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It’s a miserable winter. We just want to escape for a bit. Get away and forget about what’s pouring down on the other side of the window.

Read on for our guaranteed reads to keep you warm and fuzzy this winter.

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Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel

Announcing a new literary prize for New Zealand writers. Entries open 28 July 2017.

Text Publishing is proud to announce the Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel, an exciting new award for writers holding New Zealand citizenship or who are permanent residents of New Zealand.

Read on for details...

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Marie Darrieussecq talks about Being Here

Paula Modersohn-Becker was the first female artist to paint herself not only naked but pregnant. Award-winning author Marie Darrieussecq wrote Being Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn-Becker, an insightful and lyrical biography of a this remarkable woman.

Marie answered some questions for us about Paula and her art.

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Q&A with Melanie Cheng, author of Australia Day

Find out why everyone is talking about Australia Day, the winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, and how Melanie Cheng came to write this moving and insightful collection of short stories.