On Thursday 18th October, Unity played host to a lunchtime discussion between Nelson-based journalist Naomi Arnold and Wellington author Kirsten McDougall on the new book Headlands: New Stories of Anxiety,…
Tuesday October 16, 2018 Each year New Zealanders are encouraged to nominate authors who they feel have made significant contributions to New Zealand’s literary scene. This year’s Prime Minister’s Awards…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
