NZ booklovers
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NZ Booklovers was created by New Zealand bibliophiles to share their loves of books. It is a non-profit website with sponsorships from Book Systems International, Lighthouse PR and Copyright Licensing New Zealand.
The site contains articles, advice, reviews, book-related stories, interviews, interviews, news and an annual competition. It focuses mostly on physical books, not ebooks, and it does not accept anything from self-published writers unless they have a publicist or distributor.
History[edit]
NZ Booklovers was created in 2013 by JJ McConnachie and Emma Codd, both New Zealand writers, who set up a Pledge Me campaign to raise the initial funds for the site.[1] Karen McMillan took over as director in 2019. It is an online hub for booklovers and is supported by all the publishers in New Zealand who feature NZ Booklovers' reviews on their sites such as Austin Macauley Publishers[2] and Spies Publishing.[3]
The site has book reviews, author interviews, articles and competitions, and showcases the best of the latest releases, both NZ books and international titles. NZ Booklovers has more than 20 reviewers, many of them award-winning authors, all of them avid readers and is active on social media.
They had a regular book review time slot on The Cafe on TV3 from 2019 to 2020 and they have done book reviews for Radio NZ,[4] Radio Rhema,[5] The Hits, North & South Magazine, Australian Women's Weekly and the NZ Woman's Weekly.[6]
Some of their interviews have been featured in the New Zealand Herald,[7] Stuff[8][9] and Verve Magazine[disambiguation needed].[citation needed]
The logo features a stylized open book and was created by the Publishers Association of New Zealand.[10]
As of March 2022, there are 36 people listed as a part of their team: Karen McMillan (Director,) Andrea Molloy (Social Media Director,) Rebekah Lyell, Marcus Hobson, Azariah Alfante, Faustina Paustin, India Lopez, Paddy Richardson, Stephanie Jones, Lyn Porter, Chris Reed, Rowena Mara, Penny Lewis, Peta Stavelli, Heidi North, Chrissy Metge, Susannah Lyon-Whaley, Clare Lyon, Iain McKenzie, Rachel White, Milla McKenzie-Brown, Emma Jackson, Sonia Edwards, Gillian Whalley-Torckler, Kate Spencer, Sarah Reese, Tanya Allport, Kristen Nicholas, JJ McConnachie, Emma Codd, Arielle Walker, Dione Joseph, Drew Thompson, Jazz Croft, Matthew Codd, and Toni Wi.
Awards[edit]
Beginning in 2019, the site began awarding an annual award called the "NZ Booklovers Award." The award categories are: Best Adult Fiction Book, Best Lifestyle Book and Best Children's Picture Book. The Best Junior Fiction Book Award was added for the 2023 competition.
All nominees must be a New Zealander and their work must have been published the previous year. As of 2022, the award for each category is NZ$500.
2019 NZ Booklovers Awards[edit]
Best Adult Fiction Book[11]
- This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman (winner)[12][13]
- A Change of Key by Adrienne Jansen
- Crystal Reign by Kelly Lyndon
- Fishing for Māui by Isa Pearl Ritchie
- Grandzilla by Lisa Williams
- A Year at Hotel Gondola by Nicky Pellegrino
Best Lifestyle Book
- Better than a Bought One by Jo Seagar (winner)[14]
- Eco Home by Melinda Williams
- Flourish by Juliet Nicholas and Barb Rogers
- The Natural Home by Wendyl Nissen
- Ripe Recipes – A Third Helping by Angela Redfern and the Ripe Deli Team
Best Children's Picture Book
- Puffin the Architect by Kimberly Andrews[15][16] (winner)
- Dear Donald Trump by Sophie Siers, illustrated by Anne Villeneuve
- Hero of the Sea by David Hill, illustrated by Phoebe Morris
- Kuwi's Rowdy Crowd by Kat Merewether
- Lyla by Fleur Beale
- Who Stole the Rainbow? by Vasanti Unka
2020 NZ Booklovers Awards[edit]
Best Adult Fiction Book
- The Strength of Eggshells by Kirsty Powell (winner)
- The Claim by David Briggs
- The Fell by Robert Jenkins[17]
- Lost in the Spanish Quarter by Heddi Goodrich
- Meltwater by Suzanne Ashmore
- Necessary Secrets by Greg McGee
Best Lifestyle Book
- Big Ideas for Small Houses by Catherine Foster (winner)
- Homemade by Eleanor Ozich
- Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection by Christine Fernyhough
- Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty
- The Recipe by Josh Emett
- Whole Again by Bronwyn Kan
Best Children's Picture Book
- Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop (winner)[18]
- Abigail and the Birth of the Sun by Matthew Cunningham, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins
- Dinosaur Hunter: Joan Wiffen's Awesome Fossil Discoveries by David Hill, illustrated by Phoebe Morris
- How Maui Slowed the Sun by Donovan Bixley
- Rugby 1, 2, 3, Whutupōro Tahi, Rua, Toru by Thalia Kehoe Rowden, Illustrated by Myles Lawford
- Things in the Sea are Touching Me by Linda Jane Keegan, illustrated by Minky Stapleton
2021 NZ Booklovers Awards[19][edit]
Best Adult Fiction Book[20][21][22]
- Addressed to Greta by Fiona Sussman (winner)
- Ephemera by Tina Shaw
- For Reasons of Their Own by Chris Stuart[23]
- I Wish, I Wish by Zirk van den Berg
- The Silence of Snow by Eileen Merriman
- Tiny Pieces of Us by Nicky Pellegrino
- Victory Park by Rachel Kerr
- While the Fantail Lives by Alan Titchall
Best Lifestyle Book
- Aroha by Dr Hinemoa Elder (winner)
- Landmarks by Owen Marshall, Grahame Sydney and Brian Turner[24]
- Shared Kitchen by Julie Biuso and Ilaria Biuso
- Surf Dreams by Derek Morrison
- Two Raw Sisters by Rosa and Margo
Best Children's Picture Book
- I am the Universe by Vasanti Unka (winner)
- Hare & Ruru by Laura Shallcrass
- The Hug Blanket by Chris Gurney, illustrated by Lael Chisholm
- The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi by Clare Scott, illustrated by Amy Haarhoff
- Sharing with Wolf by Melinda Szymanik, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson
- Tatty Catty by Susannah Whaley, illustrated by Hayley Elliott-Kernot
2022 NZ Booklovers Awards[25][26][edit]
Best Adult Fiction Book[27]
- City of Vengeance by D V Bishop (winner)[28]
- Both Feet in Paradise by Andy Southall
- Everything Changes by Stephanie Johnson
- Isobar Precinct by Angelique Kasmara
- The Lighthouse by Christopher Parker
- The Liminal Space by Jacquie McRae
- The Remarkable Miss Digby by Patricia Donovan
Best Lifestyle Book
- Homecooked by Lucy Corry, The Kitchenmaid (winner)
- The Edible Backyard by Kath Irvine
- Fish of the Day by Clarke Gayford and Mike Bhana[29]
- Saffron Swirls and Cardamom Dust by Ashia Ismail-Singer
- Simply Food by Eleanor Ozich
- Who Lived There? by Nicola McCloy
Best Children's Picture Book
- Kia Kaha: A Storybook of Māori Who Changed the World by Stacey Morrison and Jeremy Sherlock (winner)
- Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
- The Eight Gifts of Te Wheke by Steph Matuku
- The Greatest Haka Festival on Earth by Pania Tahau-Hodges
- Kōwhai and the Giants by Kate Parker
- My Elephant is Blue by Melinda Szymanik, illustrated by Vasanti Unka
2023 NZ Booklovers Awards[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "New Zealand book lovers have a new online home". The Big Idea. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ "Annamaria Garden's Book Gets a Noteworthy Review by NZ Booklovers". www.austinmacauley.com. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Blog Archives". Spies Publishing. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "RNZ : Search : Results". RNZ. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Press & Media". Dr Dragos. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Book review: The Engagements". Now To Love. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "'Springboards for examining the craft and reflecting on the significance of storytelling'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Important reading and writing questions for Clarke Gayford". Stuff. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Lyndon, Kelly (2021-10-23). "What I'm Reading: Kelly Lyndon". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "NZ Book Lovers logo". Publishers Association of New Zealand Inc. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "NZ Booklovers Awards 2019 Winners Announced". thisNZlife. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ "Dame Fiona Kidman takes top honours at NZ's annual crime writing awards". Stuff. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ "Meet The NEXT Woman Of The Year Finalists 2019". Now To Love. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "NZBC Stories Details | Read NZ". www.read-nz.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ Missbeecrafty (13 August 2019). "Interview with Kimberly Andrews: Creating award-winning children's books". Christchurch City Council Libraries. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ↑ "How I Write: Book awards finalist Kimberly Andrews says you need to show up and just do the work". Stuff. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ Ridout, Amy (2020-02-25). "Nelson coming-of-age drama shortlisted for book award". Stuff. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ CircleSoft. "Wildlife of Aotearoa". VOLUME. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ "NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Shortlist Announced : Booksellers NZ". www.booksellers.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ read, Lifestyle·1 min (2021-03-31). "NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Winners". Verve Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 Winners". Coalition for Books. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ focusmagazinenz (2021-03-18). "3 best books by New Zealand authors named by NZ Booklovers Awards 2021". focus magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "Shortlisted for NZ booklovers award". Chris Stuart. 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "'Landmarks': Shortlisted for NZ Booklovers Awards 2021 – Grahame Sydney". www.grahamesydney.co.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 Shortlist Announced". Kete Books. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 winners announced | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa". Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 Shortlist Announced | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa". Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "Delight as novel wins New Zealand Booklovers Award". Scottish Field. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ↑ "Important reading and writing questions for Clarke Gayford". Stuff. 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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