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31/05/2026

June Book Club

The cool, crisp nights have closed in but there's always warmth in the midst of our bookish club.
Meeting instore 10th June, 5.30pm-6.30pm
Reserve your ticket @ www.booksonline.co.nz

🌟 The Nowhere Boy by Anne Cleary
Winner of the Fiction Prize.
Tense tangle of motive and mystery...a race to
find 3-year-old Apple-Man. A brilliant debut!

🌟 The Other Catherine by Lauren Keenan
Two women separated by a generation and
culture with threads winding back to Keenan's
first novel, The Space Between. Superb, bold
narrative exploring the impact of Transportation
and colonization on women.

🌟 Three Reasons For Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
How long does one wait quietly throughout the
years, watching and waiting for a moment to
seek revenge? Intricate detailed mystery from
one of the best. A new series so the perfect
place to start reading Dervla!

Join us for the very best bookish korero 📖

25/05/2026

https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/361008731/dr-lucy-hones-guide-getting-through

A highly respected and knowledgeable author on the subject of dealing with grief is coming to speak in Wairarapa.

24/05/2026

Grab your tickets for the exceptional Dr Lucy Hone!
Tickets at www.booksonline.co.nz
Thursday 4th June
Copthorne Solway Masterton

Dr Lucy will speak from her newest book and it's certainly a book for our times, her guidance and tools are counter to the pop-psychology that rarely fits our lived experience. The 'trust-factor' is high with Dr Lucy and we'd love to see you there.

22/05/2026

Still buzzing from the experience that Auckland Writers was! Wow, definitely something for everyone and records were broken this year in events, attendance and book sales. Here are some titles you may have missed but can be purchased www.booksonline.co.nz
Particular personal highlight was hearing .doucet Foreign Correspondent and the brain jolt of hearing Karen Hao ( Empire of AI).
If you can, pencil in 2027!

20/05/2026

May Book Club feature in Wairarapa Times Age

🌟 Every Wild Soul by Katherine Johnson

🌟 Slash by Gavin Strawhan

🌟 Every Second Counts by Charlotte Glennie

Full reviews with suggestions for discussions at your book clubs...or just for you to simply devour as the cool nights set in.

Order from www.booksonline.co.nz

19/05/2026

Auckland Writers Festival 2026
Amazing experience to be part of the bookselling team 👏👏👏
Meeting, greeting, hearing,catch-ups, networks and all-round damn good time ...yes hardwork but heart-lifting too.

17/05/2026

authors Sunday 17th May
Serious business combined with fun too...great camaraderie amongst the foreign correspondents today!
dreaver
doucet

16/05/2026

Another full and satisfying day at

Hunua Room book sales today and the atmosphere was buzzing!
Highlight
🌟 Luke Kemp - Goliath Curse
🌟 Karen Hao - Hope In The Machine session
(Empire Of AI book)
👏👏👏

14/05/2026

The literary feast has begun

13/05/2026

May Book Club
A busy month! Lots of chat from readers fresh from and all the anticipation of Ockham Book Award winners to be announced tonight .

🌟 Slash by Gavin Strawhan

🌟 Every Wild Soul by Katherine Johnson

🌟 Fast & Fastidious by R M Caldwell

all made the line up and we asked -
What is it about wild terrain that heals? Where are some wild places you've traveled to or visited? Wild in real terms or metaphors? 😄
Join us on 10th June when we feature another three pearls fresh from the publishing houses.
Book @ www.booksonline.co.nz