Living Narratives is a book publisher at 2 Trig Rd, West Harbour, Waitakere City, Auckland, holding a five-star Google rating from a single review. Reviewers found Imelda incredibly helpful and attentive, with design work that brought their vision for a book to life.
Small publishers in New Zealand usually work alongside the author rather than buying a manuscript outright, so the useful questions are practical ones: who keeps the rights, what a quote covers — editing, design, printing, an ISBN — and whether the run is offset or print-on-demand. A good press edits before it designs, because no cover rescues a muddled manuscript. Design still matters, though; clean layout and a strong cover are what make a book sit comfortably on a shelf beside anything from a big house. Memoirs and family histories keep many local presses busy, being the projects larger publishers rarely take on.
For West Harbour writers wanting a hands-on partnership, Living Narratives sits on Trig Road.