025 catalogue has landed
Our Pasifika Books campaign is a celebration of new and recent books by Aotearoa’s Pasifika authors and this year we are excited to have extend this annual campaign.
As in 2024, we have produced a printed catalogue to showcase books by Pasifika authors and are distributing this through schools, libraries, bookshops and at our co-hosted bookstall at Auckland’s Pasifika Festival held on 8 and 9 March.
This year we are also celebrating Pasifika books and authors in a dedicated two-week period on Kete Books.
From 3 to 16 March, Kete has been joined by Pasifika Guest Editor Victor Rodger and the site will be dedicated to reviews and features highlighting books by Aotearoa’s Pasifika authors. Read Victor’s editorial here.
Read a selection of Kete’s special Pasifika Books editorial and articles:
In love with books': Victor Rodger and Pasifika Books 2025
Gina Cole's review of Black Sugar Cane
Rex Letoa Paget on creative inspiration and writing Manuali'i
Head to Kete for more features.
Our thanks to Mila’s Books
Kete and The Coalition for Books thank Mila's Books for permission to use the artwork from Tui Pea Luva featured in the Pasifika Books 2025 catalogue. We acknowledge the team behind it: illustrator Luca Walton, designer Liz Tui Morris and author Mel Tonga-Grant.We’re