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Bestseller List to 6 February 2021
11 February 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 6 February 2021
Bestseller List to 30 January 2021
4 February 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 30 January 2021
Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal 2021 awarded to publisher Julia Marshall
3 February 2021: Julia Marshall, publisher of the extraordinary Gecko Press, wins the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.
Bestseller List to 23 January 2021
28 January 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 23 January 2021
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist Announced
28 January 2021: The longlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is announced. Congratulations to all of the outstanding authors, illustrators and publishers on the list!
Bestseller List to 16 January 2021
21 January 2021: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 16 January 2021
Bestseller List to 12 December
17 December 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 12 December 2020
Bestseller List to 5 December
10 December 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 5 December 2020
Te Awhi Rito NZ Reading Ambassador nominations open
9 December 2020: Nominations are open for the first Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people. Nominations close on Friday 22 January 2021.
Bestseller List to 28 November
3 December 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 28 November 2020
Bestseller List to 21 November
26 November 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 21 November 2020
Christmas Catalogue 2020
26 November 2020: CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE 2020 - check out a fabulous selection of recent Aotearoa books for inspiration!
Bestseller List to 14 November
19 November 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 14 November 2020
Bestseller List to 7 November
12 November 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 7 November 2020
2020 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement announced
10 November 2020: Winners of the 2020 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement Announced - congratulations to Tessa Duder (Fiction), Sir Tīmoti Kāretu (Non-Fiction), and Jenny Bornholdt (Poetry)
Bestseller List to 31 October
5 November 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 31 October 2020
Creative Rights = Creative Reads
4 November 2020: Creative Rights = Creative Reads is a campaign to help New Zealanders understand why creative rights like copyright are so important; how these rights underpin the success of Aotearoa New Zealand’s book sector; and how valuing creative rights contributes to the country’s social, economic and cultural wellbeing.
My Bum is SO NOISY! goes global
3 November 2020: Bestselling New Zealand duo Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird secure simultaneous worldwide release for latest book with Oratia Books
Annabel Langbein: Book Tour
3 November 2020: Announcing Annabel Langbein event in Featherston, 14 November.
Bestseller List to 24 October
29 October 2020: Nielsen Bestseller List - Week ending 24 October 2020