NZ Bookshop Day, 31st October 2015
Our promotion for NZ Bookshop Day in 2015 was a kids vs authors ping-pong challenge, with book voucher prizes. Because it was also Halloween, customers witnessed the spectacle of authors…
NZ Book Trade
Briar Lawry’s Christmas picks, Capital Magazine, October 2015
Unity staff member Briar Lawry was one of a handful of people to give their reading picks for Capital magazine’s By the Book pre-Christmas feature.
W H Oliver, order of service, 18 September 2015
The order of service for the funeral of W H Oliver.
Stephanie De Montalk awarded Nigel Cox Award, May 2015
In 2015 there were no National NZ Book Awards, so the Nigel Cox Award took on a new urgency. Unity Books awarded Stephanie De Montalk the Award and $1000 worth…
Te Papa Press suspension? 12th April 2015
We were deeply concerned to hear the new CEO of Te Papa planned to put Te Papa Press into “suspension”, effectively cutting off any chance for publications relating to the…
Russell Pitt, Order of Service, 29th December 2014
The order of service for long-time publisher’s representative Russell Pitt, who died suddenly in December 2014.
Parsons Books & Music closes, 14th March 2014
We were sad to see Parsons Books and Music close their doors in 2014. Tilly Lloyd was in negotiation to obtain the Ernst Plischke table, but was third in line…
Tilly Lloyd on the letters page, The Listener, 5th January 2013
Tilly Lloyd plugs the availability of e-books on bookshop websites in response to an article about e-readers.
Tilly Lloyd invited to speak, Taranaki International Festival of the Arts, 3rd May 2011
Susette Goldsmith requested Tilly Lloyd participate as a speaker at the Power of Words event in August 2011.
Pay Equity discount campaign, 1st July 2009
Unity Books took part in a campaign to raise awareness of the gender pay gap – giving women a 12% discount for the day. The Council of Trade Unions who…
