Rainbow Review Night, 16th August 2012
A semi-annual event run in conjunction with Rainbow Wellington, Rainbow review night consists of staff & customers speed-reviewing the most important new queer books. Photography by Marta Starosta.
Our History
Newsletter Whiteboard, 15th March 2015
A whiteboard announcing the arrival of our Autumn 2015 newsletter, featuring our picks of the season, including Robert MacFarlane’s book about place Landmarks, published by Hamish Hamilton; Stephanie Johnson’s novel…
William Dewey’s resignation book, 11th August 2009
A resignation/goodbye letter from William Dewey: Why this story wasn’t included in My Tender Jaw & Other Stories is a mystery.
Philip King visit, May 2002
Communication between Alan Preston and Philip King of University Bookshop Canterbury. They were planning a refit for their 30th birthday and hoped to gain some ideas about physical layout and…
Paradise Saved Launch, 29th August 2014
Flier for the launch of Paradise Saved: The Remarkable Story of New Zealand’s Wildlife Sanctuaries and How They Are Stemming the Tide of Extinction by David Butler, Tony Lindsay and…
Lower Hutt Women’s Centre, 2000
A letter of thanks from the Lower Hutt Women’s Centre to various businesses and individuals involved in providing prizes for a raffle to raise funds to cover the costs of…
Lesbian & Gay Advisory Group Guide, 1st November 2000
The Lesbian & Gay Advisory Group Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual and Queer groups, organisations and businesses. Unity Books listed as having “good lesbian and gay books selection”.
Family Business Launch, 18th October 2012
Island Bay came to Willis Street as crowds gathered at Unity Books Wellington to celebrate the launch of Family Business by Vincent Moleta, published by Canterbury University Press and launched…
Ideas Box, 12th November 2010
A lot of thought went into the 2011 expansion and renovation. Some ideas were collected using this very high-tech brainstorming technology.
