Flying Pig Evening Post article, 5th September 2000
Article in the Evening Post about the imminent collapse of book-website Flying Pig. Contains speculation about various other online schemes, none of which seem to have lasted.
Tag Archives: NZ Book Trade
Wellington Independent Booksellers advertisement, 28th November 2003
An article in the Dominion Post which profiles various independent bookshops in the Wellington region, highlighting their differences but stressing the commitment all share for books, reading and literary culture….
NZ Books Peppercorn Press 50th Issue Party, 20th September 2001
An invitation for a celebration of the publication of the 50th Issue of literary magazine New Zealand Books took the form of a chapbook, containing the poem Jump by Elizabeth…
NZ Book Launch, 28th June 2012
Flier, whiteboard and photos from the launch of The NZ Book by Nigel Beckford, Michael Fitzsimons, Jess Lunnon and Sandi MacKechnie, published by Fitzsimons Beckford and launched at Unity Books.
Gecko “Annual” Endorsement, 10 March 2016
Kate De Goldi brought us a working galley (proof pages) of a project she was working on with Gecko Press – an anthology of commissioned work for 9-12 year olds…
Industry Awards & The House of Reed, 12th August 2005
News from Booksellers NZ: The Industry Awards winners and an announcement of a new book of trade history – The House of Reed 1907-1983: Great Days in New Zealand Publishing…
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…
Culture Vulture Voucher scheme, 26th November 2013
As part of a community-and-trade building exercise, Unity made an arrangement with two other independent Wellington businesses – Slow Boat Records and Aro Video – to each sell vouchers that…
National Poetry Day, 28th August 2015
On National Poetry Day 2015, Unity Books hosted 6 Poets in 60 Minutes, featuring the poets Geoff Cochrane, Joan Fleming, Anna Jackson, Nina Powles, Helen Rickerby and Chris Tse reading…
