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Unity Books

A New Zealand Fiction table. (Design: Tina Tiller)

The pros and cons of the NZ books table

Do bookshops still need a table dedicated to New Zealand books?
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By Claire Mabey | 24th January, 2024
Books editor
Image: Getty Images/Tina Tiller

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending March 25

Greek mythology never goes out of style – and neither, it seems, does Imagining Decolonisation.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 25th March, 2022
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Little Unity’s front doors on High St, Auckland (with birthday balloons) (Photo: supplied/image: Tina Tiller)

Kids books special: The top 25 bestsellers from the last three years at Little Unity

Happy birthday to the cutest wee bookstore in town.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 4th September, 2021
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(Image: Charlotte Muru-Lanning)

Hinemoa Elder’s book is getting the Oprah effect

A mention from Oprah’s Book Club is manna from publishing heaven. Last week, the first book by Dr Hinemoa Elder, Aroha, was included on one of the club’s lists.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 4th June, 2021
Contributing writer
(Photo: oneclearvision via iStock / Getty)

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the year ending now

The top-selling books of 2020.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 22nd December, 2020
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(Photo: iStock via Getty)

Seriously, you need to order your Christmas books right now

This festive season we've got some extra-fun shipping logjams to deal with.
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By Chloe Blades | 13th October, 2020
Guest writer
Bernardine Evaristo, a couple of days before winning the Booker. (Photo: David Levenson/Getty)

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending June 19

Twenty books snapped up by your good selves this week.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 19th June, 2020
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A still life of Unity Wellington during Level Three. Image in centre panel by Vanessa Williams of Unity Wellington, design work by Tina Tiller.

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending May 8

The first post-lockdown bestseller lists from Unity Books.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 8th May, 2020
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Cover art from The Art of Escapism: A Survival Story, with Intensely Good Flavors, by Mandy Lee (HarperCollins US)

The Unity chart for the strange week ending May 1: Abstinence and craving

The sixth and hopefully the last of our lockdown top 10s. This week, the theme is all about what we're missing or holding ourselves back from.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 1st May, 2020
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Fergus unpacking stock in the basement of Unity Auckland. Image: supplied.

‘It brought tears to our eyes’: A warm-fuzzy update from Unity Books

A brief and illuminating update on how level three is treating Unity Books.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 30th April, 2020
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Short and snappy, geddit? (Photo: Cort Cort/Getty Images)

The Unity Books chart for the strange week ending April 24: Short and snappy

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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 24th April, 2020
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Image: Vesna Jovanovic/Getty

The Unity Books chart for the strange week ending 17 April: Sweetness and light

The theme of this week's lockdown Top 10 is basically 'carbs in book form'.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 17th April, 2020
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The Unity Books chart for the strange week ending 10 April: Other worlds

Discover some of the greatest fantasy and science fiction ever written.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 10th April, 2020
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Love your local bookshop. Unity Books Auckland. Photo from when they won best bookshop in the whole world in 2020. Photo: Heart of the City

‘An absolutely amazing day’: Unity Books Auckland named international bookstore of the year

A little bookshop on High Street just scooped a massive prize. We caught up with Jo McColl to celebrate.
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By Toby Manhire | 12th March, 2020
Editor-at-large
Wellington’s Unity Books on December 14. Madness! Image: Instagram.

Remembering the 80s heyday of New Zealand bookstores

Right now the country's booksellers are gasping, frantic, knackered – and still dealing politely with the rest of us at our worst. We at the Spinoff thank you for your service. Please enjoy this nostalgic hug of an essay by Catherine Robertson. 
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By Catherine Robertson | 17th December, 2019
Guest writer
The Friday Poem: Superman by Nick Ascroft

The Friday Poem: Superman by Nick Ascroft

A new poem by Oamaru-born poet Nick Ascroft.
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By Nick Ascroft | 23rd August, 2019
Guest writer
Image: Pixabay.

Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending August 9

The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington.
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By The Spinoff Review of Books | 9th August, 2019
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Bestselling children’s books for July

The Unity children’s bestseller chart for the month of July

What’s the best way to get adults reading? Get them reading when they’re children – and there’s no better place to start than the Unity Children’s Bestseller Chart.
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By Catherine Woulfe | 3rd August, 2019
Contributing writer
Image: Pixabay.

The Friday Poem: 1:52 by Joanna Cho

New poetry by Auckland writer Joanna Cho.
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By Joanna Cho | 28th June, 2019
Guest writer
Hana Pera Aoake. Image: Supplied.

Friday Poem: ‘The bigger the burn the tougher you are’ by Hana Pera Aoake

New poetry by Lisbon-based writer Hana Pera Aoake.
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By Hana Pera Aoake | 21st June, 2019
Guest writer

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