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Text Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel.
It’s no secret that the book industry, along with most other businesses, is experiencing unprecedented challenges. As we rally and reflect, and do what we can to seek out the best paths forward, one thing is clear: we need our booksellers more than ever...
Whether you’re looking for a gift (obligatory Mother’s Day hint) or something for yourself, our May new releases have something for everyone...
Every writer needs a trusted confidant, a first reader, someone who can look at their work and give valuable advice. Arnold Zable’ is Text’s very own senior editor, Jane Pearson...
They can educate and entertain, frighten and thrill, move us to laughter or to tears, make us wonder or reassess, make the ordinary extraordinary or the strange familiar. How good are books?
Dr Frances Devlin-Glass’s launch speech for Brenda Niall’s Friends & Rivals: Four Great Australian Writers.
From children’s fables of magic and heroism, to accounts of poverty, isolation, and catastrophic violence, to absurdist comedies and stories of sweet romance, New Zealand’s literary heritage is vast...
Until 31 May, we’ll give $1 to the Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation every time you buy a book published by Text and email us the receipt.
Whether you’re taking this time to educate, escape or engage, we hope our April releases will offer the right mix of entertainment, information and distraction during this period of self-exile.
The 2019 Michael Gifkins Prize-winning novel Soldiers has been moved to a September publication date. Read the full post for more key dates for the 2020 Gifkins Prize winner...
