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AFTERGLOW: Toby Faber
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August 8, 2019 posted by John Duke

AFTERGLOW: Toby Faber

A lunchtime event at the start of the week always manages to draw a good literati crowd from the denizens of the capital, and such an event featuring a publisher…

Helen Rickerby
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August 6, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

Helen Rickerby

Unity Books has stocked many beautiful poetry books both penned by Helen Rickerby and published by her very own Seraph Press so we were excited to read about the authors…

AFTERGLOW: The Occasional Demon
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August 3, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

AFTERGLOW: The Occasional Demon

August the 1st, 2019 marked the centenary of Primo Levi’s birth. It is also the night “The Occasional Demon” a collection of 36 of his poems, translated By Marco Sonzogni…

AFTERGLOW: A Communist in the Family
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July 27, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

AFTERGLOW: A Communist in the Family

Friends, family and fans gathered in Unity Books on a chilly Wednesday evening to celebrate the launch of Elspeth Sandys’ new memoir and family history, A Communist in the Family:…

AFTERGLOW: Lay Studies
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July 11, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

AFTERGLOW: Lay Studies

Unity Books played host to the launch of Steven Toussaint’s new poetry collection Lay Studies (published by Victoria University Press) on Tuesday 9th July, 2019. With a crowd packed full…

AFTERGLOW: The New Photography
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July 5, 2019 posted by John Duke

AFTERGLOW: The New Photography

Tuesday 11th of June saw a gathering of New Zealand photography luminaries at Unity Books Wellington as Te Papa press launched The New Photography: New Zealand’s First Generation Contemporary Photographers,…

AFTERGLOW: How to Escape from Prison
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June 29, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

AFTERGLOW: How to Escape from Prison

Thursday 27th June was a night to remember in Wellington as Unity Books hosted the launch of Dr Paul Wood’s book How to Escape from Prison: The Remarkable Story of…

AFTERGLOW: Two Or More Islands
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June 23, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

AFTERGLOW: Two Or More Islands

On Monday the 20th of June, Unity Books was booming with friends and family of Diana Bridge, all gathered for the launch of her latest poetry collection, Two or More…