2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

Long Lists for Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction and Poetry

"Unforgettable and amusing memoirs, novels that move and unnerve, illustrated books that powerfully illuminate the past and present, and sizzling, considered poetry collections are among the 43 books longlisted from 175 entries." -- New Zealand Book Awards Trust

Updated February 4, 2025
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2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

Long Lists for Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction and Poetry

"Unforgettable and amusing memoirs, novels that move and unnerve, illustrated books that powerfully illuminate the past and present, and sizzling, considered poetry collections are among the 43 books longlisted from 175 entries." -- New Zealand Book Awards Trust

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Delirious
Wilkins, Damien
Paper Book
It's time. Mary, an ex cop, and her husband, retired librarian Pete, have decided to move into a retirement village. They aren't falling apart, but they're watching each other - Pete with his chcychardia and bad hip, Mary with her ankle and knee. Selling their beloved house should be a clean break,...
Ash : A Novel
Wallace, Louise.
Paper Book
A dazzlingly original and bleakly funny debut novel that follows one harried working mother before and after a devastating weather event, capturing the everyday wonders and infuriating indignities of mothering in a time of ecological crisis. Thea spends her days among stubborn animals,...
The Mires : A Novel
Makereti, Tina.
Paper Book
A literary page turner that explores the intertwined lives of three neighboring families in a small coastal New Zealand town--a blend of Little Fires Everywhere and The Island of Missing Trees, combining domestic drama, suspense, indigenous folklore, and the threat of extremism on ordinary lives....
The Royal Free
Shuker, Carl.
Paper Book
An exuberant dark comedy about dying young, parenting through grief, and the full-on hilarity of copyediting a medical journal while the city around you burns James Ballard is a recently widowed father to a baby daughter. And he is a copy editor tasked with saving the Royal...
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