AFTERGLOW: Karori Confidential by Leah McFall
Wednesday 17th October saw Unity Books welcome some familiar faces as well as a freshly published author for the launch of a collection of very ‘Wellington’ writing. Steve Braunias of…
Counter Culture
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…
AFTERGLOW: Stardust & Substance edited by Stephen Levine
Every three years–the year after each general election–political scientists, writers, and Victoria University Press come together to release a book detailing the who, why, when and what of election night…
AFTERGLOW: ‘Word to the Wise’ by Mark Broatch
Lunchtime on Tuesday 12th September saw journalist and editor Mark Broatch joined in-store by local author Catherine Robertson to discuss his new book, Word to the Wise: Untangling the Mix-Ups,…
AFTERGLOW: Parallel Lives: Four Seasons In The French Pyrenees by Jennifer Andrewes
Wednesday 5th September – Wellington readers harbouring dreams of absconding to fairer climes got a taste of life in the Aude region of France this Wednesday night as Unity Books…
AFTERGLOW: National Poetry Day 2018 – Big Weather: Poems of Wellington & National Schools Poetry Award winner
Friday 24th August was Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2018, a happy occasion which saw Unity Books besieged by poets and readers alike to celebrate the nation’s poetic pedigree. The…
AFTERGLOW: We Can Make a Life: A Memoir of Family, Earthquakes & Courage by Chessie Henry
Chessie Henry was born in 1992 and grew up in Christchurch and Kaikōura. Her personal essays have been published in The Spinoff and The Wireless, and she currently works as…
AFTERGLOW: Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing by Sean Mallon & Sébastien Galliot
Wednesday 15th August saw the launch at Unity Books of a significant release from Te Papa Press, ‘the first publication to examine 3000 years of Sāmoan tatau’. Tatau: A Cultural…
AFTERGLOW: To The Mountains – Edited by Laurence Fearnley and Paul Hersey
The mountains came to Unity Books on Thursday 16th August, as author Laurence Fearnley and mountaineer and writer Paul Hersey donned their editorial hats to discuss the compilation of To…
