NZSA Best First Book Finalists 2009

The NZSA best first book finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards 2009 are:

FICTION

   

Misconduct - Bridget van der Zijp

Victoria University Press, ISBN 978-0-86473-575-1, $30.00 pbk

   

The Rehearsal - Eleanor Catton

Victoria University Press, ISBN 978-0-86473-581-2, $30.00 pbk

   

The Year of the Shanghai Shark - Mo Zhi Hong

Penguin Group (NZ), ISBN 978-014300-893-4, $28.00 pbk

 

POETRY

 

Everything Talks - Sam Sampson

Auckland University Press, ISBN 978-1-86940-411-6, $24.99 pbk

   

The Propaganda Poster Girl - Amy Brown

Victoria University Press, ISBN 978-0-86473-574-4, $25.00 pbk

   

The World's Fastest Flower - Charlotte Simmonds

Victoria University Press, ISBN 978-0-86473-576-8, $25.00 pbk

 

NON-FICTION

 

First Catch Your Weka - David Veart

Auckland University Press, ISBN 978-1-86940-410-9, $49.99 pbk

   

Mates & Lovers: A History of Gay New Zealand - Chris Brickell

Godwit, ISBN 978-1-86962-134-6, $49.99 pbk

   

Nga Tama Toa: The Price of Citizenship, C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945  - Monty Soutar

David Bateman, ISBN 978-1-86953-593-3, $69.99 hbk