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18/10/2026

Come and hang out with me at the beautiful new Te Ao Marama Tauranga library.

13/10/2026

Thanks for having me as a guest Parishay!
Find Parishay’s Book Club on Apple Podcasts. She is just amazing!

10/10/2026

In the words of the wonderful Jacqui from Duffy Books;
“Inspiring and encouraging Duffy tamariki to follow their dreams and embrace books and reading as a key to unlock their worlds and let them see what wonderful future pathways are out there for them!”

Such a fantastic organisation to be a part of! Thank you to all the sponsors including Mainfreight Duffy Books in Homes

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10/10/2026

What did I love about the Storylines National hui this year?
-learning tips and strategies from superstar writers.
-Networking with people in the industry (who are all lovely btw) and putting faces to names.
-learning about children’s book publishing in NZ and beyond.
-interesting discussion panels and keynotes that really got me thinking and fired up about writing.

What do I regret?
-not taking more photos.
-running out of time to speaking to everyone I wanted to.
-not being able to fit in any of the amazing illustration workshops too. Next time!

Thank you Storylines hui crew, you did an incredible job! Ka mau te wehi!

Author Leonie Agnew Alison Shucksmith Storylines Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa

10/10/2026

Happy Bookshop Day!
A shout-out to the independent bookstores stocking The Lost Words 🫶

The Women's Bookshop
BookHero
Unity Books Auckland
Dorothy Butler Bookshop

Muirs Bookshop

Marsden Books
Aurelia Books

Tawa Books and Post

Hedley's Books
Carson's Bookshop
Scorpio Books
Smiths Bookshop

The Page and Prose Booksellers
Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore
Emmas At Oxford
Mary-Liz Corbett Karen-Insta
Wardini Books | New Zealand

Thank you all for connecting readers with wonderful NZ books! 🥰

26/09/2026

Now you know where to find your copy of The Lost Words, right here on the Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids’ Books display, alongside so many other fantastic titles!

25/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who voted for The Lost Words in the Whitcoulls Top 50 Kids’ Books this year.
I’m so proud to see it sitting proudly at #27 alongside even more New Zealand books and authors this year!
Every vote, every read and every bit of support means so much.

Ngā mihi nui to everyone who helped make this possible.

15/09/2026

I sometimes wonder if I manifested this! To be nominated as a finalist at the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults was very affirming and a big confidence boost as an emerging author! can’t thank the team at Hachette (Little Moa Books) enough including the beautiful illustrations from art by Terewai. I was inspired, encouraged and entertained the whole night. What an honour! A huge congratulations to all the winners! 🎉💕

15/09/2026

Books Alive!
The very first Children’s Book week was a blast. I travelled to Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui in Poneke Wellington to celebrate books with over 20 finalists authors and illustrators from the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults. I did a behind the book session about The Lost Words including songs, games and sharing our pepeha. Then joined the wonderful Swapna Haddow and Erica Harrison Erica Harrison for a Lightening talk panel. We had a great time chatting with the tamariki, answering some curve ball questions and of course hanging out together.

15/09/2026

Six days at Auckland Writers Festival. Seven outfits.

I wanted to reflect where I come from and my personality in what I wore to AWF this year. Every look featured pieces by local and indigenous designers and artists whose work carries creativity, whakapapa, craft and culture in different ways.

Here’s a look at each day, what I wore, who made it, and a few moments from the festival that I’ll be thinking about for a long time.

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https://linktr.ee/TheLostWordsBook, https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/kids-top50, https://www.read-nz.org/writers-files/write

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