Founded | 2005 |
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Country of origin | New Zealand |
Headquarters location | Wellington |
Publication types | Books (fiction) |
Official website |
www |
Lawrence & Gibson is an independent publisher founded in Wellington, New Zealand in 2005. [1] The organisation functions as a non-profit worker collective where profits are split 50/50 between author and publisher. [1]
Their most notable releases are Richard Meros' On the condition and possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as Her Young Lover [2] (2005) and Brannavan Gnanalingam's Sprigs (2020). As of 2023, the collective is steered by Murdoch Stephens (co-founder), Brannavan Gnanalingam (2011) and Thomasin Sleigh, all of whom have released multiple titles with the collective. [3]
Notable authors include Richard Meros, [4] [5] [2] [6] William Dewey, [7] Brannavan Gnanalingam, [8] Thomasin Sleigh, [9] Murdoch Stephens, Alice Tawhai, Tīhema Baker, Rhydian Thomas, [10] and Sharon Lam. [11] [12] The Dominion Post described it as one of the capital city's most promising independent publishers. [13]
In 2016, Gnanalingam's A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse, which was long-listed for novel of the year in New Zealand's Ockham Book Awards. [14] The following year, his novel Sodden Downstream was short-listed for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards novel of the year. [15]
Both of their 2017 novels—Milk Island and Sodden Downstream —received critical acclaim. Milk Island was judged as the fifth best book of 2017 by the Spinoff, [16] while Sodden Downstream was described by the same publication as 'surely the best local novel of 2017 by a long stretch. No other novel comes close to achieving such a close examination of life in New Zealand right now.' [17]
The 2019 release of Lonely Asian Woman by Sharon Lam marked the twenty-fifth publication from the collective. [11] [12] [18] The novel was long-listed for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards novel of the year. [19]
In 2020, the publisher and founder of Lawrence & Gibson, Murdoch Stephens revealed himself as the author behind the Richard Meros novels. [20] [21] Concurrently, the collective released a debut novel under Stephens' own name Rat King Landlord. [22] [23]
Gnanalingam's sixth book with the collective, Sprigs, was released to widespread acclaim in 2020. [24] [25] [26] It was short-listed for the best fiction of the year and described by The Spinoff as "having that rare thing in a novel: impetus" . [27] The success of the novel led to Gnanalingam authoring a fortnightly column in the Sunday Star-Times. [28] Sprigs won the Ngaio Marsh Award for best work of crime fiction in the 2021 ceremony. [29]
Founded | 2005 |
---|---|
Country of origin | New Zealand |
Headquarters location | Wellington |
Publication types | Books (fiction) |
Official website |
www |
Lawrence & Gibson is an independent publisher founded in Wellington, New Zealand in 2005. [1] The organisation functions as a non-profit worker collective where profits are split 50/50 between author and publisher. [1]
Their most notable releases are Richard Meros' On the condition and possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as Her Young Lover [2] (2005) and Brannavan Gnanalingam's Sprigs (2020). As of 2023, the collective is steered by Murdoch Stephens (co-founder), Brannavan Gnanalingam (2011) and Thomasin Sleigh, all of whom have released multiple titles with the collective. [3]
Notable authors include Richard Meros, [4] [5] [2] [6] William Dewey, [7] Brannavan Gnanalingam, [8] Thomasin Sleigh, [9] Murdoch Stephens, Alice Tawhai, Tīhema Baker, Rhydian Thomas, [10] and Sharon Lam. [11] [12] The Dominion Post described it as one of the capital city's most promising independent publishers. [13]
In 2016, Gnanalingam's A Briefcase, Two Pies and a Penthouse, which was long-listed for novel of the year in New Zealand's Ockham Book Awards. [14] The following year, his novel Sodden Downstream was short-listed for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards novel of the year. [15]
Both of their 2017 novels—Milk Island and Sodden Downstream —received critical acclaim. Milk Island was judged as the fifth best book of 2017 by the Spinoff, [16] while Sodden Downstream was described by the same publication as 'surely the best local novel of 2017 by a long stretch. No other novel comes close to achieving such a close examination of life in New Zealand right now.' [17]
The 2019 release of Lonely Asian Woman by Sharon Lam marked the twenty-fifth publication from the collective. [11] [12] [18] The novel was long-listed for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards novel of the year. [19]
In 2020, the publisher and founder of Lawrence & Gibson, Murdoch Stephens revealed himself as the author behind the Richard Meros novels. [20] [21] Concurrently, the collective released a debut novel under Stephens' own name Rat King Landlord. [22] [23]
Gnanalingam's sixth book with the collective, Sprigs, was released to widespread acclaim in 2020. [24] [25] [26] It was short-listed for the best fiction of the year and described by The Spinoff as "having that rare thing in a novel: impetus" . [27] The success of the novel led to Gnanalingam authoring a fortnightly column in the Sunday Star-Times. [28] Sprigs won the Ngaio Marsh Award for best work of crime fiction in the 2021 ceremony. [29]