Great to see Rebecca Macfie, along with Graeme Whimp and Brigette Bönish-Brednich, top last week's bestseller spots at Unity Wellington with BWB Texts: 'Hardship and Hope' at No.1 and 'Pakukore' at No.2!   Serious books for serious times - zurl.co/w4u0T Find out more at BWB - zurl.co/6lbMa

Listen to Miriana Stephens on Māpuna, RNZ. Miriana Stephens is one of more than a dozen contributors to 'Pakukore: Poverty By Design'. zurl.co/tKdjE

🎙️ Series 2 Episode 2: Indigenous history is not a side story but the foundation of how we understand the past. Aroha Harris explains why all history is Indigenous history, and how Māori ways of thinking about time, place, and connection can reshape our shared future. 🎧 uoft.me/jhi-podcast

Read an extract from Rebecca Macfie’s 'Hardship and Hope' on the Rangatahi Courts: newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/10/te... Join us Thu 11 Sept in Wellington for a BWB Talk launching 'Hardship and Hope' & 'Pakukore', on poverty in Aotearoa. 📍 Rutherford House, 33 Bunny St 🕠 5.30pm doors | 6pm start

✨ New BWB Talks video ✨ ‘Protecting Ihumātao’ with Qiane Matata-Sipu & Pania Newton, facilitated by Karen Nairn, co-author of ‘Fierce Hope: Youth Activism in Aotearoa’. ▶️ Watch: youtu.be/OOPfhSxZQgU 📖 Get ‘Fierce Hope’ from your local bookshop or our website.

'Wildly informative and generous... a truly phenomenal collection.' Māia Te Whetū reviews 'Slowing the Sun' by Nadine Hura in takahē – read it here ☀️📚 www.takahe.org.nz/slowing-th...

Thanks to @bwbnz.bsky.social @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social and @royalsocietynz.bsky.social for making #TheCovidResponse book tour possible. And thanks to the Canterbury crowd at Scorpio for a lively and engaging Q&A!

✨ Thank you, Christchurch! ✨ Our final BWB Talk on Shaun Hendy’s 'The Covid Response' – with Rebecca Macfie – wrapped a nationwide series. Grateful to all who joined & supported us, especially Te Pūnaha Matatini. 🎥 Auckland Talks video soon. Order the book: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-covi...

Over the last few months, we've been supporting @bwbnz.bsky.social to get Shaun around Aotearoa to talk about this book. Last night he spoke to Rebecca Macfie at Scorpio Books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

🔉 Christchurch BWB Talk! 🔉 Rebecca Macfie joins Professor Shaun Hendy to discuss his recent book 'The Covid Response'. 🗓 Thursday 4 September 📍 Scorpio Books, BNZ Centre, 120 Hereford St 🕠 Doors 5.30pm | Starts 6.00pm 🎟 Free – all welcome, no RSVP Nau mai, haere mai. More info: [email protected]

'Powerfully illustrates how early Māori and Pākehā overcame conflict to create middle grounds of respect, sharing and mutual tolerance – a history we need to remember today.' — Melissa Matutina Williams Preorder Vincent O’Malley’s 'The Meeting Place' now! www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...

BWB Talks – Christchurch Join us for 'The Covid Response' with Shaun Hendy & Rebecca Macfie. 🗓 Thu 4 Sept 2025 📍 Scorpio Books, Christchurch ⏰ 5.30pm doors | 6pm start Free public event – all welcome. Supported by Royal Society Te Apārangi & Te Pūnaha Matatini. www.bwb.co.nz/events/covid-r...

BWB Texts #110 and #111 arrive in September! 📖 'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' – exposing how poverty is built into our systems. 📖 'Hardship and Hope' – Rebecca Macfie on powerful community responses across Aotearoa. www.bwb.co.nz/books/pakukore www.bwb.co.nz/books/hardship...

Great event in Auckland this week for Shaun Hendy’s 'The Covid Response'! Thanks to Siouxsie Wiles, Toby Manhire, Te Pūnaha Matatini, Royal Society, Time Out and all who came. 📘 Out now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-covi... 📸 Dave Coles #BWBTalks

'Anderson not only honours Ngāi Tahu whakapapa but also contributes to a richer understanding of New Zealand’s cultural foundations.' Chris Reed reviews Atholl Anderson's 'The Welcome of Strangers' for NZ Booklovers! zurl.co/mkMfp

Join us this Monday night in Auckland! Shaun Hendy on 'The Covid Response' with Siouxsie Wiles, chaired by Toby Manhire. 📅 Mon 25 Aug | ⏰ 5.30pm doors, 6pm start 📍 Old Government House, 24 Princes St, Auckland Free public event, no RSVP. Nau mai, haere mai! www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-cov...

Join us in Auckland for a special BWB Talk! Shaun Hendy on The Covid Response with Siouxsie Wiles, chaired by Toby Manhire. 📅 Mon 25 Aug | ⏰ 5.30pm doors, 6pm start 📍 Old Government House, 24 Princes St, Auckland Free public event, no RSVP. Nau mai, haere mai! www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-cov...

‘“Garrison World” brings together the histories of soldiers, wars and physical violence… A story of the exercise of power, vividly told in part through the lives of the “redcoats”’ – Catherine Hall A major new history from Charlotte Macdonald out November: www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...

Read an extract from 'The Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Māori' by Atholl Anderson with our friends at E-Tangata: e-tangata.co.nz/history/atho... Now available through your local bookshop or direct from our website.

‘“The Welcome of Strangers” is a remarkable story of dramatic change, survival and adaptability’ Sally Blundell (NZ Listener) interviews Atholl Anderson! www.nzherald.co.nz/the-liste...

Vincent O’Malley’s 'The Meeting Place' returns this October! 'In 1642 Māori discovered Europe.' A vivid account of early Māori–Pākehā encounters — now updated with new research and imagery. Preorder now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...

'... the essays are interwoven and overlayed with Hura’s insights into whakapapa, te reo, whenua, mauri, matauranga, maramataka, art, writing, regret, addiction, grief, joy and so much more.' Gina Cole reviews 'Slowing the Sun' in Landfall – read it here ☀️📚 landfallreview.com/i-run-my-...

Following a big event at the National Library this week, 'The Welcome of Strangers' by Atholl Anderson has debuted at #3 on the Unity Books Wellington bestseller chart. 🎉 Seek it out now at your local bookshop! 📚 thespinoff.co.nz/books/08-08...

A full house at the National Library last night for the launch of Atholl Anderson’s 'The Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Māori'! Thanks to the speakers and all who came. The book’s out now 📘 📸 Chris Edivy-James www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-welc...

Tonight! Te Waka Huia Wellington Museum presents Dame Claudia Orange addressing the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. 🗓️ Wed 6 August, 6–8pm 📍 Wellington Museum 🎟️ Book here: www.museumswellington.org.nz...

Congratulations to historian and author Vincent O’Malley on receiving a Distinguished Alumni Award from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington! www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2025/08/...

‘The Welcome of Strangers’ by Atholl Anderson is out now! Read an extract on mahinga kai: www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/... Join us tomorrow (Aug 5) at the National Library, Wellington to celebrate the new edition! Doors 5.30pm | Starts 6pm 70 Molesworth St More info: Facebook or [email protected]

🔉 Event reminder! 🔉 Archaeologist and author Professor Atholl Anderson joins Hinerangi Apanui-Barr and Helen Brown to talk about his new book, 'The Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Māori '. See details for the event here: www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-wel...

'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' asks how poverty in Aotearoa is built into our systems – and what it would take to change them. A companion to 'Hardship and Hope', it brings together writers across health, law, economics and more. Out September – preorder now. www.bwb.co.nz/books/pakukore #BWBTexts

Out this September: 'Hardship and Hope' by Rebecca Macfie — one of our finest long-form journalists. A powerful account of poverty in Aotearoa. Preorder at your local bookshop or via our website: www.bwb.co.nz/books/hardship... #BWBTexts

📚 Spotted in the wild! We’re excited to see our new BWB Texts stands making themselves at home with bookshops around the country. Thanks to our bookselling friends at Schrödinger's Books and Time Out Bookstore for these photos. Bookshops – contact us at [email protected] to get a stand! #BWBBooks

'I loved "Slowing the Sun". It’s a companion that will continue to traverse with me throughout my lifetime.' Read Shilo Kino's review of 'Slowing the Sun' for Newsroom here: newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/09/bo...

'...a meticulous, pacy, scientific memoir. Hendy’s book is packed with facts, figures and clear-headed arguments.' Naomi Arnold reviews 'The Covid Response' for New Zealand Geographic 📘🔬 zurl.co/Pg4Gq

Elizabeth Heritage reviews Nadine Hura's new book ‘Slowing the Sun’ on RNZ Nine to Noon! 📻 Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...

'This is a book about science, yes – but also a memoir of honesty and clarity, and the most authoritative history of the first few years of Covid-19 in New Zealand that I have come across.' Jenny Nicholls reviews 'The Covid Response' for the Waiheke Weekender! zurl.co/miOxJ

Shaun Hendy introduces his book, 'The Covid Response: A Scientist’s Account of New Zealand’s Pandemic and What Comes Next ' in this new book trailer! 🔎 Available now through local bookstores or directly from us at: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-covi... 🔍 📷by Reverie #booktrailer

Event announcement! Author Shaun Hendy will be speaking with Professor Jemma Geoghegan, Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu and Professor Sir David Skegg at SciFest! 🏠 Te Whare o Rukutia, 20 Princes St Dunedin 📊 Wednesday 2 July, 5.30pm! Read more and register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/lif...

'As a writer, that’s your privilege. You get to choose what to give light to: the systems or the people. I chose the people. ' Nadine Hura chats with Dale Husband in this interview for E-Tangata! Read the full piece here: e-tangata.co.nz/korero/nadin... 📷by Ebony Lamb

"I wondered briefly whether it was a drill. But that was just wishful thinking.' Check out the latest Sunday Star Times for an interview with Shaun Hendy and an extract from his new book - 'The Covid Response'! Both pieces are available online: www.thepost.co.nz/culture/36...

📚 Look out for the new BWB Texts display stands in bookshops! 📚 Next up in the series is 'Pakukore: Poverty by Design', edited by Rebecca Macfie, Graeme Whimp and Brigitte Bönisch-Brednich. 📷 Photographs by Neil Pardington www.bwb.co.nz/books/pakukore

Nadine Hura reflects on the connections between language, climate change and colonisation in an article for The Spinoff. Read the full piece here:thespinoff.co.nz/books/14-06... Featuring a photo of Nadine and Hank Dunn, researcher and fisherman, who features in 'Slowing the Sun'.

'This is a signally important text in the canon of Māori history.' – Michael Stevens 'The Welcome of Strangers: A History of Southern Māori' by distinguished archaeologist Atholl Anderson arrives in August! 📷 by Neil Pardington www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-welc...

Shaun Hendy reflects on the moments after New Zealand went into lockdown in an extract from his book 'The Covid Response: A Scientist's Account of New Zealand's Pandemic and What Comes Next.' Read the full extract here: www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/2... @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social

'A moving and provocative collection of essays on the environmental crisis.' Check out the latest hard copy of Canvas Magazine for an extract from 'Slowing the Sun', Nadine Hura's new book of essays! 📚🌅

'I went looking for a language to slow the sun. I thought it was my fault I didn’t understand the discourse of climate change. No-one offers you a glossary.' Nadine Hura, author of new book 'Slowing the Sun', writing in The Spinoff. thespinoff.co.nz/books/14-06...

'This is a story about the power of art to help us find a way through the darkness.' Rachel Buchanan speaks with Richard Fidler on ABC Radio about her research and book 'Te Motunui Epa'. Listen to the full interview here! www.abc.net.au/listen/progra...

'Slowing the Sun' by Nadine Hura continues on the Unity Books Wellington bestseller list for another week! 📷 Photography by Rebecca McMillan thespinoff.co.nz/books/06-06...

'Thankfully, the first comprehensive insider's account has arrived: The Covid Response, by Shaun Hendy. It's highly readable.' Nevil Gibson reviews Shaun Hendy's new book 'The Covid Response' for NBR! www.nbr.co.nz/book-review/a-...

'A profoundly important and beautiful book.' Anna Rankin reviews 'Slowing the Sun: Essays' by Nadine Hura for RNZ! Listen here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr... 📷 Rebecca McMillan

'He is one of few people who are not only able to explain what happened, but also why.' Melanie Newfield interviews Shaun Hendy and reviews his new book 'The Covid Response: A Scientist’s Account of New Zealand’s Pandemic and What Comes Next.' Read more here: theturnstone.substack.com/p/... .