Events

Walker Books and Scorpio Books warmly invite you to the launch of The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery by Antony Elworthy. .

Scorpio Book and Cold Hub Press warmly invite you to the launch of Hotel Theresa by Doc Drumheller. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today!

Verb Wellington: a big, beautiful party that celebrates books, reading, ideas, information and conversation.

Massey University Press and Unity Books invite you to the launch of Woolsheds: The historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand by Annette O’Sullivan and Jane Ussher.

The RAWA festival site is live and registrations are open!

This year's festival is set for 18 to 20 October.

Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi Kupu Māori Writers Festival 2024 comes to Rotorua for another year of kōrero and rich mātauranga.

A bookish quiz night for the Acorn Project.

A day to celebrate and appreciate local booksellers, all around the motu. Head into your local bookshop for bookish events, excitement and more!

Massey University Press and Unity Books Wellington invite you to the launch of Becoming Aotearoa.

Massey University Press and Objectspace invite you to the launch of Herbst Architecture in context by John Walsh.

A festival of illustration for children in Christchurch on 27 and 28 September.

Meet Olivia Moore and find out more about the beautiful recipes in her cook book, That Green Olive.

Two modern-day troubadours brought together by the poetry of two Sylvias. Just Janie and Sig Wilder are banding together with their new double single ‘Sylvia’.

Book (and train) chat with author Gregory Hill at Wardini Books Napier.

Scorpio Books, Moa Press and Shit You Should Care About warmly welcome you to the launch of Make It Make Sense by Lucy Blakiston and Bel Hawkins at Scorpio Books.

A celebration of illustration for children from 11 to 19 September in Wellington.

Eight days (8-15 September) of vibrant performances in the Bay of Islands, rounded off with the festivals Kōrero/Conversations programme featuring inspiring talks from Aotearoa New Zealand authors.

Free event all welcome.

August is Hamilton Book month. A packed bookish schedule of events occurs from the 1st to the 31st.

A free festival celebrating writers and readers of Tāmaki Makaurau from 1 to 31 August.