BWB authors draw on years of research and a wealth of experience when putting together a book. Listen to them discuss the finer points of their writing and research in our latest videos!
BWB Talks
'By 'bringing what is unspoken into focus', Towards a Grammar of Race seeks to articulate and confront ideas of race in Aotearoa New Zealand – an exploration that includes racial capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness.'
Towards a Grammar of Race is discussed in this BWB talk by contributing authors Pounamu Jade Aikman, Faisal Al-Asaad and Tze Ming Mok.
'This is a story about the power of art to help us find a way through the darkness.'
Te Motunui Epa is discussed in this BWB talk by Rachel Buchanan and Honiana Love (Tumu Whakarae, Ngā Taonga Sounds & Vision).
Te Motunui Epa was launched to a beautiful crowd at Puke Ariki, New Plymouth on 21 November 2023. See highlights from the ceremony! Check out the full launch recording here.
'All of the issues that we are confronting right now... are the same kind of issues that Bill Andersen, and others around him in working communities, have dealt with before.'
Hear the authors and editors of our 2022 titles introduce their work in our latest Book Trailers!
The stories of Fierce Hope provide important insights into the immense demands of activism, and help inform radical new ways of living and being together in Aotearoa New Zealand. Co-author Karen Nairn introduces the book
Rachel Buchanan introduces her new book, Te Motunui Epa. This amazing story covers the journey of five interconnected carved panels and how they changed international practices, understanding and international law on the protection and repatriation of stolen cultural treasures.
Towards a Grammar of Race seeks to address how we do and do not talk about race in Aotearoa. One of the book’s editors, Arcia Tecun, introduces the kaupapa behind the book.
Lawyer and historian Ned Fletcher discusses the questions that led him to the research for and writing of his groundbreaking work, The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Bill Andersen led a life for the working class of New Zealand, rallying unions and union members across the country. Cybèle Locke introduces her detailed biography of his life, Comrade.
Jessica Hutchings, co-editor of Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua introduces this new work, one that delves into Māori housing aspirations, where we have been and where we are looking to go.
Editors Anna Pendergrast and Kelly Pendergrast discuss More Zeros and Ones and how they aim to identify how we can do better for everyone in Aotearoa by examining the way digital tools and platforms are designed, built, and maintained.