The THWUP Blog

South by South: Hoist anchor and set sail
On Thursday 18 September at Unity Books Wellington we launched South by South, the latest book from Charles Ferrall.
South by South: Hoist anchor and set sail
On Thursday 18 September at Unity Books Wellington we launched South by South, the latest book from Charles Ferrall.

'What more could you ask for, really?'
On 3 September we launched the fantastic new poetry collection by Nick Ascroft: It's What He Would've Wanted.
'What more could you ask for, really?'
On 3 September we launched the fantastic new poetry collection by Nick Ascroft: It's What He Would've Wanted.

'A damn fine read'
At the Ockham NZ Book Awards ceremony in Auckland we were delighted and moved to see Delirious by Damien Wilkins win the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.
'A damn fine read'
At the Ockham NZ Book Awards ceremony in Auckland we were delighted and moved to see Delirious by Damien Wilkins win the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.

The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025
We are thrilled to see an outstanding novel and two dazzling first books of nonfiction on the Ockham shortlist.
The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025
We are thrilled to see an outstanding novel and two dazzling first books of nonfiction on the Ockham shortlist.


'A haunted, haunting, unsettling achievement'
We were delighted to gather at Unity Books Wellington recently to celebrate Carl Shuker's highly anticipated new novel, The Royal Free.
'A haunted, haunting, unsettling achievement'
We were delighted to gather at Unity Books Wellington recently to celebrate Carl Shuker's highly anticipated new novel, The Royal Free.