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Published 6 January 2025Books of Mana
Professor Jacinta Ruru MNZM FRSNZ, Professor Angela Wanhalla FRSNZ, and Jeanette Wikaira are launching a new book to celebrate non-fiction written books by Māori authors.
Books of Mana celebrates the rich tradition of Māori authorship in Aotearoa New Zealand. It reveals the central place of over 200 years of print literacy within te ao Māori and vividly conveys how books are understood as taonga tuku iho – treasured items handed down through generations.
In this beautifully illustrated collection of essays, some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most renowned Māori thinkers join the editors in a wide-ranging kōrero about the influence and empowerment of Māori writing.
Books of Mana originated with a partnership between the Society and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga in 2018 for Te Takarangi, a list of 150 important books by Māori authors.
In the lead-up to Books of Mana hitting bookshelves on 3 February, we will be profiling the 30 new books being added to the Takarangi list, one by one during January. The 30 new books were all published between 2018 and 2022.
Learn more about Te Takarangi and be inspired by must-read Māori-authored books.