Claire Mabey Photo: Ebony Lamb Photography
Children's Author, Founder of Wellington's brilliant Verb Festival and Spinoff Books Editor, Claire Mabey joins Maggie Tweedie and Mark Williams to celebrate Aotearoa writers with her reflections on literary stories that resonated with readers in 2025.
Claire's Picks:
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Diary of a Modern Poet by Nick Ascroft
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The Bridge Builder: My mother, Margaret Mahy by Bridget Mahy
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Make it make sense: A climate change glossary for the overwhelmed by Nadine Hura
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Jacinda Ardern's Mum's Busy Work, reviewed by Alice Neville
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Film adaptations of Jane Austen novels ranked from worst to best by Claire Mabey
