Books will be for sale with thanks to Unity Books... and they all have a built-in red ribbon bookmark, of course.

Leather & Chains is a fearless dive into Kate Camp's 1986 diary. The book will be launched by Tracy Farr of the Bad Diaries Salon, with words from Ashleigh Young and readings from The Diary by Kate. Anyone who's been to a Bad Diaries Salon in Wellington will tell you you're in for a treat.

The book will be launched by Lawrence Patchett, with words from publisher Fergus Barrowman and a reading from Breton. The Broken Heartbreakers will perform two songs, including their new single 'Party Boy'. Books will be for sale with thanks to UBS Otago.

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Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads and Jenny Bornholdt's What to Wear arrive together from two of New Zealand's most celebrated poets, both former poet laureates. The books will be launched by Robyn Marsack.

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Featuring readings from Jake Arthur, 
Morgan Bach, Always Becominging, Erik Kennedy & Ashleigh Young.

This event is kindly supported and co-hosted by @thwupbooks.bsky.social and Inverlochy Art School.

We're so grateful to be part of such a wonderful community!

Huge thanks to the cover designers, editors, typesetters, reps, booksellers, event teams and reviewers who all play such a vital part in the process of making books happen, and to everyone who has read, bought, borrowed, recommended, and celebrated our books this year.

... Duncan Sarkies, Tina Makereti, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Christina Barton, Charles Ferrall, Sir Kenneth Keith, Mark Hickford, Matthew S R Palmer, and John E Martin on their publications this year.

Congratulations to Harry Ricketts, Nick Ascroft, Tusiata Avia, Kate Camp, Nafanua Purcell Kersel, Brent Kininmont, Mikaela Nyman, Erik Kennedy, Damien Wilkins, Michelle Duff, Ingrid Horrocks, Catherine Chidgey...