Catherine Robertson talks to Sue Orr about her tour-de-force novel which explores the current pandemic, women’s health, autism, families and so much more.

All are welcome to this special evening in celebration of the seven writers honoured in our Literary Coven Cards created by Verb Wellington with the support of the Mātātuhi Foundation.

Have you ever found yourself asking ‘where next?’ Join author, Druid, conservationist, life coach and seasonal festival host, Pamela Meekings-Stewart, for an insight into her tool for questioning and adaptation inspired by the life cycle of trees.

Paula Morris talks with acclaimed writers Renée, Dame Fiona Kidman, and Linda Burgess to discover what advice, for both writing and life, they might impart.

Hinemoa Elder speaks with Māni Dunlop about the best-selling book of whakataukī, Aroha: Māori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet.

During this two-hour session poet, Manisha Anjali, will lead an exploration of dreaming as storytelling practice, performance of symbology and tools for truth, play and deep engagement with our own stories.

CANCELLED: Due to COVID 19 restrictions this event is cancelled. All ticket buyers will be notified.

Renée, Whiti Hereaka, Matariki Williams, Anahera Gildea and Nadine Anne Hura invite you to grab your crochet, that unfinished scarf, and join us in an intimate unpicking.

Acclaimed writer Rebecca Macfie speaks with journalist Jo Moir about Rebecca’s biography of the brilliant leader, Helen Kelly.

Michelle Erai talks Alice Te Punga Somerville through her award-winning study of colonial images of Māori women.

Join ‘one of the most consistently accomplished and versatile writers for teenagers in the country’ (The New Zealand Listener) for a workshop on writing for young adults.

Legendary booksellers Tilly Lloyd and Carole Beu (The Women’s Bookshop) speak with Marion Castree about their personal histories of the book trade in Aotearoa.

A stroll of four fantastic events in Newtown’s luminous bookshops on Sunday afternoon.

Author of the gripping dystopia, Unsheltered, Clare Moleta talks with Pip Adam about her inspirations, the impact of climate change on her world-building, and the potential of parenting as a driver for exceptionally good fiction.

Historian Claire Regnault talks with Jessie Bray Sharpin about her sumptuous book, Dressed, which delves into the history of clothing in Aotearoa.

POSTPONED until Level 1.
The Reading to Kuri programme is designed for children who feel anxious reading out loud in front of grown ups and peers. NZ Sign Language interpreters will be available at designated time slots.

CANCELLED: We are sad to say that this magical family programme is cancelled due to COVID 19. We look forward to future family celebrations when conditions allow.

Charlotte Grimshaw talks with Michele A’Court about her extraordinary memoir.

Megan Dunn’s collection of personal essays is a rare combination of comedy, heartbreak, and incisive albeit irreverent commentary on popular culture, high art and the machinations of art education - and what it means to pay through the nose for it. Megan speaks to Kim Hill about the things she’s learned in the school of life.

Pōneke artist/writer Jo Randerson ONZM works on her feet with a live audience to tease out material for her new book Secret Art Powers: not so much a self-help manual as “a deliberate intervention against the horror show of materialist, consumer thinking.”

The eighth annual lit explosion in Wellington’s CBD.

Sorrow & Bliss has been celebrated around the world as a game-changing novel about mental health. Meg Mason joins Noelle McCarthy in a conversation about writing to the heart of love and grief.

In Faking It, Kyle Mewburn takes us back to her childhood in Australia where growing up as a young boy she had to hide her true identity. Kyle speaks to Jane Arthur about her life story so far.

CANCELLED: Due to COVID 19 travel restrictions this event is cancelled. However we are reframing it for a podcast. All ticket buyers will be notified.

CANCELLED: Due to COVID 19 this event is cancelled. All of those who have registered will be notified.

Rachel Kerr (Victory Park) and Fleur Beale (The Calling) speak with Sarah Forster about writing characters who are driven by empathy.

Three writers share new takes on old fairytales - tackling dominant ableist stories and challenging the status quo.

Lynn Davidson leads a workshop in which you will read poems that are also spells and spells that are also poems. You will write your own spells. You will make a poetry charm!

Here is where new exciting talent will be showcased for the first time, with work that will blow your mind. Curated by Ruth Smith for Te Hā o Ngā Pou Kaituhi Māori.