Stories by Kete Books

Louise Wallace’s simmering rural story Ash is easily swallowed whole, yet it’s a book layered with flavour, promising to reward the reader who lingers, writes Anna Scaife.

This beautiful new collection by Patricia Grace is divided into three sections, each positioned from a different time or context, writes Jade Kake.

Poet Laureate Chris Tse curates a selection of recent books by Aotearoa’s East and South East Asian writers to mark Lunar New Year.

Have you seen the 2024 Ockhams Books Awards longlist? It’s a great big juicy list full of Aotearoa New Zealand writing. Here’s what the experts have to say about longlisted titles in the fiction and…

Got a long drive coming up this weekend? Emma Rawson of Kete Books reviews five local audiobooks to keep you entertained while your eyes are on the road.

In May 2022, Kiwi journalist Claire McCall and her partner set off on an epic walking adventure to tackle a freshly minted long-distance trail called the Hexatrek in its pioneer year. The 3034km route…

Rebecca Priestley’s new memoir explores the complications of living in a world under threat across two parallel timelines.

A masterpiece of its genre, examining the history of the sport  from the inside out, Ryan Bodman makes us realise that rugby league has done well to survive, let alone thrive, writes Michael Burgess.

With books translated into more than 20 languages, Paul Cleave's fans include crime fiction superstars like Lee Child, Meg Gardiner, Tom Wood and Mark Billingham, writes Greg Fleming.