We're delighted to announce New Days for Old by James Brown, out 13 March 2026. A life story in small scenes: funny, moving, erotic, political and undeniably odd. Each scene is like a 1-minute pop song, turning our most familiar-feeling days into something altogether new. Cover design: Todd Atticus.

‘Stoppard never learnt how many lives he saved by writing Arcadia’

Enjoyed revealing a little about how the cover for @erikkennedy.com’s Sick Power Trip came together for the @christchurchlib.bsky.social blog. Erik’s collection was one of my highlights from @thwupbooks.bsky.social this year.

Kia ora! I've unleashed my fave NZ book covers of 2025. My top pick is Sick Power Trip by @erikkennedy.com Published by @thwupbooks.bsky.social Designed by @toddatticus.bsky.social Todd talks about the making of the cover: my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/b... ^DR #booksky #pukapuka

Coming February 2026 – Leather & Chains: My 1986 Diary, by Kate Camp. 🖤⛓️ teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lea... Cover by @toddatticus.bsky.social

Non-identical twins 🖤💚

The NZ Lyrical Ballads cover has a sibling. Here is the UK cover for Bill Manhire’s new collection, publishing in March by Carcanet (Feb in NZ by Te Herenga Waka!) This cover features an 18th century mezzotint plate by Thomas Wright from his An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

How two AI book covers forced the publishing industry to reckon with its future

The damning report on the UK’s Covid response makes me feel incredibly justified writing what I did at the time about Johnson’s poor handling of the pandemic versus Ardern’s www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Regardless of how these covers came to be, they’re awful. Authors and their books deserve better than this bland slop. newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/17/o...

Sala Alas over and out. Thank you all for coming x

Final few days to catch Sala Alas before it closes. The show's open 10-4pm today and 10-6pm tomorrow.

It's the last weekend to see Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily until November 12th at 218c Willis Street, Wellington.

Woooohoooo!!! New Bill Manhire! Lyric Ballads is out 13 February 2026. Can. Not. Wait. teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lyr...

Another extremely exciting book coming in February 2026 is Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads. A dazzling blend of story and song where collisions between wonder and reality create unforgettable poems. @pacificraft.bsky.social Cover: Todd Atticus More here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lyr...

ALAS ALAS ALAS Here’re some of the works on show at Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily at 218c Willis Street, Wellington until November 12th.

ALAS ALAS ALAS Here’re some of the works on show at Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily at 218c Willis Street, Wellington until November 12th.

It's taken me until very recently to realise that life is purely making it up as you go along.

Sala Alas opens this evening at 6pm. Come along to 218c Willis Street to see what I’ve been cooking up.

In a week’s time I will be sharing a whole series of brand new artworks in Sala Alas, an exhibition over a year in the making. I can’t wait to lift the lid on what I’ve been working on so if you’re in Wellington next Tuesday, please join me from 6pm at 218c Willis Street. Hope to see you there x

Incredible sticker placement

Another day, another deserted beach

Aramoana, after a pilgrimage to Ralph’s studio.

Spring in Tūrangi

Announcing Sala Alas, my first solo exhibition in New Zealand for ten years. Opening 6pm, Tuesday 28th October at 218c Willis Street, Wellington.

It's publication day for It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft. Congratulations, Nick! teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/its...

The blue period continues / Friday Sept 12th, 04:45 UTC

Chatting with Emile Donovan on RNZ in an hour about political hoarding design. I'm studiously reviewing all of this year's local body campaigns on the way into the studio...

Studio visitor

Winter is worth this.

Has anyone ever been convinced to change their vote by a hoarding?

The cognitive dissonance of accepting the name ‘u-turn’ for something that is quite clearly a lowercase n-turn.

The truest sign of Springtime.

Three of @assscroft.bsky.social’s five previous book covers were orange. This one was no accident…

This is tomorrow! See you there!

Hot off the press and out next week! How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand by Sir Geoffrey Palmer, a book so impassioned that it needed some big chunky 3D type for its title @thwupbooks.bsky.social

In our house August 2nd is the start of Spring because it’s the first time in 3 months that sunlight directly enters the house.

Exposing oneself this publicly terrifies me.

If you can afford to advertise your oranges like this, you’re probably charging too much for them.

Huge news! Today we're launching our biggest sale ever, to celebrate the move to a shiny new website. ✨ Smooth website experience 📚 50% off ALL books from 2022 & earlier 🗓️ For all of August, while stocks last The sale is live now at www.teherengawakapress.co.nz.

Working on a fair few book covers right now that I’m excited to see out in the world. It’s a nice feeling.

And here are my fave NZ book covers for the year so far. V much love that @erikkennedy.com Sick Power Trip cover by @toddatticus.bsky.social christchurch.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp... #BookCovers #Pukapuka #NZBooks #ReadNZ ^DR

Advance copies! :) It's What He Would've Wanted, by @assscroft.bsky.social, out in September! Cover by @toddatticus.bsky.social

Hot cover alert: OMG YES POP and PERFECTION and PALMER by @toddatticus.bsky.social

Make it pol, but also pop

This new collection from @assscroft.bsky.social will blast you into the sun

We're delighted to announce Sick Power Trip, a new poetry collection by Erik Kennedy ( @erikkennedy.com ), out in July this year. It's his best yet! We are excited. Cover art by @toddatticus.bsky.social

Winter 2/3 complete

Love so many Marianne Faithfull tracks but this is the one that lingered longest for me m.youtube.com/watch?v=ndse...