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Five THWUP books on the 2026 Ockham Shortlist

Five THWUP books on the 2026 Ockham Shortlist

We are thrilled that five Te Herenga Waka University Press titles have been shortlisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards — congratulations to all our authors! Shortlisted for...

Five THWUP books on the 2026 Ockham Shortlist

We are thrilled that five Te Herenga Waka University Press titles have been shortlisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards — congratulations to all our authors! Shortlisted for...

Our absurd, yearning lives: launching Lyrical B...

Here is Robyn Marsack on Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads and Jenny Bornholdt's What to Wear.

Our absurd, yearning lives: launching Lyrical B...

Here is Robyn Marsack on Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads and Jenny Bornholdt's What to Wear.

Seven THWUP books on the 2026 Ockham longlist

Seven THWUP books on the 2026 Ockham longlist

We are so proud of these books and their authors!

Seven THWUP books on the 2026 Ockham longlist

We are so proud of these books and their authors!

South by South: Hoist anchor and set sail

South by South: Hoist anchor and set sail

On Thursday 18 September at Unity Books Wellington we launched South by South, the latest book from Charles Ferrall.

South by South: Hoist anchor and set sail

On Thursday 18 September at Unity Books Wellington we launched South by South, the latest book from Charles Ferrall.

'What more could you ask for, really?'

'What more could you ask for, really?'

On 3 September we launched the fantastic new poetry collection by Nick Ascroft: It's What He Would've Wanted.

'What more could you ask for, really?'

On 3 September we launched the fantastic new poetry collection by Nick Ascroft: It's What He Would've Wanted.

'A damn fine read'

'A damn fine read'

At the Ockham NZ Book Awards ceremony in Auckland we were delighted and moved to see Delirious by Damien Wilkins win the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.

'A damn fine read'

At the Ockham NZ Book Awards ceremony in Auckland we were delighted and moved to see Delirious by Damien Wilkins win the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.