AFTERGLOW: Eye in the Sky: A Drone Above New Zealand by Grant Sheehan
On the 3rd of December, Unity Books was delighted to host the launch of Grant Sheehan’s latest photography book, Eye in the Sky: A Drone Above New Zealand – a…
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AFTERGLOW: Exposed by John Wareham
The evening of Thursday 26th November marked not only the Wellington launch of John Wareham’s new book, Exposed, but also his return to New Zealand after 45 years abroad. John…
AFTERGLOW: The Scene of the Crime by Steve Braunias
As part of a nationwide tour to herald the launch of his latest book, The Scene of the Crime, Steve Braunias swung by Unity Wellington for a lunchtime event on…
AFTERGLOW: The Stories of Bill Manhire
Bill Manhire’s name is deeply tied to creative writing in New Zealand – national treasure status, make no mistake about it. So it was with great pleasure that we hosted…
AFTERGLOW: New Zealand Bookshop Day
The very first New Zealand Bookshop Day was held on the 31st of October this year, and we decided to take a particularly active role in proceedings. For too long…
AFTERGLOW: Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement Event
The recipients of the 2015 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement were announced on the 19th of October. The ceremony was held on Thursday the 22nd of October. And the…
AFTERGLOW: Going South by Colin Hogg
It was probably the highest ratio of Southlanders to other folk that the store had ever seen. The author. The author’s travel companion. An impressive turnout of other ‘Southland deity’…
AFTERGLOW: Real Modern by Bronwyn Labrum
Even if you missed the launch of Bronwyn Labrum’s Real Modern: Everyday New Zealand in the 1950s & 1960s you have almost certainly heard about it by now. Real Modern…
AFTERGLOW: The Dreaming Land by Martin Edmond
Martin Edmond is a busy man. In the last two years alone, he has had four books published by three different publishers. He is the 2015 recipient of the Michael…
AFTERGLOW: Geoff Murphy: A Life on Film
On the first of October, we launched Geoff Murphy’s memoir Geoff Murphy: A Life on Film, published by HarperCollins New Zealand. We heard from a variety of speakers, representing publishers,…
