Mister Pip sales reach 2000 copies, 2008
When Unity Books alerted Penguin Group (New Zealand) to the fact that we had sold two thousand copies of Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, they sent us a certificate to…
Events
Writers & Readers Map, 2006
A not-to-scale map of festival venues made for Unity Books by Gregory O’Brien to help Writers and Readers Week attendees find the relevant places for their sessions.
20 Years Anniversary Festschrift, September 1987
In 1987 the shop turned 20 and produced this booklet to celebrate, incorporating “Unity” reminiscences from staff, customers, publishers and friends of the shop.
Chasing a Dream event, 23rd June 2016
Flier for and photographs from a lunchtime event featuring John Dunmore in conversation with Lydia Wevers about his book Chasing A Dream: The Exploration of the Imaginary Pacific, published by…
Unity’s 45th Birthday Party, 15th September 2012
After the tills closed on our 45th Birthday Sale, the wine (and beer!) continued to flow. Tilly Lloyd gave a short speech (below) then opened the microphone to anyone who…
Short Story Competition, 2nd October 1992
To celebrate 25 years of Unity Books, customers were invited to submit a short story beginning with the words: “The moment I walked into Unity Books…” in order to compete…
