Rachael King
@rachaelking70.bsky.social
Writer of novels & other stuff from NZ. MG novel The Grimmelings (“Horse girl folk horror”) out now in Aus, NZ & the UK, coming to the US Oct 2025. Secrets at Red Rocks TV adaptation out 9 March NZ & US. https://www.rachael-king.com Band Pic: J Ganley
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Rachael King
@rachaelking70.bsky.social
· Oct 28
It’s publication day in Nth America for The Grimmelings, my middlegrade ‘horse girl folk horror’ which blends Scottish folklore with an unsettling New Zealand landscape, about a girl and a vengeful kelpie. Out in HB *and* PB! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gr... #spookymg #kidlit #middlegrade
If you’re curious about the soundtrack for my Violet & the Velvets books, you can find it here among these other fine writers. thespinoff.co.nz/books/27-11-... thespinoff.co.nz/books/27-11-...
Eight New Zealand novelists on the music they write to
From one song played masochistically on repeat to a sprawling 12-hour playlist, this is the music behind the books.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you’re curious about the soundtrack for my Violet & the Velvets books, you can find it here among these other fine writers. thespinoff.co.nz/books/27-11-... thespinoff.co.nz/books/27-11-...
This is amazing news.
Coming February 2026 – Leather & Chains: My 1986 Diary, by Kate Camp. 🖤⛓️
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Cover by @toddatticus.bsky.social
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Cover by @toddatticus.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is amazing news.
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Can’t breathe
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Can’t breathe
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THE GRIMMELINGS (McElderry/ @simonkids.bsky.social) by @rachaelking70.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
THE GRIMMELINGS (McElderry/ @simonkids.bsky.social) by @rachaelking70.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...
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Doctors and parents should make decisions about what it best for their kids' health - not politicians.
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Doctors and parents should make decisions about what it best for their kids' health - not politicians.
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Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
It’s an honour to have a starred review in The Horn Book, one of the most respected journals of children’s literature (for 101 years!) only to have @moderation.bsky.app label them as spam. What a disservice to children’s books, which struggle to get media coverage. How can this be fixed? #kidlit
THE GRIMMELINGS (McElderry/ @simonkids.bsky.social) by @rachaelking70.bsky.social will receive a starred review in the January/February 2026 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/januar...
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
It’s an honour to have a starred review in The Horn Book, one of the most respected journals of children’s literature (for 101 years!) only to have @moderation.bsky.app label them as spam. What a disservice to children’s books, which struggle to get media coverage. How can this be fixed? #kidlit
Just waiting for them to take lotteries money away from CNZ and direct it towards roads.
While the finance minister "kicks the tyres" on overhaul of national lottery, a coalition partner rules out any change.
Lotto shake-up 'dead in the water', Peters says
newsroom.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Just waiting for them to take lotteries money away from CNZ and direct it towards roads.
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New Zealand nominees are Becky Manawatu, Dominic Hoey and our colleagues Tina Makereti and Damien Wilkins - congrats everyone!
So heartily deserved: @minon.bsky.social one of the OZ nominees for the @dublinlitaward.bsky.social with his debut novel, First Name Second Name! dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
2026 Nominations Revealed - Dublin Literary Award
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November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
New Zealand nominees are Becky Manawatu, Dominic Hoey and our colleagues Tina Makereti and Damien Wilkins - congrats everyone!
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I spoke to Midday Report at RNZ - you can listen to the interview here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Government blocks puberty blockers for new patients
The coalition government has announced a ban on new patients accessing gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues - also known as puberty blockers - from next month. Professional Association for Transge...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I spoke to Midday Report at RNZ - you can listen to the interview here: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
November 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”
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They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.
Zero surprises that the brainless transphobic health minister in NZ ignored all expert advice and evidence and banned puberty blockers for trans youth. Literal blood on his hands.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-...
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www.beehive.govt.nz
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
They illegally blocked a best practices document the government commissioned from experts and then disregarded it.
If you’re in Ōtautahi right now, I hope you’re outside
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If you’re in Ōtautahi right now, I hope you’re outside
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The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. Congratulations Fleur!
authors.org.nz/nzsa-announc...
authors.org.nz/nzsa-announc...
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. Congratulations Fleur!
authors.org.nz/nzsa-announc...
authors.org.nz/nzsa-announc...
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Tomorrow at 1230pm, Ingrid Horrocks will appear in conversation about her brilliant new book of stories, All Her Lives - check it out! (Ingrid is also teaching an MA workshop at the IIML next year for which we're still accepting last minute applications...)
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www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...
Both shops hold literary events. We specialise in New Zealand and international literature, poetry, history, and nonfiction as well as stocking the best new releases by award winning authors of both fiction and non-fiction in all genres.
www.unitybooks.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Tomorrow at 1230pm, Ingrid Horrocks will appear in conversation about her brilliant new book of stories, All Her Lives - check it out! (Ingrid is also teaching an MA workshop at the IIML next year for which we're still accepting last minute applications...)
www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...
www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...
Does anybody know if Wellington hospital still gives out new baby packs to all babies including a picture book? It was there when I had my baby 19 years ago. I’d love to see that for all NZ children along with encouragement to start reading straight away. I saw some amazing research about benefits.
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Does anybody know if Wellington hospital still gives out new baby packs to all babies including a picture book? It was there when I had my baby 19 years ago. I’d love to see that for all NZ children along with encouragement to start reading straight away. I saw some amazing research about benefits.
Saw some yesterday outside Aranui library! Very joy-bringing.
Successful trials that saw wildflowers blooming in Christchurch’s Hagley Park and near the Antigua Boatsheds have since been expanded to more than 30 citywide locations in the past two years.
“We’ve received heaps of feedback – mostly positive. People love the colour, variety, and benefits for…
“We’ve received heaps of feedback – mostly positive. People love the colour, variety, and benefits for…
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Saw some yesterday outside Aranui library! Very joy-bringing.
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Future archaeologists, who are from space because we're all dead and the Earth is fried, "whoa, it's really weird, but the evidence suggests they died, not because they didn't have the means to survive, but because they didn't want to share it.... what a bunch of fuckwits!"
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Future archaeologists, who are from space because we're all dead and the Earth is fried, "whoa, it's really weird, but the evidence suggests they died, not because they didn't have the means to survive, but because they didn't want to share it.... what a bunch of fuckwits!"
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I just did a very quick & unofficial count: since 2020, there have been 13 books by new Māori writers published (approx 6 years). In the whole of the 2010s, there were 7 new Māori writers published. Significantly, 7 of the 13 since 2020 wrote novels. Significant change!
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I just did a very quick & unofficial count: since 2020, there have been 13 books by new Māori writers published (approx 6 years). In the whole of the 2010s, there were 7 new Māori writers published. Significantly, 7 of the 13 since 2020 wrote novels. Significant change!
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No country should have a 'population problem' when there are 123.3 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 40% of whom are children
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
How to solve New Zealand’s population problem – Michael Johnston - NZ Herald
OPINION: New Zealand's fertility rate has fallen to 1.6, well below replacement level.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
No country should have a 'population problem' when there are 123.3 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 40% of whom are children
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/how...
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Out now! #BfK275, our seasonal special & it's a bumper issue: Books of the Year, unmissable gift guides incl #poetry & non-fiction. Authorgraph interview with Christopher Edge, Petr Horacek Windows into #Illustration, Nicolette Jones interviews Lauren Child 🎁🎁🎁
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Out now! #BfK275, our seasonal special & it's a bumper issue: Books of the Year, unmissable gift guides incl #poetry & non-fiction. Authorgraph interview with Christopher Edge, Petr Horacek Windows into #Illustration, Nicolette Jones interviews Lauren Child 🎁🎁🎁
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-27...
There are still tickets left to every Christchurch session at Terror-Fi Film Fest which is at Alice’s, a tiny theatre. Do people just not know about it? I’m going with my 19 year old kid to a few things, more on the Fi spectrum than the Terror, I’ll admit. terrorfifest.com/films/
Films | Terror-Fi Film Festival
terrorfifest.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There are still tickets left to every Christchurch session at Terror-Fi Film Fest which is at Alice’s, a tiny theatre. Do people just not know about it? I’m going with my 19 year old kid to a few things, more on the Fi spectrum than the Terror, I’ll admit. terrorfifest.com/films/
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