Author Talk Annette Walker Up the Lake

Join us in the shop to hear Annette talk about her new book. A beautifully crafted and illustrated book on all you want to know about Rotoiti’s natural and social history, interwoven with the Nelson author’s life spent ‘Up the Lake’. Tuesday 15th July at Page and Blackmore 5.15pm
Author Talk- JM Laird Miss Bumby’s Mission

Join us instore to hear Joan talk about her new book. In 1838 when Mary Bumby’s brother John decided to travel from England to be a missionary in New Zealand, she went with him. And she took two hives of live bees on their arduous six-month sea voyage. This story tells, in her own words, […]
Author Talk Daphne E Lee

Lunchtime Kōrero: Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maarby Honorary Professor Daphne E. Lee In Fossil Treasures of Foulden Maar, authors Daphne Lee, Uwe Kaulfuss and John Conran share their passion and knowledge for Foulden Maar in Otago, New Zealand, a paleontological site of international significance and home to countless rare, well-preserved fossils. This beautifully illustrated book […]
Ngaio Marsh Sunshine Noir Panel

Join us at the Nelson Library Michael Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue) who grew up in Ngātīmoti and is the only person to win Ngaio Marsh Awards for both fiction and non-fiction, returns to the Top of the South for a thrilling korero with fellow Ngaios Best First Novel winner Chris Stuart and Motueka policeman, […]
Book Launch- Rachael Craw’s The Lost Saint

Join us at Page and Blackmore to launch Rachael’s new book. “An action-packed, time travel romance perfect for young fans of Outlander and romantic fantasy like Powerless” Recently dumped, heart-broken Ana struggles to put the past behind her on a high school fieldtrip exploring landmarks where a 14th Century mystic is said to have performed […]
Author Talk- Maire Leadbeater The Enemy Within

Join us at Nelson City Library to discuss Maire Leadbeater’s book. ‘The Enemy Within’ outlines the history of state surveillance in Aotearoa over the last 100 years, with a particular focus on how it has been used to penalise activists working for social change.Like so many others involved in social justice movements, author Maire Leadbeater […]
Book Launch- Rebecca Hayter’s High Heels and Gumboots

Join us in the Shop to launch Rebecca’s new book. Tuesday April 29th at Page and Blackmore 5.15pm
Book Launch- Stef Harris’s The Girl from Sarajevo

Join us at Motueka Library to Launch Stef’s new book. Two Novellas: THE GIRL FROM SARAJEVOYoung and self-assured immigrant Katia will do anything to become a writer. When she encounters her neighbour, an ageing novelist from the old country, she embarks on an audacious plan to represent Dragan’s new novel as her own. Weaponising her […]
Book Launch- Angela Fitchett’s Finding Private Webber

Join us at Fairfield House to Launch Angela’s new book. Is it possible to discover exactly what happened to a New Zealand soldier in World War II? Can his steps be retraced 80 years later and his experiences reimagined? Finding Private Webber is Angela Fitchett’s effort to do just that and to gain a deeper […]
Author Event – An Evening with Samah Sabawi

Join us at Trafalgar Hall for an evening with Samah Sabawi, the esteemed Palestinian author, playwright and poet to discuss her latest book and the pathway to Palestinian liberation, justice and peace. Friday 21st February 6pm to 8pmKoha Entry/ donation to relief aid in Gaza