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If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that go past the July start date and match at least one of these title prompts: Periodic Table, Familial Terms, Rainbow of Words (also Joseph's coat), Numerical Titles, Titular Counting 5+, Pun in the Title, and First & Last Name in the Title. Recommendations welcome!

want to read more from New Zealand, but not sure where to start? here! start right here

Diverse voices, from trailblazers to storytellers, that illuminate leadership, resilience, and the messy realities of influence.

Biographies and other Non-fiction books about women in history (these are either books I have read or in my TBR, its is by no means conclusive)

Books set in, by, or adapted in NZ

NZ books are underrated! I’d love to share our culture with the world ✨

This list features one book from each country in Oceania. I put the focus on women authors, with additional queer and BIPoC representation throughout. Happy reading!

A book club where storytelling is at it’s heart. To feel for characters in stories as we might for ourselves or our friends.

Whether it be the authors, the characters, the setting, or the country itself, these books are some of the essential reads of Aotearoa New Zealand. Fiction to nonfiction, prose to poetry, the stories of our people and our land are here. This list is ever-growing, and I will continue to add to it as I read more pukapuka from our shores.