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On this page we've organised New Zealand booklists alphabetically under genre headings. Alternatively, if you'd prefer, you can try our New Zealand Fiction by author page (this is a straight alphabetical list). Have a browse!
Award winners
Contemporary New Zealand life/characters
- ADAMS, Zoe ALEXANDER, Raewyn
- ALEXANDER, Vonnie 1930-
- ANDERSON, Barbara 1926-
- ARNOLD, Sandra
- BALLANTYNE, Jackie
- BANNISTER, Bronwyn
- BARNES, C. R. (Caroline R)
- BARTLE, Rhonda
- BEAGLEHOLE, Ann
- BECKETT, Bernard 1968
- BILBROUGH, Norman
- BILLING, Graham 1936-
- BILLINGTON, Greg
- BRADLEY Dean
- BRANDT, William
- BRIDGMAN, Rod
- BIRD, Val
- BROWN, Diane
- BURGESS, Linda 1947-
- CAMPION, Anna 1952-
- CASEY, R.
- CATTON, Eleanor 1985-
- CHERRINGTON, Lisa
- CHERRY, Frances 1937-
- CHIDGEY, Catherine 1970
- CLAY, Alan 1954
- CONWAY, Rosaleen 1934-
- CORBALLIS, Tim 1971-
- COWLEY, Joy 1936
- COX, Nigel 1951-2006
- CROSS, Ian 1925-
- CURZON-HOBSON, Wheldon
- DALEY, Debra
- DAVIDSON, Lynn
- DAVIS, Jackie
- DAWE, Ted
- DAWSON, Lindsey
- DE LA BERE, Imogen
- DEVINE, Thomas
- DEWEY, William 1979-
- DOLAN, John
- DONNELLY, Felix 1929-
- DOWRICK, Stephanie 1947-
- DRYLAND, Gordon Boyce 1926-
- DUCKWORTH, Marilyn 1935-
- DUIGNAN, Kate 1974-
- EARNSHAW, Lester A.
- EDLIN, Nicholas
- EDMOND, Lauris 1924
- EDWARDS, Yvonne 1934
- ELDRED-GRIGG, Stevan 1952-
- ELSE, Barbara
- ELSE, Chris
- EMMS, Sue
- FAHEY, Jacqueline
- FALKNER, Liz
- FARLANE, Mia
- FARRELL, Fiona
- FEARNLEY, Laurence
- FEENEY, Peter
- FENSTER, Gigi
- FORRESTER, Gary
- FREEMAN, Sue
- GEE, Maurice 1931-
- GILL, Elenor 1945-
- GLENDAY, Alice
- GNANALINGHAM, Brannanvan
- GOODWIN, Alan 1963-
- GREENWOOD, Lisa 1955-
- GRIMSHAW, Charlotte
- GUNN, Kirsty
- HAMPSON, Amanda 1954-
- HANCOCK, Susan
- HAY, Karyn
- HILL, Keith
- HODGSON, Terence 1956-
- HOLDEN, Anne
- HOLMAN, Michelle
- HUNTER, Eirlys
- IRELAND, Kevin J.
- JACKSON, Michael 1940-
- JANSEN, Adrienne 1947-
- JARVIS, John 1960
- JOHNSON, Stephanie 1961-
- JOHNSON, Vanessa
- JOHNSTON, Christine 1950-
- JONES, Lloyd
- KASSABOVA, Kapka
- KENNEDY, Anne 1959-
- KERINS, Gordon
- KIDMAN, Fiona 1940-
- KOEA, Shonagh
- KRISHNAMURTHY, Mallika
- LANGDON, Kate 1975-
- LEE, Ann-Marie Houng
- LEE, Toni
- LEONARD, Louise Wareham
- LIEBERT, Elisabeth
- LOATES, Lyn
- MCALPINE, Rachel
- MCCARTEN, Anthony 1961-
- MCCAULEY, Sue
- MACDONALD, Catherine
- MCDONALD, Georgina
- MACDOUGALL, Kirsten
- MCHALICK, Victoria
- MCLEOD, Rosemary
- MCNEISH, James
- MACRAE, Ann
- MARRINER, Craig
- MARSHALL, Heather 1927-
- MARSHALL, Sally
- MAXWELL, Jennifer 1948-
- MIDDLETON, Ian 1928-
- MOREY, Kelly Ana
- MOUNTJOY, Lora 1942-
- MOYNIHAN, Isa
- MURPHY, David 1940-
- NEGAL, Werner 1940-
- NEALE, Emma
- NORMAN, Charity
- NOTABILIS, Nestor 1979-
- O'NEILL, Michael
- OVENDEN, Keith
- PALMER, Rebekah
- PARKER, Keith 1932-
- PATTERSON, John
- PEARCE, Susan 1969-
- PERKINS, Emily 1970-
- PETTIS, Ruth 1959-2009
- PLUMB, Vivienne
- POWLES, Michele
- PRICE, Felicity 1951-
- QUIGLEY, S. V. (Sarah Vivian)
- RAINEY-SMITH, Maggie
- RANDALL, Charlotte
- RANDERSON, Jo
- RANGER, Margaret 1953-
- RANSTEAD, Gillian
- REESBY, Patricia 1942-
- REIDY, Sue
- RICHARDSON, Paddy
- RIDLEY-Smith, Roger 1931-
- ROBERTSON, Catherine
- ROBINSON, Ian D. 1968-
- ROBINSON, Katie 1977-
- ROMANOS, Joseph 1957-
- ROSIER-JONES, Joan 1940-
- SATHERLEY, Garry, 1940-
- SCOTT, Rosie 1948-
- SELL, Penelope
- SHANNON, Paul 1961-
- SHAW, Tina 1961-
- SHEPPARD, Elizabeth A.
- SHEPPARD, Fionna
- SIMMONS, Kelly
- SIMONS, Wendy 1939-
- SMITH, Anna 1952-
- SMITHER, Elizabeth 1941-
- SOLOMON, Laura
- SPENNER, Kate
- STEAD, C. K. 1932-
- STRATHDEE, Barbara S.
- SWAN, Kim 1964-
- SWEET, Mark 1953
- TARR, Susan
- TATE, Bronwyn
- TAYLOR, Chad, 1964-
- TAYLOR, Cliff 1967-
- TAYLOR, Joan 1965-
- TEMPLE, Philip 1939-
- VELA, Florida
- VERNON, James
- VIRTUE, Noel 1947-
- WALLIS, Lesley
- WATSON, Jean
- WAUGH, Jamie 1981-
- WEDDE, Ian 1946-
- WELLS, Sue
- WESTAWAY, Jane
- WICKENS, Maria
- WILDBLOOD, Rosemary
- WILKINS, Damien 1963-
- WILSON, Phillip 1922-
- WILSON, Simon 1955-
- WRIGHT, Donna
Erotica
Gay
Historical, set pre-1900
- AITKINSON, C. E.
- ALEXANDER, Vonnie 1930-
- BAIN, Hannah 1942-
- BAKER, Heretaunga Pat, d.1988
- BILLING, Graham 1930-
- BLACK, Dorothy 1913-
- BLAY, Margaret
- BOHAN, Edmund
- BRADLEY, Brad 1938
- BRAILSFORD, Barry 1937-
- BROAD, Beverley Bass
- BUTLER, Samuel
- CAMPION, Jane
- CHALLINOR, Deborah
- CHAPLOW, Christine
- CLAYTON, Hamish
- COLLIER, ERROL D.
- CORBALIS, Judy 1940-
- CORBALLIS, Tim
- CORLETT, Shirley 1940-
- CUTLER, H. B.
- DE BAZIN, Errol
- DE JONG, Daphne
- DE MONTALK, Stephanie
- DRUETT, Joan 1930-
- DUNN, Ivan
- DYKES, Jim 1926-
- ELDRED-GRIGG, Stevan 1952-
- EWING, Barbara
- FARRELL, Fiona 1947-
- FITZMAURICE, Sue
- FLETCHER, Beryl 1938-
- FRASER, Jackie
- FREESTONE, Pauline 1931-
- GEORGE, James
- GROVER, Ray 1931
- GUNN, Ken 1914-
- HAWORTH, Jenny
- HINCHCLIFF, John C.
- HOOKER, John 1932-
- HUTCHINS, Graham 1949-
- IRELAND, Kevin J. 1933-
- JEFFERY, Margaret
- JOHNSTON, Warwick
- JURY, Desiree 1948
- KALMAN, Yvonne 1942-
- KANG, Jye
- KEAY, Denise
- KEENE, Florence
- KELLY, Kaye 1943-
- KING, Rachael 1970-
- LEARY, L. P (Leonard POULTER) 1891- 1990
- MCGREGOR, Don E.
- METCALFE, Rowan
- MEYER, Enid 1932
- MITCHELL, June 1918-
- MOULIN, Louise
- MUIR, Denise
- MURRAY, Frances 1928-
- NOLAN, Iris 1916-
- O'CONNOR, Tom 1944-
- O'FAOLAIN, Nuala 1941-
- OFFWOOD, Donald 1945-
- O'LEARY, Michael 1950-
- OLLIE, L. M. 1946-
- ORWIN, Joanna
- PATTRICK, Jenny 1936-
- PEACOCKE, Neville 1920-
- PETTIS, Ruth 1959-2009
- POWLES, Michele 1970-
- PRESTON, Florence 1912-
- RANDALL, Charlotte
- REID, Ian 1943
- ROBINSON, Neil 1916-
- ROXBOROGH, Tania Kelly 1965-
- SANDYS, Elspeth
- SATCHELL, William 1860-1942
- SHADBOLT, Maurice 1932-2004
- STEAD, C. K. 1932-
- STIRLING, Kate 1934-
- TEMPLE, Philip 1939-
- TEMPLETON, Natasha
- THOMAS, Carol
- VIETCH, Anthony
- WALKER, Peter
- WEDDE, Ian 1946-
- WHITEHEAD-LOPEZ, Rud
- WONG, Alison 1960-
- WORBOYS, Anne (pseudo. Annette EYRE)
- WORDSWORTH, Jane 1909-
- ZANDER, Bianca
- ZELAS, Karen
Humour/Satire
Lesbian
Māori writer/Māori life
Murder
Pacific life
Pre-60 - 1900 to 1960
Romance
Science fiction/Fantasy
Suspense/Thriller
- ABERNETHY, Mark 1959-
- BAKER, Chris
- BAKER, Denis
- BENSEMANN, Erle
- BORDIN, Gian
- BOSCO, Alix
- BOWDEN, Glenn
- BROOKER, Alan M. 1934-
- CALDER, Jason
- CANHAM, Paul
- CARSON, Selwyn
- CHALMERS, Alexandria
- CLEAVE, Paul
- COCHRANE, Geoff 1951-
- DEVINE, Thomas W 1952-
- DIREEN, Bill
- DOUGHTY, Ross Alexander
- DUGGAN, Jack
- EDER, Rod 1942-
- EDWARDS, Denis 1948-
- EVANS, Neil 1939-
- FRAME, David
- GEORGE, James
- GILES, Neil
- GRANT, Andrew 1956
- GREEN, Michael 1944
- HARRISON, Craig 1942-
- JOHNSON, Mike 1947-
- KELLY, Lindy 1952-
- KER-MANN, Barbara
- KIRK, ROD
- LAING, Sarah
- LEWIS, Stefen 1963-
- LEWIS, Thomas S. W.
- LOATES, Lyn
- MCCUTCHEON, Sandy
- MCLEARY, Jon
- MALANE, Donna
- MASON, Jim
- MOLLER, John A.
- MORA, Dermot
- MORRIS, Paula
- MULLER, Christopher
- NILES, Chris
- NIMMO, Bob
- PEEL, Colin D
- PREBBLE, Ray
- PULFORD, Elizabeth
- RAWSON, David 1949-
- REYNOLDS, John 1941-
- RICHARDS, Rosemary
- RIDDELL, Michael
- SARGEANT, Barry 1969
- SHUKER, Carl 1974-
- SINGH, Nalini 1977
- STEPHENS, Don 1950
- STEVENS, David 1933-
- STEWART, Keith 1950-
- TAYLOR, Cliff 1967-
- THONTON, Bernard
- WAREHAM, John 1940-
- WELCH, Denis
- WESTON, Roger
- WHITE, Trevor L.
- WILLIAMSON, Tim
Short Stories
- ALTERIO, Maxine 1949-
- ANDERSON, Barbara 1926-
- ANDERSON, Russell McNee
- ASHWORTH, Norma
- BAKER, Denis
- BASSETT, C. 1929-
- BATISTICH, Amelia 1915-
- BERNHARDT, Jeanne Catrin 1961-
- BILBROUGH, Norman
- BRETON, Dukes
- BROWN, David Lyndon
- BROWN, J. Edward 1929-
- CAMPION, Edith
- CHARMAN-LOVE, Lindsay
- CHERRY, Frances 1937
- CLIFF, Craig
- COLLINS, Frank 1921-
- COWENS, Matt
- COWLEY, Joy 1936-
- COX, Cecily
- CRANNA, John 1954-
- DALLAS, Ruth 1919-
- DAVIN, Dan 1913-1992
- DE JONG, Daphne
- DUDER, Tessa
- DU FRESNE, Yvonne 1929-
- EDGE, Shirley
- ELSE, Chris 1942-
- FINLAYSON, Roderick 1904-
- FLANNERY, Kate 1959-
- GADD, Bernard 1935-
- GALPIN, Jeanette
- GIFKINS, Michael 1945-
- GILBERT, G. R. 1917-
- GRACE, Patricia 1937-
- GUNN, Kirsty
- HALEY, Russell 1934-
- HAMLIN, Jean
- HANCOCK, Susan 1941-
- HAYWARD, Joel S. A.
- HENDERSON, Michael 1942-1998
- HOLLAND, Lyn
- IHIMAERA, Witi 1944-
- IRELAND, Kevin 1933-
- JOHNS, Atihana
- JOHNSON, Stephanie 1961-
- JOHNSTON, George
- JONES, Tim 1959-
- KAWANA, Phil
- KENNEDY, Anne
- KIDMAN, Fiona 1940-
- KIRK, Rod
- KOEA, Shonagh
- KURTINI, Helen
- LANGFORD, Gary 1947-
- LAY, Graeme 1944-
- LEE, Anne-Marie Houng
- MCIVOR, E. G.
- MCMILLAN, Frankie
- MANHIRE, Bill 1946-
- MANSFIELD, Katherine 1888-1923
- MARSHALL, Owen 1941-
- MIDDLETON, O. E. 1925-
- MILLEN, Julia 1942-
- MORRISSEY, Michael 1942-
- NICCOL, Linda
- NIXON, Carl 1967-
- NOVITZ, Julian 1980-
- ORR, Sue 1962-
- O'SULLIVAN, Brian 1965-
- O'SULLIVAN, Vincent
- PALMER, Geoff
- PAPASPIROPOULOS, Antonius
- PATCHETT, Lawrence
- PAYNE, Bill
- PEARSON, Bill 1922-
- PERKINS, Emily 1970
- PIRIE, Mark 1974-
- PFAHLERT, Jane 1925-
- PLUMB, Vivienne 1955-
- RAMSAY, Audre
- RANDERSON, Jo
- RICHARDS, Ian 1958-
- RICHARDS, Mark 1922-
- SARGESON, Frank
- SARKIES, Duncan
- SLAUGHTER, Tracey
- SOUTHAM, Barry
- STEAD, C. K. 1932-
- STEEDS, Bernard
- STURM, J. C. 1927-
- TAWHAI, Alice
- TAYLOR, Anna 1982-
- TAYLOR, Apirana 1955-
- TEXIDOR, Grenville 1902-1964
- TREWARTHA, Vern
- WATSON, Jean
- WEDDE, Ian 1946-
- WHITE, Judith
- WILLIAMS, Forbes 1960
- WILLIAMS, J. T.
- WILSON, Brian
- WILTON, Caren
- ZAVOS, Spiro 1937-
