The THWUP blog

Last week we launched Signs of Life, a book of linked short stories by Amy Head, at Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Novelist David Coventry – author of The Invisible Mile, Dance Prone, and the forthcom … read more

On Wednesday 9 August we launched two new poetry collections: Saga by Hannah Mettner and Middle Youth by Morgan Bach. The launch master for both books was Rebecca Hawkes, author of Meat Lovers and co- … read more

On Thursday 20 July we launched Claire Orchard's new book of poems, Liveability. It's a good one!Editor Ashleigh Young had a ramble about this book, below. Thank you very much to Good Books for hostin … read more

On Tuesday 18 July we were thrilled to officially launch A garden is a long time, by Annemarie Hope-Cross and Jenny Bornholdt, at Unity Books Wellington. Lissa Mitchell, curator of historical photogra … read more

Last month we launched Sharron Came's debut book Peninsula, a book that might be called a story cycle, a set of interwoven stories, or even a novel in stories. Really it's an indescribable book, … read more