Fergus Barrowman
@fergusthw.bsky.social
Editor, Publisher
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Awesome news.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Awesome news.
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And now I spy the UK cover, coming in July 26 from Hutchinson Heinemann! www.penguin.co.uk/books/476509...
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
And now I spy the UK cover, coming in July 26 from Hutchinson Heinemann! www.penguin.co.uk/books/476509...
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‘I vote with the hand that holds
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
‘I vote with the hand that holds
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
this knife. I vote for the fish, the bird,
the ocean and a raised land shaped
by explosion, erosion and willful life.’
Dinah Hawken reads from her poem ‘The Uprising’ after receiving the Prime Minister’s Award for Poetry last night.
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Check out our November news, which includes the announcement of our first five books to be published in 2026!
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November 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Check out our November news, which includes the announcement of our first five books to be published in 2026!
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"Bill Manhire has always subscribed to Paul Valéry’s definition of poetry as ‘a prolonged hesitation between sound and sense’." Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!
Woooohoooo!!! New Bill Manhire! Lyric Ballads is out 13 February 2026. Can. Not. Wait.
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Lyrical Ballads
Bill Manhire has always subscribed to Paul Valéry’s definition of poetry as ‘a prolonged hesitation between sound and sense’. In that spirit, many of the poems in this new, dazzling collection blend s...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Bill Manhire has always subscribed to Paul Valéry’s definition of poetry as ‘a prolonged hesitation between sound and sense’." Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!
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Delighted to announce that acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Creative NZ / Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Writer in Residence for 2026, and will be joining us at the IIML next year to work on her next book! www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...
Tusiata Avia named as 2026 International Institute of Modern Letters Writer in Residence | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria Universi...
Acclaimed poet Tusiata Avia MNZM has been appointed Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for ...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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My latest post about the future of distribution, which is typically the forgotten step in the publishing process.
#ampublishing #indiepublisher
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#ampublishing #indiepublisher
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October 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My latest post about the future of distribution, which is typically the forgotten step in the publishing process.
#ampublishing #indiepublisher
open.substack.com/pub/claretpr...
#ampublishing #indiepublisher
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The @thwupbooks.bsky.social publishing library is filling up
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The @thwupbooks.bsky.social publishing library is filling up
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I was expecting this to have happened in Hokkaido, but it was in Myoko, in Niigata Prefecture!
Kiwi's arm 'fully snapped' in Japanese bear attack www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Kiwi's arm 'fully snapped' in Japanese bear attack www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Kiwi's arm 'fully snapped' in Japanese bear attack
"I was screaming a lot, in fight or flight": Kiwi Billy Halloran, 32, had been out for a casual run when he saw a bear heading towards him.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I was expecting this to have happened in Hokkaido, but it was in Myoko, in Niigata Prefecture!
Kiwi's arm 'fully snapped' in Japanese bear attack www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
Kiwi's arm 'fully snapped' in Japanese bear attack www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
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Congratulations to Breton Dukes on winning the $10,000 NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025 to work on a collection of connected short stories! authors.org.nz/event/breton...
October 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Deaccesioning books for the move downtown. Lots of double-ups from when we merged our libraries almost 40 years ago
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Deaccesioning books for the move downtown. Lots of double-ups from when we merged our libraries almost 40 years ago
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FAFSWAG artist Pati Tyrell's commissioned art work for the cover of Tusiata Avia's new book entitled 'Giving Birth To My Father'. You can also pick up a copy for yourself here:
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October 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
FAFSWAG artist Pati Tyrell's commissioned art work for the cover of Tusiata Avia's new book entitled 'Giving Birth To My Father'. You can also pick up a copy for yourself here:
teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/giv...
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✨COVER REVEAL!✨ LUCKY CREATURES by Joseph Trinidad is a humorous and endearing debut about migration, queerness and the transnational experience. Selected by Alexander Chee (@alexanderchee.bsky.social) to win the 2024 Sarabande Prize in the Essay Available June 2026. Preorder in bio!
October 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
✨COVER REVEAL!✨ LUCKY CREATURES by Joseph Trinidad is a humorous and endearing debut about migration, queerness and the transnational experience. Selected by Alexander Chee (@alexanderchee.bsky.social) to win the 2024 Sarabande Prize in the Essay Available June 2026. Preorder in bio!
The @thwupbooks.bsky.social staff kitchen has seen some losses
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The @thwupbooks.bsky.social staff kitchen has seen some losses
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
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September 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Congratulations to our colleague Tina Makereti, who is on the shortlist for the 2025 Keri Hulme Award along with Becky Manawatu and Steph Matuku!
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2025 Pikihuia Awards - The Māori Literature Trust
This year the Pikihuia Awards will celebrate 30 years of supporting and nurturing kaituhi Māori!
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September 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Me, still on Earth, after everyone has risen.
September 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Me, still on Earth, after everyone has risen.
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Spot the difference.
(Feat. quotes from Stuart Nash, formerly Labour Min of Police, Min for Oceans and Fisheries, Min of Tourism and Hospitality, Min of Forestry, now good friend of NZ First. No intro needed for the other fellow quoted)
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USA #Trump
(Feat. quotes from Stuart Nash, formerly Labour Min of Police, Min for Oceans and Fisheries, Min of Tourism and Hospitality, Min of Forestry, now good friend of NZ First. No intro needed for the other fellow quoted)
My Stuff #cartoon today #NZpol #USA #Trump
September 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A gorgeous advance copy to end the week ❤️ @thwupbooks.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A gorgeous advance copy to end the week ❤️ @thwupbooks.bsky.social
Oh dear @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social what are we going to replace proper crisps with? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/griffins-...
'Just another kick in the guts': Nelson mayor on Proper Crisps closure plan
Production may shift to Griffin’s Wiri site from late 2027 into early 2028.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Oh dear @elizabethknoxnz.bsky.social what are we going to replace proper crisps with? www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/griffins-...
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Please join the ELCC programme for the launch of Charles Ferrall's new book this Thursday at Unity! www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...
Thursday September 18th, 6pmIn-store at Unity Books WELLINGTONBook Launch: South by South: New Zealand and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration by Charles Ferrall
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September 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Please join the ELCC programme for the launch of Charles Ferrall's new book this Thursday at Unity! www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...