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Thrilled to gift these fantastic Christmas reads: hits ‘Jerningham’ and ‘Mrs Jewell and the Wreck of the General Grant’ and ‘s ‘Isobar Precinct’. Merry Christmas and get along to Unity Books Auckland]

Posted • Unity Books Auckland] Ho Ho Ho! Santa’s elves have stopped by early and we’ve got 12 days of giveaways between now and Christmas Eve. All you have to do is shop in store or online and a random shopper will be selected to get their hands on a present in our window >>>

For additional entries:
• Share this post to your story and don’t forget to tag us!
• Tag a friend below who should treat themselves to a new book this Christmas!

Thanks to all the publishers who gave us books to enable us to spread the Christmas joy!

Online shoppers: Please include your instagram handle in the comments if you’d like to enter, or simply say “I’m a Christmas elf” if you don’t have social media.

Santa’s sack was overflowing with brand new books this year so he stopped by early to spread some Christmas joy 🎄

Thanks to publishers across Aotearoa (and Santa) we’ve got stockings full of exceptional prizes to be won, starting with the newly coined annual Festive Fun Short Story Competition. Enter and you might win your Christmas presents for those who love books (or for yourself!) by submitting the best 250 words you’ve ever written or near enough.

Go as wild or as tame as you please with your creation. Being a wordsmith is not a necessity. Illustrations are optional, humour will be appreciated, and hand deliveries are accepted.

Email to [email protected] submit via the link below .
https://www.unitybooksauckland.co.nz/short-story-competition

Hear Nick Bollinger and others taking part in the Ponsonby People's Union's 50th anniversary celebrations this weekend!

6pm, Sunday 9 October 2022
Ponsonby Community Centre

Free entry - and books for sale thanks to Unity Books Auckland!

Christmas is coming and we need to make some room - so we're having a surprise sale! 20% off all SALE books online only (not in store) until 14th October. Shop here - https://www.unitybooksauckland.co.nz/shop-new/sale

We're open this Monday 6th June for the Queen's Birthday and your long weekend bookish adventures.

Roll up! It’s the Unity Bookclub happening once again because it was just so much fun the first time.

We’re reading the highly acclaimed memoir Grand from Aotearoa’s Noelle McCarthy and there’s so much to unpack we can’t wait to host you and get to it.

Tickets are $5 and redeemable against book purchases made on the night. And is it really a bookclub if there isn’t wine?

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/unity-bookclub-grand-by-noelle-mccarthy-tickets-347497332877

What better way to celebrate being able to get together than with a bookclub in our beautiful shop!

Buy your ticket and join us in store at 19 High Street on April 23rd at 6pm - 7:30pm for an intimate evening of book chat and wine, thanks to Te Herenga Waka Press and Mākaro Press

We’ll be discussing the four finalists in this years Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction:

Entanglement by Bryan Walpert
Kurangaituku by Whiti Hereaka - Writer
Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly
A Good Winter by Gigi Fenster

Fear not, you don’t need to have read them all as we promise not to spoil the endings!

Tickets are $5, available https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/unity-bookclub-tickets-311628588497 and redeemable against book purchases made in store on the night. Thanks in advance for supporting local authors and local bookshops in what promises to be a wonderful evening.

We're having an ONLINE SALE! From March 11 - 18 the full range of titles in the sale will be available and you'll get an extra 15% off all sale books. Have a sneak peak here - https://www.unitybooksauckland.co.nz/shop-new/sale

Something for our little readers to get involved with from now until the end of the school holidays!

The Curious Creatures of the Concrete Jungle are coming out from hiding and want to play! Through to Sunday 6 February they will be waiting for you to find them all throughout the Auckland city centre, even at Red in the COVID protection traffic light system.

To play, download the free ‘GooseChase’ app for your phone and sign up for the ‘Curious Creatures’ games. There are five treasure-hunt games for you to play - click on the search symbol in the App and enter the five game codes found in the map below to sign up:

The Vinderburg Valley = 8XKVDQ
The Splashingo Sea = XD7LMR
The Dingleflimble Desert = R39158
The Crumblebunny Caves = PBW459
The Phonotronic Phorest = KM86J9

Then make a plan to come into the city and get started! You can aim to do all the missions in one day, or spread them out over several visits - there is a lot to see and do in the city!

Stay safe while you're playing by sticking to your bubble, wearing face coverings and using the COVID Tracer app to keep track of where you've been.

We will also be running weekly prize draws for everyone who has been able to play each week, so keep your eyes peeled...

The Curious Creatures look forward to meeting you!

Please join us at 7pm on Wednesday, 27th October for the launch of comedian Rosie Wilby's hilarious second book, The Breakup Monologues. Follow the link for event details.
Rosie Wilby Bloomsbury Publishing UK
https://www.unitybooksauckland.co.nz/events-old/rosiewilby

Unity Books Auckland Rosie Wilby is an award-winning comedian, author and podcaster who has appeared many times on BBC Radio 4 programmes including Woman's Hour and Four Thought. Her first book Is Monogamy Dead? was longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and followed a trilogy of solo shows investigating the psychol

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Sunday 25th 1pm-6pm
Monday 26th 10am-6pm

Explore the rare collections of the Te Papa museum through Jane Ussher's stunning photography. Her artistic touch transports you through the vibrant colours of native bird feathers and the intricate beauty of bug boards. Let ‘Nature Stilled’ spark a curiosity for nature inside of you!
Available online and in store.