2012 New Zealand Post Book Awards finalists

1.
Tupaia: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
Tupaia: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator 4.25 avg rating — 189 ratings
2.
So Brilliantly Clever: Parker, Hulme and the Murder That Shocked the World
So Brilliantly Clever: Parker, Hulme and the Murder That Shocked the World 3.52 avg rating — 4,603 ratings
3.
The Hungry Heart: Journeys with William Colenso
The Hungry Heart: Journeys with William Colenso 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings
4.
The Broken Book
The Broken Book 4.17 avg rating — 47 ratings
5.
BLIGH: William Bligh in the South Seas
BLIGH: William Bligh in the South Seas 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings
6.
Whatu Kakahu / Maori Cloaks
Whatu Kakahu / Maori Cloaks it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
7.
Playing with Fire: Auckland Studio Potters Society Turns 50
Playing with Fire: Auckland Studio Potters Society Turns 50 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
8.
New Zealand's Native Trees
New Zealand's Native Trees it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
9.
New Zealand Film: An Illustrated History
New Zealand Film: An Illustrated History 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
10.
A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy
A Micronaut in the Wide World: The Imaginative Life and Times of Graham Percy 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
11.
Thicket
Thicket 3.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
12.
Shift
Shift really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
13.
The Leaf-Ride
The Leaf-Ride 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
14.
The Trouble With Fire
The Trouble With Fire 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings
15.
Rangatira
Rangatira 3.53 avg rating — 156 ratings
16.
From Under The Overcoat
From Under The Overcoat
by: Sue Orr
3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings