Alan Duff

Once Were Warriors is a New Zealand classic, a raw and powerful portrayal of Māori in New Zealand society. This classic has been released in the Popular Penguin format to mark 50 years of publishing in New Zealand. The format reaches further back to 1935, when Allen Lane founded Penguin Books with a clear vision: 'We believed in the existence...

Telling it how he sees it. A fresh, personal account of New Zealand, now, from one of our hardest-hitting writers. Following Once Were Warriors, Alan Duff wrote Maori- The Crisis and the Challenge. His controversial comments shook the country. A quarter of a century later, New Zealand and Maoridom are in a very different place. And so is Alan —...

'Compelling and open-hearted' - Donald McRae, Guardian 'Excellent' - David Walsh, Sunday Times 'An athlete like no other...complex and interesting.' - Weekend Australian 'Full of hard truths that sporting teams, sportspeople and fans can learn from.' - Sun-Herald Sonny Bill Williams (SBW) is a once in a hundred-year athlete with immense sporting talent in Rugby League, Rugby Union, and Boxing....

From the author of the best-selling Once Were Warriors, Frederick's Coat is a powerful story of love between father and son, of contrasting ways of looking at the world, and of revenge. When Johno comes out of prison, he resolves never to go back again. But his new life is not easy, especially as he soon finds himself in sole...