Books Archive
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 17
Rooney was held up in transit – here's how fans filled the void.
The Friday Poem: Whāngai, by Jessie Puru
A new poem from Tāmaki Makaurau poet Jessie Puru.
An ecstatic review of the new essay collection by Nina Mingya Powles
She's one of our finest poets – and her essays are breathtaking.
A review of radical, deeply feminist crime novel Before You Knew My Name
The NZ debut that's been snapped up at auction by publishers across the world.
Ashley Bloomfield fan art reaches new level with romance novella
Sam Brooks talks to the author of Instagram romance novella Blooming Desire about his work, and a fanfiction scholar about why so many of us want to read it.
The Friday Poem: Park, Night by Gus Goldsack
A new poem from New York-based New Zealand poet Gus Goldsack.
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending September 10
In which Wellingtonians turn out for Sir Michael Cullen.
Hands off our Hairy Maclary!
This good boy belongs to us, obviously.
The Unity Books children’s bestseller chart for the month of August
The books you snapped up in the first half of the month, before lockdown hit.
The new Sally Rooney, reviewed
There is still beauty in the world, insists Jordan Margetts – but Rooney seems unable to see it.
Kids books special: The top 25 bestsellers from the last three years at Little Unity
Happy birthday to the cutest wee bookstore in town.
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the strange week ending September 3
Welcome to the second edition of the lockdown charts. Well, this round of them anyway.
The Friday Poem: What’s Been to Space, by Zoë Higgins
A new poem from from Zoë Higgins.
The Spinoff Book Report #3
You lucky lucky level-three inhabitants.
Simon Bridges is still figuring himself out – National Identity, reviewed
His memoir contains a lot more nuance than you'd expect.
The novel that bloomed in the night
What does it feel like when you land a major book deal?
A poem for South Auckland
Presenting award-winning young poet Caitlin Jenkins and her poem, 'South'.
The way we walk now
Walking and story are deeply linked, and both can jolt your perspective.
The Unity Books bestseller chart for the strange week ending August 27
Book sales are on ice and so are our usual charts. However!
The Friday Poem: Good Writing, by Caroline Shepherd
A new poem by Wellington-based poet Caroline Shepherd.
Remembering The Valley of Horses, a sex bible for young girls
The sexiest book in the high school library.
From the Taliban into the storm: a story of terror at sea
A young family's harrowing journey to safety.
The dead are always laughing at us: A poem for Louie Knuxx, by Dominic Hoey
Acclaimed New Zealand hip-hop artist Louie Knuxx died of a heart attack in Melbourne on August 13.
Michael Cullen: What I believe
'I believe very firmly in the view that all human beings are essentially equal. The word essentially is important.'