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…
Our History
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…
Unity Books Opening Auckland Store Announcement, 20th February 1989
The grand opening of Unity Books Auckland. Revised announcement to the trade of the opening of the Auckland shop, with a photo of the shop almost completely fitted-out and filled…
Pillar Graffiti, February – March 2011
Mid-renovations, Unity invited customers, staff and people from the book industry t graffiti the pillars in the new parts of the shop, and the response was enthusiastic and overwhelming. Those…
The Great Flood, 28th January 2015
As we were minding our afternoon business, we noticed a trickle of water coming in through the ceiling of the office. Dylan rushed upstairs to where renovations were taking place…
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…
Bookseller of the Year Award, July 1999
In 1999 Unity Books Wellington was named Thorpe Bowker Bookseller of the Year.
“Fighting for Independence” article, Retail Magazine, April-May 2015
This article appeared in the April-May issue of Retail magazine:
Wellington Bookshop Advertising, 7th September 1995
An example of advertising from Unity Books and our neighbours from free weekly paper City Voice.
Alan Preston’s funeral, wake and eulogies, 7th September 2004
Alan Preston touched many lives, and working out how to contact everyone who would want to know about his funeral was a big job. Tilly Lloyd’s notes below:
