Teen Review Panel

Check out our Teen Review Panel! Members have the unique opportunity to read and review our latest teen books, and then post their reviews... Read more »

Is it ball season already?

Is it just me, or is May too soon for ball season? Must have something to do with the change in holidays, I guess… Aimee Ferris has a new ... Read more »

AWRF: Claire's Wordy Day Out

‘Writers are weird people with weird interests,’ says Cassandra Clare at the beginning of her session at AWRF Wordy Day Out. Later Garth Nix... Read more »

AWRF: Ania's Wordy Day Out

Wordy Day Out – what a day it was! After I got my AWRF booklet in mid-April I got very excited about ‘Wordy Day Out’. What a treat, I thou... Read more »

AWRF: Meg Rosoff & Margo Lanagan

Meg Rosoff and Margo Lanagan . This is just a quick note - while I let the thoughts, images, and amazement from the session percolate thr... Read more »

Recommendation: 'Mortal engines' by Philip Reeve

Mortal engines by Philip Reeve It’s the distant future, and the great cities of man no longer exist as we know them. Instead, they have b... Read more »

Get writing!

Librarians across Auckland are poised... waiting for you all to get writing. If you're between 12 and 17... you could win a great priz... Read more »

AWRF: Wordy Day Out

Have you booked your tickets for 'Wordy Day Out' yet? As part of the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival, Saturday 14 May has ... Read more »

Recommendation: 'The knife of never letting go' by Patrick Ness

The knife of never letting go by Patrick Ness Look at the people around you right now. Imagine if you could hear everything they’re think... Read more »