Quentin Wilson Publishing

26/03/2026

Sally Blundell reviews Elizabeth Smither's four novelas collected in ANGEL TRAIN. A fine writer reviewing one of Aotearoa New Zealand's very finest writers. Postage free from QWP.

Four 'remarkable worlds' that tell stories of friendship, flight and quiet defiance.

30/12/2025

From Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books: Sharp and often funny short stories where 'men are usually the problem' - Philip Mathews reviews OBLIGATE CARNIVORE by Stephanie Johnson. https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/obligate-carnivore-and-other-stories/

Sharp and often funny short stories where 'men are usually the problem'

16/11/2025

A great interview by Guyon Espiner with Elspeth Sandys. Her latest novel, A GAP IN NATURE, is available postage free from the QWP website.

A rich seam of themes can be mined from Elspeth Sandys' writing. Trauma has dogged her life. "Some people go to therapy" she says. "I write."

14/11/2025

A fabulous review of one Prime Minister's Award winner's latest work by another PM Award winner. Elizabeth Smither's ANGEL TRAIN: FOUR NOVELLAS is reviewed in ReadingRoom by Barbara Else... Available postage-free from the QWP website.

Barbara Else, who won the $60,000 Prime Minister's literature award last week, reviews previous winner Elizabeth Smither (and Ingrid Horrocks)

17/09/2025

I am so excited to be doing an event at Larnach Castle as part of the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival. If you are in Dunedin, I hope you can come along on Sunday 19 October. It is going to be a very special evening. Thanks to Quentin Wilson Publishing for publishing my historical novel Turbulent Threads, much of it set at Larnach Castle.

02/05/2025

Available from good booksellers, or postage-free from QWP, and now also as an eBook on Amazon.

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Gill South reviews:

The Pets We Have Killed by Barbara Else (Quentin Wilson Publishing)
https://landfallreview.com/the-gender-divide/

09/04/2025

Another excellent review. Postage free from https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/table-talk-opinions-stories-and-a-play/

The 'sharp and unforgiving eye' of an acclaimed writer and scholar with a reputation for 'bullish contrariness'.

13/01/2025

From the author of the Ngaio Marsh Awards longlisted novel, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, Stef Harris's two novellas under the title THE GIRL FROM SARAJEVO. Dark and funny at once, both stories focus on strong women who face life's challenges in ways that will resonate with female readers. PRE-ORDER here now with free postage and payment on publication – 1 March 2025. https://quentinwilsonpublishing.com/product/the-girl-from-sarajevo/

12/12/2024

On the ANZRB today: A 'masterful collection that examines how humans treat one another in inhumane ways' - Di Starrenburg reviews THE PETS WE HAVE KILLED by Barbara Else.

A 'masterful collection that examines how humans treat one another in inhumane ways'.

10/12/2024

Barbara Else (right) at the Quentin Wilson Publishing launch by Rachel Scott (left) at UBS Otago of Barbara's fabulous short story collection for adult readers, THE PETS WE HAVE KILLED, 10 December 2024. A great Christmas present to yourself or a friend – from a good bookstore near you now.

06/12/2024

The ageing Interislander ferries must be replaced. We believe it’s crucial that new ferries are rail-enabled and publicly owned, letting rail freight and equipment move easily between the North and South Islands. Without rail-enabled ferries, the two islands’ rail networks will be disconnected, ...