Wanaka’s independent bookshop
Carrying a wide range of titles from your favourite New Zealand and international authors The Next Chapter bookshop is a haven for lovers of literature and Wanaka’s home of books.
Our comprehensive selection covers everything from Penguin classics to modern best-sellers, children’s books, graphic novels and glossy hardbacks.
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Upcoming Releases
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2026 Wall Calendar
$35
1st September
The Next Chapter is delighted to represent June in the 2026 calendar.
These beautiful calendars make the perfect gift for any book lover. Pre-order now, before these sell out!
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![The River is Waiting]()
The River is Waiting
$40
18th June
The propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable.
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![Quicksilver]()
Quicksilver
$38
19th August
The utterly addictive enemies-to-lovers romantasy sensation, re-released with a brand new stunning cover.
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![Katabasis]()
Katabasis
$38
25th August
2025's most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by author of Babel, R.F. Kuang.
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![Fly, Wild Swans]()
Fly, Wild Swans
$40
16th September
The long-awaited sequel to Wild Swans, the multi-million copy international best selling sensation.
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![Gravity Let Me Go]()
Gravity Let Me Go
$38
30th September
Dark, gritty, hilarious and unexpected, Gravity Let Me Go is a novel about marriage and ambition; truth-telling and truth-omitting; self-deception and self-preservation.
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![Always Remember]()
Always Remember
$55
14th October
The hugely anticipated new book from Charlie Mackesy, revisiting the much-loved world of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
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![Brimstone]()
Brimstone
$38
18th November
Sequel to the addictive enemies-to-lovers romantasy global sensation QUICKSILVER
Featured Titles & Latest Arrivals
Browse the latest titles that have landed on our shelves along with some of our staff and customers’ current favourites.
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![My Friends]()
My Friends
$40
An unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a stranger’s life twenty-five years later. -
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Waterlog
$32
Inspired by John Cheever's classic short story, "The Swimmer," Roger Deakin set out from his moat in Suffolk to swim through the British Isles. -
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
$38
From bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a spellbinding queer love story about immortality, life and love. -
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A Different Kind of Power
$60
From the former prime minister of New Zealand, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders. -
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Of Thorn & Briar
$55
‘This spare but elegant account is an unexpected delight, and as soothing as a walk down a tree-dappled lane at sunset’ – Daily Mail -
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The Notebook
$33
Diaries, sketchbooks, common-places, notebooks, ledgers and ships' logs: how the blank book changed the way we think, and helped us change the world.
Upcoming Next Chapter Book Club Reads:
If you would like to attend the next Fiction Book Club we are meeting Wednesday, 25th June, 5.30pm at The Next Chapter Bookshop.
The books for discussion are The Names by Florence Knapp and As Long As The Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh.
The Classics Book Club will meet every second month, on the last Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thursday 31st July, 5.30pm at The Next Chapter Bookshop. The books for discussion are The Gambler and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill.
Our Non Fiction Book Club meets every second month. The next meeting will be Thursday 7th August, 5.30pm at The Next Chapter Bookshop. Books for discussion are Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton and Intertidal by Yuvan Aves.
The Poetry Book Club will meet quarterly, on the last Thursday of the month. The first meeting is Thursday, 28th August, 5.30pm at the bookshop, where we ask you to bring a poem you love to share with the group.
The books in our shop Book Clubs are all offered at a special price. Don't forget to mention you are buying to read for the Book Club meetings.
RSVP is encouraged so that the group size allows participation and discussion.
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