Tour Aotearoa
The TA (Tour Aotearoa) is a bicycle trail running the length of New Zealand but with kinks in it. The result: 3000 kilometres of trail that is in your backyard. Many Kiwis see some of it, dabble with bits of…
Read an excerpt: Nightshades and Paperwhites
The new book by Sophie Rogers is set in 19th century Alexandra, New Zealand. The Gold Rush has been and gone. Alexandra is fast becoming a town of dwindling opportunities, especially for Ginny Doyle, an intelligent, young Irish woman with…
Self Publishing Matters: Stephanie McConchie
One of the unfair stigmas surrounding self-publishing is that the work produced is “amatuer-ish” and unprofessional. Having your work edited by a trained expert will get your manuscript looking sharp, and help lift it to a market ready standard.…
Self Publishing Matters: Mike Howell
“A picture tells a thousand words”, or so the saying goes, which is why choosing the right illustrator is important. The CopyPress take care to pair authors with many talented Kiwi illustrators who can elevate a story to that…
Read an Excerpt: Hōkioi
A family group of early Moa hunter people settles in an area rich in moa and other large ground living birds. However this is also the home of a pair of giant eagles —the hōkioi. With the female hōkioi an…
Q&A with Anna Kenna
The Essential Fairy is the latest tale from Anna Kenna, about a young girl who makes it her mission to declare the Tooth Fairy an essential worker - much to the delight of children everywhere! Teamed with charming illustrations…
Read an Excerpt: My Croatian Kitchen
My Croatian Kitchen, By Helena Nuic It began with an old family recipe book, the fading ink holding on to history. The pages are filled with recipes that have travelled from one side of the world to the other. My…
The CopyPress: Newsletter August 2021
Hello from The CopyPress Team! COVID UPDATE: We hope all our customers have been keeping safe since the country entered level 4 almost a fortnight ago. Our doors will be shut until it is safe to reopen, and our staff…
