Interviews

Interview | David Vann
Interviews
April 19, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | David Vann

David Vann’s a prolific writer currently renovating a boat in California whose books have been published in 23 languages and in more than 50 countries. For the lockdown edition of…

Interview | Carl Shuker
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April 19, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Carl Shuker

Carl Shuker is a former editor at the British Medical Journal and the author of four novels. His latest, A Mistake, is a small capsule of a novel that explodes with…

Interview | Becky Manawatu
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April 8, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Becky Manawatu

Becky Manawatu’s debut novel Auē is a humbling word embrace that captures the strength of aroha in the face of soul-destroying sorrow. Taukiri and Ārama, young brothers born unwittingly into New Zealand’s…

Interview | Damien Wilkins
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March 12, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Damien Wilkins

Please note: We are very sorry to announce that the launch event for Aspiring by Damien Wilkins, planned for Tues 17 March, has been cancelled due to concerns around the…

Interview | Oscar Upperton
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February 26, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Oscar Upperton

The pizza poetry party proposed below sounds like much fun. Join us to celebrate the launch of Oscar’s debut poetry collection, New Transgender Blockbusters, along with Madison Hamill’s debut essay…

Interview II | Freya Daly Sadgrove
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February 21, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview II | Freya Daly Sadgrove

Freya’s debut poetry collection Head Girl smashed its way onto our top 10 here at Unity Books Auckland. It was as though the city could hear the echoes of raucous cheers…

Interview | Madison Hamill
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February 13, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Madison Hamill

Madison Hamill has gone from re-reading the Harry Potter series to A Little Life, which made me wonder if there’s a fan fiction re-write of A Little Life with Harry…

Interview | Eamonn Marra
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January 24, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Eamonn Marra

The power trio of George Saunders, Amy Hempel and Patricia Lockwood as Eamonn’s dinner guests would be something to behold. Join us for the launch of Eamonn’s debut novel, 2000ft…

Interview | Freya Daly Sadgrove
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January 24, 2020 posted by Unity Wellington

Interview | Freya Daly Sadgrove

Read Freya’s “chocolate dairy snack” fuelled response to our questionnaire and join us for the launch of both her debut poetry collection, Head Girl, (VUP) and Eamonn Marra’s debut novel,…

Sarah Laing
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November 26, 2019 posted by Unity Wellington

Sarah Laing

Let Me Be Frank is a witty tale of life’s ups and downs narrated and illustrated through the lens of one of New Zealand’s greatest cartoonists. Sarah Laing’s autobiographical comic series…