• Fleur Beale is the new NZ Society of Authors President of Honour.
• Three New Zealand writers have received the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement: 
  Barbara Else MNZM for fiction, Ross Calman for non-fiction, and Dinah Hawken for poetry.
• Our friends at Storylines have released their Notable Books of the Year list and have a very fun Christmas raffle underway.
• The Kiwi Christmas Books campaign continues until 10 December and it's easy to donate via participating sites or through their website.
• Continuing on the Christmassy theme: if you're planning bookish presents for your loved ones, consider this cool read local, buy local campaign from our pals at Kete, and of course Booksellers NZ Summer Reading Guide is a great resource for planning gifts.

And some of our own news:

• We've announced that thanks to funding from our friends at Mātātuhi Foundation, we'll be running an Aotearoa NZ Children's Book Week in 2026. More details to come, watch this space.
• The 2025/6 Teachers Reading Challenge is open now and starts December 1st. Teachers and school staff, get your teams together and get reading! 

If you have something you wish was on this list, email communications@read-nz.org with your request. We're happy to include relevant items.