{"id":546114,"date":"2026-07-27T11:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546114\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:21:17","slug":"new-zealand-book-industry-awards-2026-winners-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546114\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2026 winners revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand (BSANZ) and the Publishers Association of New Zealand have announced the winners of the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s Books in Petone has won the NielsenIQ BookData Bookshop of the Year for its tailored curation of books and a year-long series of local and international author events. The prize was presented to the store\u2019s owner and manager, Mary Fawcett, at a ceremony at Rydges Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>The judges praised the store for its strong ties with the community, whose support helped fund a shop redesign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchr\u00f6dinger\u2019s is an exceptional bookstore that has increased its community reach through creative programmes conducted with a clear sense of purpose,\u201d the judges commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe store\u2019s submission demonstrated the huge effort and hard work put in by the team, led by a passionate owner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The award, one of 15 honours presented for industry achievements between April 2025 and March 2026, marks the bookstore\u2019s second win after <a href=\"https:\/\/insideretail.co.nz\/2021\/10\/04\/petones-schrodingers-books-named-the-nations-best-bookstore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">first claiming the title in 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The other winners include:<\/p>\n<p>Allen &amp; Unwin \u2013 NZ Publisher of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>A Different Kind of Power by Jacinda Ardern \u2013 NielsenIQ BookData NZ Award for the bestselling New Zealand title of the 2025 calendar year.<\/p>\n<p>Penguin Random House NZ \u2013 Marketing &amp; Publicity Strategy of the Year for the launch campaign of A Different Kind of Power.<\/p>\n<p>Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand \u2013 Sales Professional of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey \u2013 Booksellers\u2019 Choice Adult Award.<\/p>\n<p>Hooked: Learning to Fish \u2013 Booksellers\u2019 Choice Children\u2019s Award.<\/p>\n<p>Alison Shucksmith \u2013 Publishing Trailblazer of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Anastasia George \u2013 Titlepage Bookselling Trailblazer of the Year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking My Language by Mike McRoberts \u2013 Libro.fm Audiobook of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Chapman \u2013 Publishers Association of New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n<p>Carole Beu, Wendy Tighe-Umbers and David Cameron \u2013 Booksellers Association of Aotearoa New Zealand Lifetime Achievement Awards.<\/p>\n<p>A special achievement honour was also presented in memoriam to the late Nigel Latta for his contribution to the book industry.<\/p>\n<p>BSANZ manager Renee Rowland said booksellers continue to \u201cpunch above their weight\u201d in a highly challenging market, crediting their ability to adapt and innovate despite rising costs and changing reading habits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese awards are a chance to recognise booksellers and publishers who demonstrate an unswerving commitment to excellence and a determination to explore every opportunity to champion local books and authors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s judges were broadcaster and memoirist Susie Ferguson, NZ Society of Authors director Jenny Nagle, Australian Booksellers Association president and Matilda Bookshop co-owner Gavin Williams, and Brenda Channer, owner-manager of 2025 Bookstore of the Year winner The Martinborough Books &amp; Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand (BSANZ) and the Publishers Association of New Zealand have announced the winners of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[268408,268409,111,43,139,69,268410,268411],"class_list":["post-546114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-aotearoa-new-zealand-book-industry-awards-2026","tag-booksellers-aotearoa-new-zealand","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-publishers-association-of-new-zealand","tag-schrodingers-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}