Moa Press

13/09/2026

In NO PRISONERS, Ellis Blake has written characters with compassion and complexity. But does that mean you should believe them?

Hannah Lyon is desperate but relentless and brilliant. Lou Hunt has been trying to protect his family and do the right thing, and those things no longer line up.

Find out who can and can't be trusted. Pick up your copy of NO PRISONERS today!
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

12/09/2026

Everybody is talking about Molly Crighton's bestselling novel, THE BODY AND THE BLOOD.

Check out what Newstalk ZB's The Sunday Session has to say about it: https://brnw.ch/21x5CYK

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The Body and the Blood by Molly Crighton. This is a crime thriller set in and around St Paul’s Cathedral in Dunedin’s Octagon. A woman is found on the floo

11/09/2026

ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE US is a powerful story about family and the ways that love always pulls us home.

Catherine Chidgey reflects on her time finishing Kelly Ana Morey's beautiful pukapuka ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE US.

Read Catherine's piece in The Spinoff here:

'I cried as I worked on it, a lot. Sometimes I felt as if Kelly was writing about her own death.'

11/09/2026

It's time to celebrate more bestselling titles 🎉

Jon Toogood's HOME AGAIN is the #1 NZ bestseller!

Moa Press authors take up an incredible half of the Top 10 NZ Fiction bestsellers list this week.

#1 THE BODY AND THE BLOOD by Molly Crighton
#3 NO PRISONERS by Ellis Blake
#5 THE VANISHING PLACE by Zoë Rankin
#6 ONE DAY A TANIWHA by Tīhema Baker
#10 ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE US by Kelly Ana Morey

Huge congratulations to all our authors!

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

10/09/2026

Bestselling author Tīhema Baker is making his way around Aotearoa!

From Hawke's Bay to Queenstown, Tīhema will be at an event near you discussing his incredible new novel ONE DAY A TANIWHA.

Check out his Lunchtime Author Talk at Unity Wellington tomorrow - there's no better way to spend your lunch!

Get tickets:

In Other Words Ōtaki: https://brnw.ch/21x5zFJ

Verb Wellington: https://brnw.ch/21x5zFI

Hawke's Bay Readers and Writers Festival: https://brnw.ch/21x5zFK

Nelson Arts Festival: https://brnw.ch/21x5zFH

Queenstown Writers Festival: https://brnw.ch/21x5zFL

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Tīhema Baker - Writer

09/09/2026

Jon Toogood has always been ambitious - determined to be the best rock and roll frontman.

Read about Jon's 37-year music career and the ups and down that came with it in his bestselling memoir HOME AGAIN.

Now available in paperback, audio and eBook, pick up your copy today!

See Jon live at one of his nationwide events. Info here: https://brnw.ch/21x5xGo

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Jon Toogood

08/09/2026

Ellis Blake may be a new name, but Ben Sanders definitely is not.

Check out the bestselling, award-winning author's new novel NO PRISONERS - a gritty crime thriller that will have you racing to the very end.

Pick up your copy today!

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

07/09/2026

Jon Toogood is coming to Queenstown!

Check out Jon's event Off the Record at Queenstown Writers Festival this November.

In conversation with Leanne Malcolm, he'll look back on his epic music career, the chaos and camaraderie of life on the road and his own struggles with anxiety, relationships and being forced to confront who he was beyond the stage.

Sunday 8th November, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Te Atamira Puāwai, Queenstown

Get your tickets: https://brnw.ch/21x5ugE

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07/09/2026

Check out our authors at Queenstown Writers Festival 2026!

Charlotte Glennie and Tīhema Baker have events you won't want to miss.

From Asia to Aotearoa with Charlotte Glennie
1pm - 2pm, Friday 6th November
Te Atamira Puāwai

Writing After the Booker Prize: Shehan Karunatilaka
In conversation with Charlotte Glennie
10:30am - 11:30am, Sunday 8th November
Te Atamira Whakaari

Tīhema Baker - Gala Opening: Ka mua, Ka muri
7pm - 9pm, Friday 6th November
Te Atamira Puāwai

Tīhema Baker - The Taniwha, Fatherhood and Identity
1pm - 2pm, Saturday 7th November
Te Atamira Whakaari

We're so excited to see you there. Get your tickets: https://brnw.ch/21x5ueE

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

04/09/2026

HOME AGAIN by Jon Toogood is officially an instant bestseller!

Huge congratulations, Jon. HOME AGAIN is an incredible memoir.

If you haven't already, pick up your copy today 🤘📚🎶

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