Penguin Books NZ

10/01/2026

Another staff pick for summer, we can't get enough of People We Meet on Vacation! We're so excited to watch the Netflix adaption, which is out now!📘🌞

Explore our top picks for summer reading: https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/lists/our-top-10-summer-reading-picks

09/01/2026

Do you ever think you're the only one making any sense? Have you ever tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Does your colleague's abrasive manner get your back up?

You are not alone.

In his simple but groundbreaking book, Erikson reveals the four types of human behaviour - Red, Yellow, Green and Blue - and how understanding them can transform every interaction in your personal and professional life.

08/01/2026

Set in the 1990s in New Zealand’s King Country, The First Law of the Bush is the scintillating new rural noir from Geoff Parkes, the author of When The Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole. Out now!

06/01/2026

One of our top staff picks for summer, we can't recommend Wuthering Heights enough! 🌞🐧

Explore our top picks for summer reading: penguin.co.nz/books/lists/our-top-10-summer-reading-picks

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas from the whole team at Penguin Random House! 🎄We hope you relax and unwind with the perfect holiday read.
We're signing off for the year but will be back in the new year ready to share some amazing new books 📚

21/12/2025

Need something extra for the table at Christmas dinner? Bring along Verena’s potato salad from Ottolenghi COMFORT.

This is an oil/broth-based version, more prevalent in the southern parts of Germany, specifically Swabia and Bavaria. It’s less heavy and claggy than the mayo variety and gets its creaminess from the starch released by the potatoes as they sit for a couple of hours in the warm broth. We’ve strayed from tradition and added some pancetta (because, why not . . . ) and a welcome freshness from some chopped cucumber.

Read the recipe: https://www.penguin.co.nz/recipes/5136-verenas-potato-salad

20/12/2025

"A lush, thrilling and intoxicating reading experience"

We loved hearing Kiran Dass review The Silver Book for RNZ 📚

Perfect summer reading for lovers of art and cinema, The Silver Book by Olivia Laing is a fictional account of real things, and an investigation into the difficult relationship between artifice and truth, illusion and reality, love and power.

Listen to the full review: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/2019014980/book-review-the-silver-book-by-olivia-laing

19/12/2025

One week to go! Explore our top picks for the hard-to-buy-for at the link in our bio 🔗🎄

17/12/2025

The Vampire Diaries meets The Serpent and the Wings of Night in a high fantasy world of power-hungry royals and vengeful gods. All set against the backdrop of a deadly magical tournament 👑

Dive into the latest romantasy adventure from NZ-born, bestselling author Stacia Stark!

16/12/2025

The paranormal and true crime genres collide in Voices from the Grave. Check out the Episode 1 premiere featuring psychic medium and bestselling author Kelvin Cruickshank NZ Medium

To enter the giveaways, comment with from the Grave: Where the paranormal and true crime genres collide. We expose a labyrinth of linked murders ...

15/12/2025

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WIN a signed copy of Perspective by Shaun Johnson!

Discover the man behind the magic as rugby league sensation Shaun Johnson tells the story of his life on and off the field for the very first time in his own words.

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14/12/2025

Rick Stein’s hazelnut pavlovas are dipped in white chocolate and topped with toasted hazelnuts, cream and berry sauce to make an impressive dessert. Perfect for the festive season.

Serves 8

INGREDIENTS

Meringues
4 medium egg whites
220g caster sugar
2 tsp cornflour
½ tsp white wine vinegar

Berry sauce
500g frozen Black Forest berry mix, defrosted
2-3 tbsp icing sugar

To serve
75g blanched hazelnuts
150g white chocolate
500ml double cream
Fresh raspberries or blueberries

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 120°C/Fan 100°C. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.
2. In a clean, grease-free bowl, whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Gradually whisk in the caster sugar, cornflour and vinegar and continue to whisk until the mixture is thick and glossy and the beaters leave a thick ribbon trail in the mixture.
3. Spoon the meringue mixture on to the sheets to form 8 round nests about 10cm in diameter. Place in the oven and cook for about 1½ hours or until the meringues are crisp and dried out. Leave them in the switched-off oven to cool completely.
4. For the berry sauce, blitz the fruit and sugar in a food processor, then pass it through a sieve. Store in the fridge until ready to use. It will be fine for up to 2 days if you want to prepare ahead.
5. Add the nuts to a hot dry pan and toast for a minute or so until they’ve taken on a little colour. Watch them carefully so they don’t burn. Chop the nuts and set them aside in a bowl. Melt the white chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.
6. When the meringues are completely cool, dip each one into the melted white chocolate and then into the bowl of chopped nuts. Set aside to cool on a wire rack.
7. Whip the cream until it holds its shape. Spoon a tablespoon of berry sauce on to each plate and top with a teaspoon of the cream, then place a meringue, nut side up, on top. Spoon some cream on to each meringue and use a clean measuring spoon to scoop a hollow in each dollop of cream. (Dip the spoon in water between each plate to get a clean scoop.) Spoon a little berry sauce into the hollow and top with a fresh berry and a few more nuts. Serve immediately.

From Rick Stein's Christmas, available now