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We're thrilled to see two Penguin titles longlisted for the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel.Congratulations to Whe...
24/08/2026

We're thrilled to see two Penguin titles longlisted for the 2026 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel.

Congratulations to When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole by Geoff Parkes and The Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson 📖

Finalists will be announced later in the spring.

We're thrilled to have two penguin authors, Lauren Keenan and Noelle McCarthy, appearing at Verb Wellington this Septemb...
21/08/2026

We're thrilled to have two penguin authors, Lauren Keenan and Noelle McCarthy, appearing at Verb Wellington this September!

Check out the full programme and book tickets at verbwellington.nz 🎟️

We're spotlighting another Penguin title on The Booker Prize 2026 Longlist, this time it's The Shadow of the Object by C...
21/08/2026

We're spotlighting another Penguin title on The Booker Prize 2026 Longlist, this time it's The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis. Swipe to read praise from The Booker Prize Judges, Goodreads users and critics alike 📖

JUST ANNOUNCED: We're thrilled to have an amazing lineup of Penguin authors on the programme for Nelson Arts Festival th...
20/08/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED: We're thrilled to have an amazing lineup of Penguin authors on the programme for Nelson Arts Festival this October!

Check out the full programme and book tickets at nelsonartsfestival.nz 🎟️

From Te Awamutu to Parliment grounds, and all over the world, people are falling for pseudolaw: a fast-growing movement ...
18/08/2026

From Te Awamutu to Parliment grounds, and all over the world, people are falling for pseudolaw: a fast-growing movement built on conspiracy theories, quasilegal rituals and the promise that ordinary people can outsmart governments, banks and courts. Its followers call themselves sovereign citizens, freemen, state nationals or constitutional warriors. Critics call it a scam.

Outlawed takes readers deep inside a world of courtroom confrontations, YouTube gurus, viral traffic stops, online radicalisation and anti-government extremism. It traces the movement from its 19th-century origins to deadly shootings, attempted coups and bizarre court cases involving doppelgangers, secret trusts and accusations of treason and sorcery.

Outlawed by Harry Hobbs and Stephen Young is available now.

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!Penguin Random House New Zealand is thrilled to launch the Penguin Children’s Bookseller Grant: a $50...
17/08/2026

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!
Penguin Random House New Zealand is thrilled to launch the Penguin Children’s Bookseller Grant: a $50,000 initiative designed to support booksellers in engaging the next generation of readers.

Firm in the belief that it only takes one good book to make a lifelong reader, PRH believes bookstores are the key to getting that book in children's hands.
Together with booksellers, we look to encourage a new generation to push the boundaries of their imaginations.

Learn More: https://www.penguin.co.nz/articles/5353-penguin-childrens-bookseller-grant-2026

Some books were just made for the big screen....Swipe to learn about some movies that you may not have known were based ...
15/08/2026

Some books were just made for the big screen....

Swipe to learn about some movies that you may not have known were based off books! 🍿

Just announced as Dua Lipa's Service95 Monthly Read for August, Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash is one of the most talked ab...
14/08/2026

Just announced as Dua Lipa's Service95 Monthly Read for August, Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash is one of the most talked about debuts of the year.

If you haven't already read the absurd tale of the Flynn family, now's your chance 🐑📖

13/08/2026

An infamous thief must carry out an impossible heist to save an immortal warrior from the curse that’s killing him. This fiercely epic, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is the fantasy event of 2026!

Steelborn by Taylor J. LaRue is available now ⚔️

Cut through the noise with the definitive book on AI. In exhilarating prose and with unparalleled access to those closes...
12/08/2026

Cut through the noise with the definitive book on AI. In exhilarating prose and with unparalleled access to those closest to Sam Altman, Karen Hao recounts the meteoric rise of OpenAI and shows us the sinister impact that the AI industry is having on society.

Empire of AI contains a local connection too - in the epilogue of the book, Hao explores the work of Peter-Lucas Jones and Keoni Mahelona who work towards the revatilasion of Te reo Māori in Kaitaia.

Empire of AI by Karen Hao is available now.

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