Marsden Books congratulates all the winners at the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards announced 24 August, 2014.
New Zealand Post Book of the Year and General Non-fiction
Peter McLeavey: The life and times of a New Zealand art dealer by Jill Trevelyan, published by Te Papa Press.
Fiction and People’s Choice
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Victoria University Press)
Poetry
Us, then by Vincent O’Sullivan (Victoria University Press)
Illustrated Non-fiction
Coast: A New Zealand journey by Bruce Ansley & Jane Ussher (Random House NZ (Godwit))
Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice
Molesworth: Stories from New Zealand’s largest high country station by Harry Broad and Rob Suisted (Craig Potton Publishing)
NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book award for Fiction
Tough by Amy Head (Victoria University Press)
NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book award for Poetry
Horse with Hat by Marty Smith (Victoria University Press)
NZSA E. H. McCormick Best First Book for Non-fiction
Tragedy at Pike River Mine by Rebecca Macfie (Awa Press)