Thorpe Bowker Industry Awards 1997
Both Wellington and Auckland won, were runners-up or were nominated for many categories in the 1997 D W Thorpe Book Industry Awards (nominated by book publishers). In 1997, Unity Auckland…
Tag Archives: NZ Book Trade
“Stationery & bookstores” sector analysis in Retail magazine, November 1997
An in-depth article about developments in the bookshop scene examines both chains and independent stores in Retail magazine.
Whitcoulls buys London Bookshops Chain, 1993
Unity Books took a pro-active approach, outlined below, on learning that Whitcoulls had purchased the London Bookshops chain.
Press release, 25th July 2002
In 2002, Unity Books and other bookshops including members of some chains, discovered that a group of publishers were investigating selling direct to libraries at larger discounts than they offered…
“Tribulations of the Tribunal” article, Comment magazine, December 1979
Lauris Edmond writes about the procedures and decisions of the Indecent Publications Tribunal, in Comment magazine.
Elizabeth Knox’s desk, Capital Day, 23rd February 2017
Elizabeth Knox’s desk makes an appearance on the Capital Day page of the Dominion Post. Knox’s The Vintner’s Luck is one of our record-breaking bestsellers.
James McNeish Obituary, Dominion Post,11th November 2016
Author and customer James McNeish passed away just shortly before the Kaikoura 7.8 quake shook the country. His obituary appeared in the Dominion Post.
“Time will tell whether book should have been published” article, Dominion Post, 26th August 2014
Simon Keller examines the writing and research process of Nicky Hager’s Dirty Politics (Potton & Burton).
“Murder written in the stars” review, Dominion Post 7th September 2013
Andrew Riemer reviews The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (Victoria University Press) for the Dominion Post.
“Fine bookshop goes under”, The Wellingtonian, 28th May 2009
An article in The Wellingtonian paper about the closure of Bruce & Janis Caddy’s Dymocks Bookshop on “Stewart Dawson’s Corner” – between Willis Street and Lambton Quay.
