From the NZ Book Council Blog

ON THE BLOG How I Alienated my Grandma has been voted by hundreds of kids all over New Zealand as a finalist in the Children’s Choice Picture Book category of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. We caught up with author Suzanne Mainand and asked her a few questions about her new book here. We also chatted to Susan Brocker (also a Children's Choice finalist) about her new novel 1914: Riding into War. Susan has written over 50 fiction and non-fiction books for children, which have been published worldwide. You can read our Q & A with Susan here. The Mermaid Boy by John Summers marks the arrival of a distinctive new voice in New Zealand non-fiction. Witty, perceptive, and often surprising, it introduces striking new ways to write about love, travel, and home. Read an excerpt here. From the author of the acclaimed The Girl Below comes a stunning novel of one woman’s attempt to outrun the destiny that is predicted for her, moving from a remote New Zealand commune in the waning days of 1970s free-love experimentation to the heady music scene of 1980s London. We asked author Bianca Zandera a few questions about her latest book The Predictions here. More