Just in time for Christmas 2023!

Pav Deconstructed is a luscious, hard-cover, coffee-table-style book about pavlova. While it does contain a recipe from the wonderful Christall Lowe, it is not a recipe book!

The idea for the book started ten years ago at a dinner table when a group of writers discovered they all had a pavlova tale to tell. Over the past two years, Pavlova Press has been on a quest for the real pavlova, the one seen on Kiwi tables, and not just through the photos in a cookbook. 

Pav Deconstructed brings together experiences and imaginings through poetry, story, and art from everyday Kiwis (and some international imposters) in a collection that shows pavlova is not just a dessert, it is community. 

At Pavlova Press we love this idea of community and believe every Kiwi will see a little bit of themselves inside. We have gathered work from over 150 contributors, many of whom have not been published before, and presented it in an anthology unlike any seen before. Part of our ethos is providing a platform for new voices and we believe Pav Deconstructed does just that.

Our vision for this book is to offer something that is uniquely Kiwi and that resonates with our passion for holding on to what is rightfully ours – Phar Lap, Crowded House, the Bledisloe Cup … and pavlova.

Christmas is just around the corner and we want to make sure as many people as possible have this tasty slice of Aotearoa New Zealand under their Christmas tree. 

* Don’t know what to get your mum for Christmas? 
* Struggling to buy that perfect gift for Nana Hazel or Uncle Jim? 
* Tired of having to think about presents for your sister, Lois, who has everything – including your mum’s pavlova recipe? 
* Want something to remember those times making pavlova with Dad? 
* Need that hard-to-find gift to say sorry to Madge?

Whatever gift-giving scenario you find yourself in, Pav Deconstructed will solve it.

Want to know how to get a copy? Very soon we’ll be launching a PledgeMe campaign to get this book out into the world. We’ll give you all the details as soon as we have them.