David Williams book signing, 7th May 1999
Flyer for a book signing at Unity Books for Te Kooti Tango Whenua: The Native Land Court 1864-1909 by David Williams, published by Huia Publishing.
Our History
Weekend Notes, 6th, 13th, 20th, 26th June 2003
During 2003, Anna Applin produced notes like these to update weekend staff about current books and shop happenings, as well as a few gripes and niggles.
Staff Meeting Agenda, 5th May and 10th June 2003
Monthly meeting agenda examples from 2003. Key issues are new or updated procedures, Harry Potter embargo protocol and changes to supplier details.
In Other Words Closure, 4th May 2007
The Unity crew were saddened to hear of the closing of “In Other Words”, the Plymouth bookshop owned by former Unity shop girl Prudence de Villiers.
Christmas Bestsellers, 2001
A press release from 4th January 2002 for the Sunday Star Times details our best-selling books from the holiday period.
New Zealand Books opinion piece, Listener 29th April 2003
Steve Braunias took advantage of his position as books editor of the Listener to express his (low) opinion of New Zealand writing. Unity Books and our customers had a different…
1996 Summer Catalogue, annotated. 11th December 1996
Alan Preston took a call from Peter Munz, who contributed to the catalogue, noting that Encyclopaedia Brittanica would have paid him 40 cents – whereas Unity Books gave him a…
Armistead Maupin launch, 2nd February 1993
Armistead Maupin, author of the Tales of The City series, came to Unity Books to read from his stand-alone novel Maybe the Moon, before he headed down to Akaroa to…
North & South Magazine on Unity Books, 1996
A feature on the shops of central Wellington in Auckland magazine North & South refers to the shop’s location in the “fast food” end of town… lack of local knowledge…
GAP Night notice, Express, 14th August 1997
Mingled in among some advice on how to use the internet to find out about services and events, Express magazine’s events column by LaQuisha St Redfern mentions Unity’s Book Night…
