'The Valley' continues at no. 1 on the Unity Books bestseller chart – in both Auckland and Wellington! You can pick up a copy online or at any good bookshop near you. thespinoff.co.nz/books/05-06-...

The book trailer for 'The Valley' is here! Listen to Asher Emanuel introduce his new book, 'The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City'. 'The Valley' is out now. Pick up a copy at all good bookshops or online at bwb.co.nz/books/the-va...

📢 'The Valley' REPRINT! Less than a month since 'The Valley' by @asheremanuel was published, and we have already pressed go on a reprint – fresh stock arrived today. Pick up a copy on our website or in any good bookshop near you.

‘The Valley’ is #1 at Unity Books this week – at both the Auckland and Wellington stores. Pick up a copy this weekend! thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-05-...

The Valley is number 3 on the NielsenIQ BookScan non-fiction chart! Newsroom is running a giveaway contest for a free copy of The Valley. Head over to their website via the link below to enter. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/29/b...

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Takapuna Library on Wednesday to hear Charlotte Macdonald speak about her award-winning book, 'Garrison World'! Photo: Trish Deans (Chair, Devonport-Takapuna Local Board), Charlotte, Kate Fortune (Friends of the Turnbull Library) and Dame Claudia Orange.

Author Vincent O'Malley talks to ABC news about the legacy of George Grey for both Australian and New Zealand. Learn more in Vincent's award-winning books, including 'The Great War for New Zealand, Waikato 1800–2000' – available now through local book shops. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Last night's kōrero on 'The Valley' packed the house! Sincere apologies to those we had to turn away, and thanks to all who squeezed in. A recording will be on our website soon, with more events to come. Big thanks to Yasmin Olsen & Rebecca Macfie for joining @asheremanuel on stage. #BWBTalks

🎙️ Looking for something to listen to? Revisit Series 2 of Humanities at Large. Here's Episode 2. 🎧 uoft.me/jhi-podcast

Doors open 5.30pm, event starts at 6pm. @unitybookswgtn will be selling books and @asheremanuel will be signing. All welcome. See you there! bwb.co.nz/events/book-...

'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel continues on the Unity Auckland and Unity Wellington bestseller lists – pick up a copy today! thespinoff.co.nz/books/22-05-...

‘This book is an eye-opener, providing a place of empathy from which to work to make life better for us all.’ Volume’s book of the week is ‘The Valley’ by Asher Emanuel. volume.nz/volumebooks/...

'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel continues on the bestseller lists! Pick up a copy today. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/22/t...

'... this is an incredible work of reporting, a beautiful book, a masterpiece even ...' Fergus Porteous reviews 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel in Newsroom today: newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/21/b... 'The Valley' is selling fast! Pick up a copy online or in all good bookshops.

Max Harris’s life in books includes BWB titles 'The Valley', 'Ruth, Roger and Me' and 'The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation'! thespinoff.co.nz/books/20-05-...

'... it’s a book for the ages, something extraordinary, transformative ...' Read Steve Braunias's interview with Asher Emanuel, author of 'The Valley'. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/20/a...

Read an extract from 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel in ReadingRoom and pick up a copy today from your local bookshop! newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/19/b...

Joan Mackenzie, Book Manager at Whitcoulls, recommends 'The Valley'! www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-s...

‘These guys aren't falling through cracks, it's absolute chasms.’ www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/a...

Standing room only for this afternoon's Auckland Writers Festival event on the New Zealand economy, with Rebecca Macfie and Craig Renney. Pick up copies of 'Hardship and Hope' and 'The Good Economy' from your local bookshop or through the BWB website. #AWF2026 #AklWritersFest #BWBTexts

‘His book sold out at his signing session. The last I saw him, he was wheeling a trolley loaded with three extra boxes of The Valley to the festival bookstore.’ Steve Braunias on day one of the Auckland Writers Festival. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/16/a...

Join BWB Texts authors Rebecca Macfie and Craig Renney at the Auckland Writers Festival this afternoon for ‘NZ's Economy: Where Next?’ A free event in the Waitākere Room, Aotea Centre at 2.30pm. www.writersfestival.co.nz/programmes/e... #BWBTexts #aklwritersfest #awf2026

Congratulations to Asher Emanuel on making the Unity Auckland and Wellington bestseller lists! Photo of Asher bringing in more stock of 'The Valley' to the Auckland Writers Festival after it sold out by lunchtime on the first day. thespinoff.co.nz/books/15-05-... #AWF2026 #AklWritersFest

A big crowd at Auckland Writers Festival to hear Patrick Radden Keefe, Barbara Demick and Asher Emanuel! Listen to Asher's Nine to Noon interview from this morning. And get in quick if you want to grab a copy of 'The Valley'... www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #AWF2026 #AklWritersFest

Before Asher Emanuel joins Patrick Radden Keefe & Barbara Demick on stage at Auckland Writers Festival this morning to discuss investigative journalism, catch his Nine to Noon interview about his new book, 'The Valley'. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... (9.05am) #AWF2026 #AklWritersFest

'At a time when History is, paradoxically, under siege in our knowledge institutions, yet ever more prominent in public life, the recognition that the Prize gives to historical work is especially welcome.' – Charlotte Macdonald www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

'If you read only one book from Aotearoa this year – fiction or non-fiction – make it this.' Greg Fleming reviews 'The Valley' for Kete. www.ketebooks.co.nz/reviews/revi...

Mighty congratulations Charlotte + @bwbnz.bsky.social 👏 arts.unimelb.edu.au/news/charlot... and a reminder that this was a @royalsocietynz.bsky.social Marsden funded project in Humanities! #HumanitiesMatter #history @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social

Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World' awarded the 2026 Ernest Scott Prize! 'The singular achievement of Charlotte Macdonald’s Garrison World is its reframing of the history of colonial Aotearoa New Zealand' – read more on the University of Melbourne website. arts.unimelb.edu.au/news/charlot...

'Is this the most important NZ book of 2026?' Toby Manhire discusses 'The Valley' with author Asher Emanuel on the 'Gone By Lunchtime' podcast. thespinoff.co.nz/books/13-05-...

'His remarkable book took him eight years to complete, and the picture it paints is unsettling.' Mike White reports on Asher Emanuel's 'The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City' for Stuff newspapers. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Charlotte Macdonald's 'Garrison World' is in the running for this week's BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Read a round-up on the four shortlisted books from Steve Braunias at ReadingRoom. newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/12/o...

'Emanuel’s writing holds humour, care and heartbreak and it won’t be often that a book like this will be published.' Listen to Jenna Todd from Time Out Bookstore reviewing 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel on 95bFM. www.timeout.co.nz/blog/thevall...

'I think it will be the most astonishing book published this year.' – Steve Braunias on 'The Valley'. Pick up a copy today! newsroom.co.nz/2026/05/11/f...

Ockhams BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction finalist Charlotte Macdonald on the inspiration behind her magnificent book Garrison World @bwbnz.bsky.social #theockhams

'New Zealand's next big non-fiction read' Asher Emanuel's 'The Valley' is out now and recommended in the weekend's Stuff newspapers. Pick up a copy from your local bookshop or through the BWB website. www.thepost.co.nz/culture/3610...

BWB Talks: Author Asher Emanuel discusses 'The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City' with Yasmin Olsen, chaired by Rebecca Macfie. Wednesday 27 May 6pm (doors 5.30pm) The Hall at St Andrew's Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington Free, no RSVP needed. bwb.co.nz/events/book-...

'After filling 40 spiral notebooks and recording hundreds of hours of audio, he has produced this relentless, 476-page epic and set a new standard of immersive journalism in New Zealand.' Naomi Arnold reviews 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel – in bookshops this month! www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-...

Today . . . Between the Lines: Recent Books in NZ Studies Author Charlotte Macdonald in conversation with @vomalley.bsky.social & Peter Cooke When: Wed 6 May 4.10–5.10pm Where: Stout Research Centre + Livestream www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre... @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social @bwbnz.bsky.social #history

An exciting day as stock of 'The Valley' has landed on our doorstep – and author Asher Emanuel was there to welcome the delivery! 'The Valley' lands in bookshops on Monday 11 May. Pre-order your copy through any good bookshop or online at www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-va....

What would you put in a doomsday library? Definitely a BWB Text! Louise Ward, and her team at Wardini Books in Hawke's Bay, chose five books they would include in a doomsday library – including 'Introducing Te Tiriti o Waitangi'. www.rnz.co.nz/life/books/w...

This week's ReadingRoom bestseller list includes anticipation for 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel – in bookshops next month! newsroom.co.nz/2026/04/24/t...

'Imagining Decolonisation' and 'The New Zealand Wars | Ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa' by Vincent O’Malley feature in Claire Mabey's post-apocalypse library picks! thespinoff.co.nz/books/22-04-2026/books-to-include-in-a-post-apocalypse-library

Jonathan Boston, author of 'A Radically Different World: Preparing for Climate Change', discusses the impact of our changing climate on coastal communities. Order 'A Radically Different World' from your local bookshop or through the BWB website. www.rnz.co.nz/news/environ... #BWBTexts

‘This is journalism at its finest – immersive, meticulous, honest and brave ... A unique and important new book for Aotearoa New Zealand.’ – Rebecca Macfie 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel arrives next month. Preorder now from your local bookshop or the BWB website. www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-va...

Mat Tait says everyone should read: 'The Great War For New Zealand by Vincent O’Malley. When I say “everyone” I particularly mean New Zealanders, and particularly in our current political moment ...' thespinoff.co.nz/books/01-04-...

BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction finalist Charlotte Macdonald talks about her finalist book @bwbnz.bsky.social #theockhams

Advance copies of 'The Valley' by Asher Emanuel have landed in our office! 'This is journalism at its finest – immersive, meticulous, honest and brave.' – Rebecca Macfie 'The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City' arrives in May. Preorder today. bwb.co.nz/books/the-va...

Congratulations to the 2026 finalists! Get the lowdown here t.co/9IePN4BfLF #theockhams @erikkennedy.com @flewoutof.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social @bwbnz.bsky.social @harpernz.bsky.social @penguinnz.bsky.social

#coherent talked with Rebecca Macfie about Poverty in New Zealand & the conference (April16-18) 'Kia Tika, Kia Pono - For a Just Society' open.substack.com/pub/melanien... Details here www.wgtn.ac.nz/stout-centre... www.facebook.com/events/16140... #nzpol @bwbnz.bsky.social