News From passion project to award-winning children’s book September 21, 2025 / September 21, 2025 by Samantha By Vittoria Pasca The idea to publish an educational book to teach children to appreciate local fruits and vegetables came from a chat I had with chef Sikipio Fihaki from Niu Grillz: “Kids love colouring, why don’t you publish a children’s book which teaches them about healthy eating and nutrition while they colour?” he asked me. […] Read more » Fiji
News Lani and the Cumquat Adventures is a journey of family, food and belonging September 21, 2025 / September 21, 2025 by Samantha By Ema Ganivatu Marilyn Cornelius, a writer with a heart full of stories, has just recently launched her first children’s book, Lani and the Cumquat Adventures. While the prolific writer has authored or co-authored 40 other books on self-love, trauma and positivity, this is her first children’s book. Like her earlier books, it reflects her vision for […] Read more » children's books Fiji
News A Disappearance in Fiji September 21, 2025 by Samantha A detective novel set in Fiji brings to life a time rarely discussed beyond academic texts; the experiences of Indian labourers under Girmit. A Disappearance in Fiji follows Akal Singh, a 25-year-old Sikh police officer, sent to Fiji in disgrace after an indiscretion in his previous posting of Hong Kong. He does not want to be in […] Read more » author interview Fiji
News Review: Murder, mystery and Melanesian realpolitik August 26, 2025 / September 2, 2025 by Samantha By Gordon Peake Crime fiction is abidingly popular. Why is that so? Partly the reason is the obvious fun of working out a puzzle, but fans of the genre and literary critics often advance another reason: such books work as lenses to examine wider truths in a light-touch but revealing way. Matt Francis’s delightful Murder […] Read more » crime fiction Vanuatu
News Fijian author debuts “Bubu Belo” July 9, 2025 / July 16, 2025 by Samantha By Ema Ganivatu Fijian writer Adi Tulia Nacola has turned her talents to film with the release of her debut short film, Bubu Belo. This heartfelt project celebrates the beauty of village life and the strength of Fijian youth. Adi Nacola, from Soa in Nakorotubu, Ra, with maternal links to Nasukamai in Ra, wrote the […] Read more » Fiji film Tulia Nacola
Baka Bites Baka Bites February 4, 2025 by Samantha Available this week: Lime butter cookies Pecan cookies Herbal tea: coboi (lemongrass), mint, jasmine Iced tea Read more » cookies
News Sugar hit February 4, 2025 / July 16, 2025 by Samantha Sugar is a commodity weighted with meaning in Fiji, from its role in the country’s economic history and migration stories to its place in the dietary choices and health status of its citizens. Sugar is also the title and connecting thread between the protagonists of a compelling new novel written by political analyst and researcher Edward […] Read more » Fiji novels Sugar
News Reviving the Magic of Reading: Uni of Fiji launches new book February 4, 2025 / September 2, 2025 by Samantha A book to champion the very existence of books was launched in Suva last week at the Samabula Campus Art Gallery of the University of Fiji. A compendium of the experiences of those Pacific thinkers whose paths have been determined by reading, the book Moveable Magic: Re-making the World, according to its editors, seeks to prove the […] Read more » Fiji University of Fiji
News What Can You See In This ABC? February 4, 2025 by Samantha The newly launched What Can You See in this ABC book brings together some of Fiji’s best-known artists with the goal of inspiring a reading culture among Fiji’s children. Authors Jane Ricketts and Joanne Vosailagi – who have combined their love of Fiji with their passion for reading and art – say the book is multilayered. “For many years, […] Read more » ABC Fiji Pacific children's books
