New Zealand Book Month, October 2009
For New Zealand Book Month in 2009, Unity made a big window display and chalked quotations from various New Zealand writers on the footpaths surrounding the shop.
Tag Archives: 2009
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Showcase, 15th May 2009
Writers shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 read from their latest works in a showcase at Unity Books.
Old Mind – Body – Spirit section, 2009
A customer checks out our Mind Body Spirit section while waiting for a launch to begin.
Philipp Meyer Event, 27th May 2009
Photos from a reading by Philipp Meyer of his new novel American Rust, published by Allen & Unwin.
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.
Guillermo Del Toro signing, 8th July 2009
Guillermo Del Toro came to sign copies of his books at Unity, and people queued for hours. Staff were more than a little star-struck. The logistics for Guillermo Del Toro’s…
Further Convictions Pending Launch, 18th May 2009
Photos from the launch of Further Convictions Pending: Poems 1998-2008 by Vincent O’Sullivan, published by Victoria University Press and launched by Chris Price at Unity Books.
Go Fish signing, 9th October 2009
Al Brown came into the shop to sign copies of his new book, Go Fish, published by Random House NZ. Vanessa Williams was there to pass around the paua fritters…
Anna Taylor Launch, 6th May 2009
Photos from the launch of Relief by Anna Taylor, published by Victoria University Press. The book went on to win the Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction…
