Tom Robbins event, 1995
Speech notes from the welcome to Tom Robbins, speaking and reading at Unity Books as part of his tour to promote Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (Transworld).
On Stage
Bookseller of the Month, Quote Unquote, 1995
Unity Books featured as Bookshop of the Month in Quote Unquote in 1995.
Wearing Ink launch, 10th December 1994
Invitation for the launch of Wearing Ink: The Art of Tattoo in New Zealand by Dean Johansson (David Bateman).
Bookselling Strategies, 29th November 1993
This summary of various ways to improve profitability in bookselling is taken from an article in Publishers Weekly.
Unity Rap, December 1999
Marion Castree (or MC MC, as she is also not really known) penned this rap-tastic tribute to Unity Books to celebrate the shop’s successes of 1999, including renewing tenders for…
Advertisement, Capital magazine, 4th December 2013
The mysterious bookshelves of a mystery-loving mystery bookseller form the basis of our advertisement in the December 2013 issue of Capital magazine.
“Books Fatal to their Authors” exhibition, National Library, 20th March onwards, 1993
Beheaded, exiled, murdered, whipped, burnt, mutilated, stabbed, imprisoned, starved or dead from grief. Who knew books could be so dangerous? (We knew).
Ian Wedde advertisement, 8th October 1988
An advertisement for a lunchtime reading by Ian Wedde, from his collection Tendering (Auckland University Press).
Rosie Scott advertisement, 11th June 1988
Proof for an advertisement Unity Books and for Glory Days by Rosie Scott (Penguin Books), destined for publication in The Dominion.
This Big Face launch, 10th May 1988
An advertisement for a lunchtime reading from This Big Face, a new book of poems by Jenny Bornholdt (Victoria University Press).
