# Unity Books

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Wellington bookshop

Unity Books Type Independent Industry Retail, Books Founded 1967 Founder Alan Preston Headquarters Wellington City Number of locations 2 Key people Tilly Lloyd (Owner/Manager, Wellington) Website unitybooks.co.nz

**Unity Books** is an independent New Zealand bookseller. It has a flagship store in [Wellington](/source/Wellington), and a location in [Auckland](/source/Auckland) with separate adult and children's bookshops.[1]

The business was founded by Alan Preston in 1967.[2]

## Wellington store

In 2012, the Wellington store celebrated its 45 anniversary, although it has only been at its current location for 16 years.[2] The store, on Willis Street in central Wellington, was renovated and expanded in 2011.[3] The store is co-owned and managed by [Tilly Lloyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tilly_Lloyd&action=edit&redlink=1).[4]

Unity Books Wellington is part of the "Culture Vulture" scheme, whereby customers can buy vouchers and redeem them at any of Unity Books, Slow Boat Records, or Aro Video.[5]

### Notable events

Unity Books runs approximately 45 author events and launches per year and the shop works extensive off-site events as well. Except for 2 Festivals, Unity Books has been the contracted bookseller for Writers and Readers Week, the most intellectually muscled of the NZ literary festivals. In October 2013, Eleanor Catton's [Man Booker](/source/Man_Booker) prize-winning *[The Luminaries](/source/The_Luminaries)* was launched at the store.[6]

In August 2014, Nicky Hager's book *[Dirty Politics](/source/Dirty_Politics_(book))* was launched at the store with a media pack and crowd of approximately 250.[7][8][9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Unity_Books_1-0)** ["Unity Books"](http://unitybooks.nz). *unitybooks.nz*. Unity Books.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-45_years_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-45_years_2-1) Keber, Ruth (13 September 2012). ["45 years of Unity Books"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/7671513/45-years-of-Unity-Books). The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Shelton, Lindsay (31 May 2011). ["A celebration at Unity Books, and other favourite places"](http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=35167). Wellington.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Dom_Post_interview_4-0)** Dekker. Dianna (4 May 2013). ["Meet Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/8632752/Meet-Tilly-Lloyd-of-Unity-Books). The Dominion Post. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Just in time: News about Gift Vouchers"](http://www.unitybooks.co.nz/counterculture/just-in-time-news-about-gift-vouchers/). Unity Books. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["PHOTOS: Award-winning novel attracted an over-full house to its launch at Unity Books"](http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=60755). Scoop.co.nz. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Craig Potton Publishing (13 August 2014). ["Dirty Politics: Nicky Hager's new book on the Key Government launched at Unity"](http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=69809). Scoop. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** David Fisher and Adam Bennet (13 August 2014). ["Hager book: 'You will not believe what you read'"](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11308353). *The New Zealand Herald*. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Wong, Simon (13 August 2014). ["Nicky Hager book shows National's 'dirty politics'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140814080844/http://www.3news.co.nz/Nicky-Hager-book-shows-Nationals-dirty-politics/tabid/1607/articleID/356716/Default.aspx). *3 News*. Archived from [the original](http://www.3news.co.nz/Nicky-Hager-book-shows-Nationals-dirty-politics/tabid/1607/articleID/356716/Default.aspx) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

## External links

- [Unity Books](http://www.unitybooks.co.nz/)

- [Unity Books](https://www.facebook.com/UnityBooks) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

- [Unity Books](https://x.com/UnityBooks) on [X](/source/X_(social_network))

- [Unity Books profile](http://booksellers.co.nz/directory/unity-books-wellington-ltd) at Booksellers New Zealand

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