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Celebrating Aotearoa's book industry | RNZ
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Celebrating Aotearoa’s book industry | RNZ

  • July 21, 2025

The 2025 Book Industry awards took place over the weekend. 

The event celebrates the publishing houses, independent booksellers and literary professionals across Aotearoa.

Louise and Gareth Ward took home the prize for Booksellers Choice Adult Award for their “Bookstore Detective” novels. 

They chatted to Jesse. 

Louise & Gareth Ward are onstage collecting an award at the 2025 'Book industry awards'. Gareth is wearing a waistcoat and looking coy. Louise has her trademark pink hair. She is wearing a green dress and looks very excited. The cover of their book is projected on the stage behind them.

Photo: Penny Hartill

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