New Zealand Book Month, October 2009
For New Zealand Book Month in 2009, Unity made a big window display and chalked quotations from various New Zealand writers on the footpaths surrounding the shop.
Author Archives: Unity Wellington
Nick Bollinger & Adam Dudding Event, 3rd April 2017
Nick Bollinger (author of Goneville: A Memoir, published by Awa Press) and Adam Dudding (author of My Father’s Island: A Memoir, published by Victoria University Press) went on a road…
Launch | Leaders Like You: NZ Leaders Share Stories of Courage, Failure & Commitment by Nick Sceats & Andrea Thompson | Wednesday 25th October, 6-7:30pm | In-store at Unity Books Wellington
Join Unity Books & Catapult for the launch of LEADERS LIKE YOU: NZ LEADERS SHARE STORIES OF COURAGE, FAILURE & COMMITMENT By Nick Sceats & Andrea Thompson Wednesday 25th October,…
Geoff Murphy Launch, 10th October 2015
Invitation to, photos from and a review of the launch of Geoff Murphy’s A Life on Film, published by HarperCollins and launched at Unity Books by Bill Sheat. Toby Kearns…
Gutter Black Event, 24th May 2014
Photographs from a lunchtime event with Graham Brazier in conversation with Finlay Macdonald about his former Hello Sailor bandmate Dave McArtney, and McArtney’s memoir Gutter Black, published by HarperCollins.
Magnificent Moon Launch, 1st November 2012
Invitation for and photos from the launch of Magnificent Moon by Ashleigh Young, published by Victoria University Press and launched by Harry Ricketts at Unity Books. Photography by Marta Starosta….
Sue Scott & Dick Scott visit, 20th January 2001
Dick Scott popped in with Sue Scott to sign copies of his book 151 Days: The Great Waterfront Lockout and Supporting Strikes, published by Penguin Books and to say hello…
Postcard from “Maoriland”, 29th December 2005
Postcard to those left to mind the shop over the Christmas to New Year period from Simie Simpson, on holiday in “Maoriland”.
Flying Pig Evening Post article, 5th September 2000
Article in the Evening Post about the imminent collapse of book-website Flying Pig. Contains speculation about various other online schemes, none of which seem to have lasted.
Wellington Independent Booksellers advertisement, 28th November 2003
An article in the Dominion Post which profiles various independent bookshops in the Wellington region, highlighting their differences but stressing the commitment all share for books, reading and literary culture….
