We interrupt this hiatus to bring you a list of Top Recommendations for the 2021 Holiday Season, created for you, our dear readers, as...

The Sapling is dead, long live The Sapling. Just kidding. The Sapling is most certainly not dead—but we have run out of puff, and we are...

Steampunk, historical fiction and mythology? Whatever makes you tick, there's a serving of fresh new Aotearoa fiction to get you excited....

It must be new young adult fiction season, because we're back with more reckons on recent releases. Today, Tihema Baker talks two titles:...

Why do we love games? The high-octane fun? The easy access to discovery, adventure, challenge, and endless other draws? Sure. Yes to all...

There's never a bad time to be a young adult reader, because the world is full of wonderful treats, whether new or old. But it's an...

Glenn Wood's new young adult read brings to life some classic horror fiction with brains, a guts full of humour, gory detail...

This spring season has brought forth some fantastic new titles, and these two YA novels are no exception!

As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we've asked the authors of the young adult fiction...

There are all manner of different YA titles hitting Aotearoa's shelves this autumn, with a focus on real life storytelling and issues...

Alex still stands out in editor Sarah's mind as one of the best flawed, real female characters ever written in New Zealand YA. Alex: The...

Chapter books and novels are order of the day in our reviewing neighbourhood, with three new books targeted at the junior/middle fiction...

Gem Wilder shares her journey into the world of the Children of the Faith in Fleur Beale's beloved trilogy: the stories of Kirby,...

Fantasy's a funny word for the genre of imaginative worlds, considering how many of the places created are the last place anyone would...

Writer Steph Matuku reviews two new books for teenagers. Tina Shaw's manuscript for Ursa won the Storylines Tessa Duder Award for YA...