Lawrence & Gibson

Notable authors include Richard Meros,[4][5][2][6] William Dewey,[7] Brannavan Gnanalingam,[8] Thomasin Sleigh,[9] Rhydian Thomas,[10] Sharon Lam,[11][12] A.D. Jameson, Dick Whyte and Laurence Stacey, and Ulrich Haarbürste. A 2011 feature in The Dominion Post described it as 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 is long-listed for the best fiction of the year, and noted as one of four likely short listers by The Spinoff.[27] The success of the novel led to Gnanalingam authoring a fortnightly column in the Sunday Star-Times.[28]

• Official website
• Author's websites:
  • Thomasin Sleigh
  • Murdoch Stephens
  • Rhydian Thomas' Milk Island
  • Sharon Lam