J K Rowling Review by Finnbar Castree-Johansson, 2000
Transcript: “The 2 new books are very interesting and informative. She also makes it sound so real. When people buy these books all the money goes to Comic relief. I…
Author Archives: Unity Wellington
Unity Books National Poetry Day Competition, 16th July 1999
A notice in the Sunday Star-Times about Unity Wellington’s National Poetry day event. Customers could vote for their favourite New Zealand poem with the chance to win a magnum of…
AFTERGLOW: Risking Their Lives: NZ Abortion Stories 1900-1939 by Margaret Sparrow
On Thursday 28th September, the day marking International Safe Abortion Day, Unity Books hosted the launch of Risking Their Lives: NZ Abortion Stories 1900-1939 by Margaret Sparrow. The book is a…
Alan Preston – Tributes and Condolences, September 2004
Unity Books Wellington received many tributes to Alan Preston independent of those added to the official tribute book.
Alan Preston’s Death, 2th September 2004 – The Obituaries
Alan Preston’s death, while not unexpected, caused ripples of sadness throughout the book industry and the wider communities he was a part of. The following is a selection of published…
Alan Preston at the hospice, September 2004
Several people wrote to Alan Preston upon hearing he had entered the hospice. A selection below:
Damien Wilkins Launch, 17th August 2000
Flier for the launch of Nineteen Widows Under Ash by Damien Wilkins, published by Victoria University Press and launched by Barbara Anderson at Unity Books, 57 Willis Street.
Euan Macleod launch, 25th November 2010
At the launch for Euan Macleod: The Painter in the Painting by Gregory O’Brien, published by Piper Press and launched at Unity Books by Lloyd Jones.
Louise Wareham Leonard Launch, 5th July 2007
A thank you card from Louise Wareham Leonard to Unity for hosting the launch of Miss Me A Lot Of, published by Victoria University Press.
Dowse Art Museum 30th Birthday Invitation, 10th July 2001
An invitation to the 30th Birthday Celebrations of the Dowse Art Museum and the announcement by Prime Minister Helen Clark of the winner of the architectural competition for the proposed…
