The New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa is delighted to present the 16 finalists in the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, the premier literary honours of Aotearoa. Seek out these shortlisted titles in bookstores and libraries, and then join us – in person or via the livestream – on Wednesday 14 May to celebrate their authors and the ultimate winners at the awards ceremony, as part of the Auckland Writers Festival. To find out more follow NewZealandBookAwards or #theockhams on Facebook and Instagram.
