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Bill Gates’ origin story. From his childhood in Seattle to Microsoft’s unimaginable growth, this inspiring book allows readers to understand Bill Gates’ energy and ambition.

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Nobody's Fool

A year after the devastating events that took place in Fool Me Once, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is hard enough for Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet…

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Places and People of the New Zealand Wars

Toitū Te Whenua is an accessible guide to significant places and people of the New Zealand Wars from a Māori perspective.

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A family lives alone on a remote island – until a mysterious woman washes ashore

Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of Shearwater, a tiny island not far from Antarctica. When a woman washes up on shore, they nurse her back to life . . . but everyone has their secrets. Will they learn to trust each other, before it’s too late?

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Buy a copy of Go, Scooter, Go!, and go in the draw to WIN one of three $200 vouchers!

Order a copy of Go, Scooter, Go by Storylines Gavin Bishop Award winner Kaye Julian and leading New Zealand author Kyle Mewburn, and go in the draw to WIN a $200 voucher towards a scooter

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Jojo Moyes is back!

Thirty years after Lila's father ran away to Hollywood, he's back to wreck – or save – her life . . .

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Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm

Can our favourite champion knitter use her speedy needles to turn a stormy beach holiday into a triumph?

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Orphan X returns in Nemesis

A lone wolf operator, Evan can't afford to lose any of the few people he likes and trusts. But when his loyal, long-time gunsmith and armourer, betrays him, it's war...

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A haunting mystery set in rural 1980s New Zealand

When Ryan returns to the remote town where he works as a woolpresser over summer break, he’s haunted by memories of his secret lover who vanished the summer before. When her sister asks for help, it’s time to start looking for answers.

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Jacinda Ardern memoir announced

A Different Kind of Power is set for international release on 3 June 2025.

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Bill Gates’ origin story. From his childhood in Seattle to Microsoft’s unimaginable growth, this inspiring book allows readers to understand Bill Gates’ energy and ambition.

Click on

Nobody's Fool

A year after the devastating events that took place in Fool Me Once, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is hard enough for Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet…

Out Now

Features

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Penguin Random House New Zealand to publish Jacinda Ardern's Memoir

A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern is set for international release on June 3, 2025.

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How to read more this year

Got 'read more books' on your resolution list? We've some hacks to help with that.

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Great audiobooks for your summer reading

Looking for some summer audiobook inspiration? Here are our top picks of great reads to listen to on your summer adventures!

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Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins the Booker Prize 2024

Compact yet beautifully expansive, Orbital invites us to observe Earth’s splendour, whilst reflecting on the individual and collective value of every human life.

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Meet The Real Life Bookshop Detectives

We had a chat with bestselling local authors Gareth and Louise Ward about their new book, The Bookshop Detectives!

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A Guide to Waitohu Journal

Nau mai ki Waitohu! Read on to learn about Hinemoa Elder's inspiration behind Waitohu, and how to use this special journal.

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The New Zealand Popular Penguin Line-up

To celebrate 50 years of publishing in Aotearoa, we are excited to re-issue eleven New Zealand classics in the Popular Penguin format. Have you read them all? 

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Where to start with: Māori Made Easy

Keen to start your language learning journey but don't know where to begin? Scotty Morrison's bestselling series is the resource you need!

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Dolly Alderton on heartbreak, finding inspiration, and her new novel Good Material

The bestselling author talks heartbreak, fiction versus non-fiction, and her latest novel Good Material

Brand new recipes

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Okonomiyaki

Japanese fritters that are all about the toppings.

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Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tortillas

A delightful mixture of sweet and savoury, check out these air-fried tacos from Jamie Oliver.

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Pear & Blackberry Crumble

The perfect easy dessert to serve after a roast, Jamie's air fryer crumble has a base of tender apples, pears and blackberries gently spiced with ginger and orange, and finished with a buttery oat topping.

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Posh Fish & Chips

Live the high life with these delectable air-fried fish and chips from Jamie Oliver.

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Fitwaffle's Air Fryer Hot Honey Chicken Tenders

These chicken tenders are a great alternative to a takeaway.

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Fitwaffle's Air Fryer Choc Chip Cookie Baked Oats

If you're a fan of porridge for breakfast, you'll love this recipe for chocolate chip baked oats from Fitwaffle. Cooked in the air fryer, this recipe comes together so easily for a delicious start to the day that will keep you fuelled until lunch.

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Tomato and Herby Cheese Gnocchi

This clever recipe from The Batch Lady uses a garlic and herb soft cream cheese (such as Boursin) as a shortcut to a deliciously creamy and flavourful tomato sauce for gnocchi.

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Blueberry Muffins

Perhaps my very favorite muffin is blueberry. This has been the case since I owned a little cottage in the Berkshires with my then-husband, Andy.

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Tomato Tart

The tart is a very good alternative to the ubiquitous quiche and a wonderful way to add tomatoes to a menu. 

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Malty Figgy Pudding

Whip up this decadent dessert for a comforting meal during the holiday season.

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Crispy Noodle Fishcakes

Fun, fast and surprising, teaming up fish and noodles creates the most erratically exciting texture.

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Carrot Cake

A deliciously divine classic carrot cake.

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Bingo's 'Botato' Salad

It's like a vegetable, we all like it and it starts with a B. Can you guess what it is?

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Mini Bluey Pavlovas

What could be more fun than a Mini Bluey? Mini Bluey Pavlovas for the Christmas table, of course!

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Mozzarella Salad With Grilled Peaches & Honey

A delicious Italian inspired salad perfect for a sunny lunch

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Kūmara Ginger Kisses

A classic Kiwi sweet treat with a twist!

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Beetroot & Ricotta Pasta

Shockingly vivid, surprising and fun. Mix up your pasta repertoire and give this beetroot number a try.

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Puttanesca-Style Salmon Bake

A mouth-watering traybake with a winning combination of flavours.

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Ice-Cream Truck

On a hot summer’s day, is there anything more delightful than hearing the ice-cream truck music?

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Cheese, Potato & Spinach Filo Pie

I wrote this recipe for a Greek-style filo pie after going to Mary Quicke’s farm and dairy near Exeter.

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Black Forest Cupcakes

There’s something very European about a Black Forest gateau, and not just because it originates from Germany.

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Miso Sriracha Noodle Soup with Jammy Eggs

Ginger, garlic, miso and the heat from the sriracha add a soothing warmth and zing to this noodle soup

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Buddy Oliver's Barbecued Chicken Lollipops with Pepper and Pineapple Salsa and Lemony Couscous

This summery dish from Buddy Oliver is the perfect starter recipe for kids wanting to get involved with the barbecue! Simple chicken skewers are served alongside fluffy lemony couscous and a bright pineapple and red pepper salsa.

Activities

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Design your dream garden with Giraffe the Gardener!

Design your dream garden and be in to WIN it as an illustrated print by Kimberly Andrews

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Go, Scooter, Go! Colouring-in

Download this colouring sheet from Kaye Julian, illustrator of the energetic and fun picture book Go, Scooter, Go!

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Bluey Easter Basket Activity

Make your Easter egg hunt eggstra special with this Bingo basket template!

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Bluey Easter Colouring-in

Celebrate Easter with Bluey!

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Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm Activity Pack

Make the most of rainy day with these Granny McFlitter activity sheets!

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Download some Ms Rachel colouring sheets!

Download some free sample Ms Rachel colouring sheets and grab your copy of the book for over 100 pages of fun for littles.

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Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm Activity Sheets

Rainy day? Give these activities from Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm a go!

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Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm Colouring Pages

Colour in these sheets from champion knitter Granny McFlitter's wild weather adventure: Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm!

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Colour in Bluey at Christmas!

Download a page from Bluey: Merry Christmas: A Colouring Book to get into the Bluey Christmas spirit!

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Ms Rachel's tips for language and brain development

Ms Rachel shares some tips for encouraging speech and learning through play and music.

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Granny McFlitter's Christmas Activity Pack

Get ready for Christmas with this marvellous Granny McFlitter activity pack!

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Bluey: Let's Get Spooky Bunting

Download this free super-fun Bluey Halloween bunting.

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Bluey Heelerween Colouring-in

Download this free Bluey Halloween colouring-in activity.

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Colour in The Fantabulous Animal Orchestra!

Discover a fantabulous world where each creature plays its part in perfect harmony, with a honking of horns, a slither of scales and a bumbling buzz in the air.

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Colour in the Witch of Maketu!

The Witch of Maketu is feeling grumpy and stink. The twelve juicy lambs she’s kept for her winter kai are bleating all day and night. She can’t get any beauty sleep!

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Free, printable Father’s Day Cards

Download and print your very own Father’s Day cards, perfect for accompanying any books you plan on gifting Dad.

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Peppa Pig activity pack

To celebrate the release of Peppa Pig: My Best Friend Peppa: 20th Anniversary Picture Book, we have a fun activity pack for a Peppa Party!

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Celebrate Father's Day this year with Bandit!

Learn how to draw Bluey and Bingo's dad, Bandit. Download this sheet and follow the simple steps to help you draw Dad.

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Nanny Rina's Amazing Nets Colouring Sheet

Colour in this sheet from a heartwarming story about aroha, whānau, passing down traditional knowledge and welcoming in the new year

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Willa and Woof: Camp Chaos maze activity

Help Willa find Woof with this fun maze activity!

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Ways to keep busy this long weekend

Activities to keep the children engaged this weekend (regardless of the weather!)

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Detective Beans colouring-in activity

Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat colouring activity.

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Bluey Mother's Day colouring-in activity for the whole family!

Wackadoo! Unwind with this great colouring-in activity, just in time for Mother’s Day!

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Colour in Ring Ting Tūī!

Colour in these sheets from the melodious counting picture book bursting with troublesome tūī!

Audiobooks from New Zealand

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The Bone People

A shimmering, important novel. New Zealand’s first Booker winner, The Bone People, is available in an accessible digital format for the first time.

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The Bookshop Detectives 1: Dead Girl Gone

Two small-town booksellers (and their cowardly dog) solve a decades-old murder-mystery in this witty debut novel, full of literary clues, sparkling dialogue, and comedic insights into the world of bookshops.

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The Gavin Bishop Treasury

A very special hardback collection of 10 classic children's stories for young readers to treasure, written and illustrated by the multiple-award-winning New Zealand author Gavin Bishop.

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All Out

An inspiring and revealing memoir about the relentless pursuit of dreams, and the highs and lows along the way, from one of the Black Caps' finest test cricketers.

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Dear Moko

Māori child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder has shaped her beloved book Aroha into this special collection of whakataukī and whakatauakī for mokopuna of all ages.

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The Art of Winning

A unique and inspiring deep dive into leadership, strength and resilience from one of sport's true masters: All Black legend Dan Carter.

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Aroha

The top-selling New Zealand non-fiction title of 2021! The timeless wisdom of Māori proverbs - 52 traditional Māori sayings explained by respected Māori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder, showing us how we can live better lives, in harmony with the planet.

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Hairy Maclary Treasury

A special edition of the Hairy Maclary Treasury to celebrate the raggedy rascal’s 40th birthday! This volume brings together all ten of his mischievous and mad adventures, along with a link to download the audio book.

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Grand

The astonishing debut memoir about mothers and daughters, drinking, birth and loss, running away and homecoming from prize-winning writer and broadcaster Noelle McCarthy.

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The Penguin History of New Zealand

The definitive and bestselling history of Aotearoa New Zealand by one of our leading historians, continuously in print for 20 years.

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The Everything Guide

Every woman’s honest, healthy guide to eating, moving and feeling your best — for the rest of your life.

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Māori Made Easy Pocket Guide

Everything you need to speak te reo Māori with confidence.

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I Am Not Esther

A classic bestseller that's been in print for over 20 years, this gripping YA thriller follows a teenage girl caught in a religious cult.

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Pounamu Pounamu - Te reo Māori edition

Witi Ihimaera’s first published book — Pounamu Pounamu — translated into te reo Māori. Published in collaboration with Kotahi Rau Pukapuka.

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Bite Back

A compassionate guide to navigating eating disorders, for those experiencing them and their loved ones, from someone who has been there.

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The Denniston Rose

A number one bestseller, this favourite New Zealand novel captures a real 19th century community.

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The Astromancer

A lively story with stunning illustrations that reveals the tradition of Matariki.

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The Whale Rider

A classic novel that became a classic film.

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A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects

New Zealand history through a new lens – 100 objects offer 100 entry points into the powerful, captivating stories of our shared past.

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Poor People With Money

A darkly comic, gritty, punch-in-the-guts new novel that captures life on the poverty line, from the author of 1986, Iceland and I Thought We’d Be Famous.

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Wawata - Moon Dreaming

Dr Hinemoa Elder, author of Aroha, New Zealand's top-selling non-fiction title of 2021, shows us how to reclaim intimacy with others, with ourselves, and with our planet using the energies of Hina, the Māori moon.

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