The Midnight Plane
Selected and new poems
By Fiona Kidman
In The Midnight Plane, Dame Fiona Kidman, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most distinguished writers, returns to her first and deepest literary love, poetry. This beautifully curated volume opens with selected work from Kidman’s six previous collections, chronologically ordered, and concludes in the present day with a body of exciting new poems.
Release date: 22 May 2025
Landfall 249
Autumn 2025
Edited by Lynley Edmeades
For almost 80 years, Landfall has been a dedicated space for writers, artists and reviewers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Landfall 249 features new writing from creatives all over Aotearoa New Zealand, full-colour art portfolios and reviews of the latest books produced in New Zealand. Landfall 249 also announces the winners of the 2025 Landfall Young Writers' Essay Prize.
Release date: 26 May 2025
Touch Screen
By Philip Armstrong
The term "touchscreen" emerged in the 1970s to describe a computer display that doubles as an input device. In Touch Screen, poet Philip Armstrong reexamines this term, exploring the evolving interface between humans and technology through poems that blend personal lyric and myth, asking: "Can you feel it?"
Release date: 12 June 2025
Invisible Intelligence
Why your child might not be failing
By Welby Ings
In Invisible Intelligence, educationalist, filmmaker and best-selling author Welby Ings considers how schools measure intelligence and shows how narrow definitions of literacy and numeracy can lead to bright students being described as ‘behind’ and positioned as problems, when they are not. Ings mixes poignant, humorous and insightful storytelling with current research to explore the ways that some children’s intelligent approaches to problem-solving are dismissed or ignored, with devastating consequences for individuals and society.
Release date: 24 July 2025
Strong Words 4
The best of the Landfall Essay Competition
Selected by Lynley Edmeades
Strong Words 4 continues the tradition of showcasing Aotearoa New Zealand’s best contemporary essays, presenting a diverse collection of thought-provoking, beautifully crafted works, selected from the 2023 and 2024 Landfall Essay Competition entries. These essays explore a wide range of topics, from queer rights and female reproduction to neoliberalism, capitalism, colonisation and environmental destruction. Personal reflections on motherhood, fatherhood, friendship and love sit alongside sharp critiques of the intellectual and property classes.
Release date: 31 July 2025
Pastoral Care
By John Prins
In Pastoral Care, Auckland writer John Prins delivers nine witty, emotionally rich stories set in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand. From lakesides to traffic jams, he explores the gap between youthful dreams and adult realities with sharp humour and warmth. A fresh take on social realism, Pastoral Care introduces a bold new voice in New Zealand fiction. This is the second title in the Landfall Tauraka Short Stories series, following Pretty Ugly by Kirsty Gunn.
Release date: 21 August 2025
Nor the Years Condemn
By Robin Hyde
This striking new edition of Nor the Years Condemn brings Robin Hyde’s powerful 1938 novel back into print. Following returned soldier Douglas Stark, Hyde explores the disillusionment of World War I veterans facing a New Zealand marked by hardship and broken promises. With cover art by Gretchen Albrecht and a preface by Genevieve Scanlan, this edition reintroduces a poignant classic from one of Aotearoa’s most treasured writers.
Release date: 28 August 2025
Wednesday's Children
By Robin Hyde
This beautifully designed new edition of Wednesday’s Children revives Robin Hyde’s powerful novel of artistic freedom and defiance. Set in 1930s New Zealand, it follows Wednesday Gilfillan, a woman who builds an unconventional life beyond societal norms. With vivid prose and sharp critique, Hyde explores the personal cost of living an unconventional life. Featuring cover art by Star Gossage and a new preface and afterword by Genevieve Scanlan.
Release date: 28 August 2025