Thespinoff iconThespinoffOct 2, 2026 ~1 min source read

Meet the tiny indie publisher behind the New Zealand novel of the year

Spoor Books is a part-time, two-person, artist-led publishing house whose name is inspired by a whippet called Mishti Boy. Claire Mabey talked to Spoor’s Balamohan and Erena Shingade about the big effort it takes to do small well. The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances by Terri Te Tau is my favourite Aotearoa novel of 20

Meet the tiny indie publisher behind the New Zealand novel of the year

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