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    Across the Ditch: Maxine Beneba Clark: When We Say Black Lives Matter

    Across the Ditch: Maxine Beneba Clark: When We Say Black Lives Matter

    New Zealand author Swapna Haddow interviews award winning Australian author Maxine Beneba Clark about her latest book: When We Say Black ...
    The Margaret Mahy Questionnaire: Rhys Darby

    The Margaret Mahy Questionnaire: Rhys Darby

    Holy moly! We've got a Mahy Questionnaire from none other than the creator of Buttons McGinty, Rhys Darby! Of course, you may recognise h...
    A trio of recent books to help anxious kids

    A trio of recent books to help anxious kids

    Stories and books can be highly effective tools in helping children identify and manage tricky emotions.
    The translation of The Whale Rider

    The translation of The Whale Rider

    In the year 1995, Te Kaieke Tohorā was published—the Māori translation of the book The Whale Rider.
    Patapatai: Te Whakamaaori o Te Kaieke Tohoraa

    Patapatai: Te Whakamaaori o Te Kaieke Tohoraa

    I te tau 1995, i whakaputahia Te Kaieke Tohorā, he whakamāori o te pukapuka The Whale Rider tēnei.
    Shilo Kino and The Porangi Boy

    Shilo Kino and The Porangi Boy

    Cassie (J.C.) Hart (Kāi Tahu) met Shilo Kino (Ngāpuhi, Tainui) in July of 2018 as part of the Te Papa Tupu programme. They were gathered ...
    Jonathan King on The Inkberg Enigma

    Jonathan King on The Inkberg Enigma

    The latest curiously good Aotearoa title from Gecko Press is packed with mystery, evocative illustration and all kinds of goodness! The I...
    Matthew Cunningham and Susan Brocker

    Matthew Cunningham and Susan Brocker

    Children's authors Matthew Cunningham and Susan Brocker caught up over email to talk story ideas, inspiration, and wrangling animals in t...
    Author interview: Golriz Ghahraman

    Author interview: Golriz Ghahraman

    Green MP Golriz Ghahraman made history as the first refugee to be sworn into the New Zealand parliament. She has just published her first...
    Authors Felicity Williams and Weng Wai Chan talk

    Authors Felicity Williams and Weng Wai Chan talk

    The Sapling has asked two first-time middle-grade authors, Felicity Williams and Weng Wai Chan, to interview one another about their firs...
    Writer Interview: Eileen Merriman and Ella West

    Writer Interview: Eileen Merriman and Ella West

    Eileen Merriman’s and Ella West’s latest books were on the bookshop shelves as we headed to the beach this summer. Catch Me When You Fall...
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