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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 8h

Vincent O’Malley’s 'The Meeting Place' is out this month!

Order from your local bookshop or our website, and join us for the launch on Tuesday.

🗓 Tue 14 Oct, 5.30pm | 📍 Royal Society Te Apārangi, Wellington

Hear Vincent O’Malley speak and get your copy signed ✍️

www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 1d

📚 'The Welcome of Strangers' reviewed on RNZ!

On RNZ’s Nine to Noon, historian Jonathan West described Atholl Anderson’s 'The Welcome of Strangers' as nothing short of a 'tour de force'.

🎧 Listen to the review on RNZ’s Nine to Noon:

www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...

Book review: The Welcome of Strangers by Atholl Anderson

Jonathan West reviews The Welcome of Strangers by Atholl Anderson

www.rnz.co.nz

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 2d

On RNZ’s Māpuna, Atholl Anderson speaks with Julian Wilcox about his whakapapa, the journeys that shaped his work and the deep roots of ‘The Welcome of Strangers’.

www.rnz.co.nz/national/progr...

Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 2d

🔉 Event reminder!

Join us at Royal Society Te Apārangi to hear historian Vincent O’Malley discuss the new edition of 'The Meeting Place'.

Speakers: Hon. Sir Joe Williams & Kahu Hotere

🗓 Tue 14 Oct | 🕠 5.30pm (start 6)
📍 11 Turnbull St, Wgtn
🎟 Free – all welcome

zurl.co/FKoIM

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 Exciting news!

Three BWB titles have been shortlisted for the 2025 NZHA Book Prizes 🏆

📚 Erik Olssen First Book Prize
• Rugby League in New Zealand — Ryan Bodman

📚 W.H. Oliver Prize
• Blood and Dirt — Jared Davidson
• The Forgotten Prophet — Jeffrey Sissons

👉 nzha.org.nz/2025/10/09/2025-...

Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 3d

📚 Bookshop Day 2025 is Sat 11 Oct!

Support local booksellers, authors & publishers ❤️

✨ Where to find BWB authors:
Nadine Hura — Unity Books Wellington 11 am
Vincent O’Malley — Marsden Books, Karori 12:30 pm
Lucy Mackintosh — Time Out Bookstore, Akld

www.booksellers.co.nz/booksh... #bookshopday

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 19d

Conference week is here! BWB is proud to be at SLANZA and LIANZA, with Laura presenting our latest books and the ever-growing BWB Collections platform 💻📚

www.bwb.co.nz/collections

Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 20d

Great to see Rebecca Macfie, along with Graeme Whimp and Brigette Bönish-Brednich, top last week's bestseller spots at Unity Wellington with BWB Texts: 'Hardship and Hope' at No.1 and 'Pakukore' at No.2!
Serious books for serious times - zurl.co/w4u0T
Find out more at BWB - zurl.co/6lbMa

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 20d

Listen to Miriana Stephens on Māpuna, RNZ. Miriana Stephens is one of more than a dozen contributors to 'Pakukore: Poverty By Design'.
zurl.co/tKdjE

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Jackman Humanities Institute @jhievents.bsky.social · 25d

🎙️ Series 2 Episode 2: Indigenous history is not a side story but the foundation of how we understand the past. Aroha Harris explains why all history is Indigenous history, and how Māori ways of thinking about time, place, and connection can reshape our shared future.

🎧 uoft.me/jhi-podcast

Speech bubbles in red and teal and a portrait of Aroha Harris. Text overlay is Humanities at Large, a podcast from the Jackman Humanities Institute. With host Melissa Gismondi. The Future of History is Indigenous with Aroha Harris.

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Sep 10

Read an extract from Rebecca Macfie’s 'Hardship and Hope' on the Rangatahi Courts: newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/10/te...

Join us Thu 11 Sept in Wellington for a BWB Talk launching 'Hardship and Hope' & 'Pakukore', on poverty in Aotearoa.

📍 Rutherford House, 33 Bunny St
🕠 5.30pm doors | 6pm start

Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ New BWB Talks video ✨

‘Protecting Ihumātao’ with Qiane Matata-Sipu & Pania Newton, facilitated by Karen Nairn, co-author of ‘Fierce Hope: Youth Activism in Aotearoa’.

▶️ Watch: youtu.be/OOPfhSxZQgU

📖 Get ‘Fierce Hope’ from your local bookshop or our website.

Protecting Ihumātao with Qiane Matata-Sipu and Pania Newton (BWB Talks)

'Protecting Ihumātao' with Qiane Matata-Sipu and Pania Newton is a conversation in 2023 facilitated by Karen Nairn, co-author of 'Fierce Hope: Youth Activism...

www.youtube.com

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Sep 5

'Wildly informative and generous... a truly phenomenal collection.'

Māia Te Whetū reviews 'Slowing the Sun' by Nadine Hura in takahē – read it here ☀️📚

www.takahe.org.nz/slowing-th...

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Shaun Hendy @hendysh.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks to @bwbnz.bsky.social @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social and @royalsocietynz.bsky.social for making #TheCovidResponse book tour possible. And thanks to the Canterbury crowd at Scorpio for a lively and engaging Q&A!

Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · Sep 4

Over the last few months, we've been supporting @bwbnz.bsky.social to get Shaun around Aotearoa to talk about this book. Last night he spoke to Rebecca Macfie at Scorpio Books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Shaun Hendy speaks to Rebecca Macfie in front of an audience in a bookshop.

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨ Thank you, Christchurch! ✨

Our final BWB Talk on Shaun Hendy’s 'The Covid Response' – with Rebecca Macfie – wrapped a nationwide series.

Grateful to all who joined & supported us, especially Te Pūnaha Matatini.

🎥 Auckland Talks video soon.

Order the book: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-covi...

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Te Pūnaha Matatini @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · Sep 4

Over the last few months, we've been supporting @bwbnz.bsky.social to get Shaun around Aotearoa to talk about this book. Last night he spoke to Rebecca Macfie at Scorpio Books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Sep 3

🔉 Christchurch BWB Talk! 🔉

Rebecca Macfie joins Professor Shaun Hendy to discuss his recent book 'The Covid Response'.

🗓 Thursday 4 September
📍 Scorpio Books, BNZ Centre, 120 Hereford St
🕠 Doors 5.30pm | Starts 6.00pm
🎟 Free – all welcome, no RSVP

Nau mai, haere mai.

More info: [email protected]

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 30

'Powerfully illustrates how early Māori and Pākehā overcame conflict to create middle grounds of respect, sharing and mutual tolerance – a history we need to remember today.' — Melissa Matutina Williams

Preorder Vincent O’Malley’s 'The Meeting Place' now!

www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-meet...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 29

BWB Talks – Christchurch

Join us for 'The Covid Response' with Shaun Hendy & Rebecca Macfie.

🗓 Thu 4 Sept 2025
📍 Scorpio Books, Christchurch
⏰ 5.30pm doors | 6pm start

Free public event – all welcome.

Supported by Royal Society Te Apārangi & Te Pūnaha Matatini.

www.bwb.co.nz/events/covid-r...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 29

BWB Texts #110 and #111 arrive in September!

📖 'Pakukore: Poverty, by Design' – exposing how poverty is built into our systems.

📖 'Hardship and Hope' – Rebecca Macfie on powerful community responses across Aotearoa.

www.bwb.co.nz/books/pakukore

www.bwb.co.nz/books/hardship...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great event in Auckland this week for Shaun Hendy’s 'The Covid Response'!

Thanks to Siouxsie Wiles, Toby Manhire, Te Pūnaha Matatini, Royal Society, Time Out and all who came.

📘 Out now: www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-covi...

📸 Dave Coles #BWBTalks

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 27

'Anderson not only honours Ngāi Tahu whakapapa but also contributes to a richer understanding of New Zealand’s cultural foundations.'

Chris Reed reviews Atholl Anderson's 'The Welcome of Strangers' for NZ Booklovers!

zurl.co/mkMfp

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 24

Join us this Monday night in Auckland!

Shaun Hendy on 'The Covid Response' with Siouxsie Wiles, chaired by Toby Manhire.

📅 Mon 25 Aug | ⏰ 5.30pm doors, 6pm start
📍 Old Government House, 24 Princes St, Auckland

Free public event, no RSVP. Nau mai, haere mai!

www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-cov...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 21

Join us in Auckland for a special BWB Talk!

Shaun Hendy on The Covid Response with Siouxsie Wiles, chaired by Toby Manhire.

📅 Mon 25 Aug | ⏰ 5.30pm doors, 6pm start
📍 Old Government House, 24 Princes St, Auckland

Free public event, no RSVP. Nau mai, haere mai!

www.bwb.co.nz/events/the-cov...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Aug 17

‘“Garrison World” brings together the histories of soldiers, wars and physical violence… A story of the exercise of power, vividly told in part through the lives of the “redcoats”’ – Catherine Hall

A major new history from Charlotte Macdonald out November: www.bwb.co.nz/books/garrison...