Category Archives: 2026
The Last Living Cannibal — Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 Finalist Cover Designer: Megan van Staden Title: The Last Living Cannibal Publisher: Moa Press Format: 234 x 153 mm, 304pp, C-format trade paperback, unsewn on creamy 65gsm stock. Cover with … Continue reading
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Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World — Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 Finalist Cover Designer: Design by Katrina Duncan, illustration by Sophie Watson Title: Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World Publisher: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand Format: 216 … Continue reading
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The Book of Guilt — Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 FINALIST
Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 Finalist Cover Designer: Todd Atticus Title: The Book of Guilt Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Format: 234 x 153 mm, 400pp, thread sewn. Typography: Cover: Dunbar Tall, size 10.383/20.157pt, … Continue reading
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Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 FINALIST
Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors), Area Design Title: Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 230 x 160 mm, 464pp, flexibind on Kraft … Continue reading
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Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts—Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Shaun Naufahu & Giordano Zatta (Alt Group) Title: Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts Publisher: Kula-ʻUli Publishing Format: 275 x 195 mm, 300pp, … Continue reading
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Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 FINALIST
Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Shaun Naufahu & Giordano Zatta (Alt Group) Title: Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts Publisher: Kula-ʻUli Publishing Format: 275 x 195 mm, 300pp, fully-cased, section-sewn. Black … Continue reading
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New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 Years of Photography in Aotearoa— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare and Dave McDonald, Area Design Title: New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 Years of Photography in Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 305 x 250 mm, … Continue reading
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He Puāwai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Duncan Munro (Lucky Stairs Studio) Title: He Puāwai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 270 x 240 mm, 448pp, casebound with … Continue reading
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Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834–1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War—Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors) from Area Design Title: Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834–1864, Early Engagements to the Second … Continue reading
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Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834–1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 FINALIST
Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors) from Area Design Title: Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834–1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War Publisher: … Continue reading
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