L.J. Ritchie
“Two dictionaries, a bunch of 1930s kids’ books, some NZ YA fiction” – these are the books gracing the bedside table of YA author L.J. Ritchie. He will be in-store…
Author Archives: Unity Wellington
AFTERGLOW: The Heart of Jesús Valentino
The evening of Tuesday 9th, Unity Books was graced with the presence of author Emma Gilkison and partner Roy Costilla. The courageous couple were warmly welcomed by a crowd of…
AFTERGLOW: A Change Of Key by Adrienne Jansen
Wellington authors Adrienne Jansen and Brannavan Gnanalingam visited Unity Books on Thursday 11th October to discuss Adrienne’s new novel A Change Of Key and Brannavan’s celebrated novel Sodden Downstream. Joining…
Leah McFall
Leah McFall shared some excellent insights into her book-life in her author interview below. Leah will be launching her new book Karori Confidential: Selected Columns in-store on Wednesday 17th October…
Independent Bookshop of the Year Award, 2008
Unity Books Wellington was awarded the Thorpe-Bowker Independent Bookshop of the Year Award for 2008.
NZ Poet Laureate Award Ceremony, 4th December 2007
An invitation to attend the ceremony for the presentation of the inaugural New Zealand Poet Laureate Award.
40th Birthday arrangements, September 2007
Herding cats in preparation for Unity Books’ 40th Birthday celebrations. Published writers who had worked at the shop in the past or present were asked to do a brief reading…
Adrienne Jansen
Adrienne Jansen will be in-store on Thursday 11th of October 2018, 12-12:45pm, to talk about her new book A Change of Key with fellow author Brannavan Gnanalingam. They will be discussing…
“Best Bookshop”, New Zealand Listener’s best of New Zealand, 2007
In 2007 Unity Books was awarded “Best Bookshop” in the NZ Listener’s annual “best of New Zealand” listings.
Four Winds Press & other gossip, 19th March 2007
In the early-to-mid 2000’s Lloyd Jones published a number of pocket-sized books of essays by local writers under his “Four Winds Press” imprint. Here he offers Unity Books the remains…
