Unity Books
Reading in anxious times
The Panel speaks to Jo McColl, the owner of Unity Books in Auckland, to find out what people are reading in anxious times. Audio
Auckland's beloved Unity Books named International Book Store of the Year
The beloved little bookshop on Auckland's High Street has been recognised at the the London Book Fair by winning the 2020 Bookstore of the Year Award. Audio
Unity Books shortlisted for International Bookstore of the year
Beloved Unity Books in Auckland's High Street has made it to the shortlist of three to be in the running for International Bookstore of the Year 2020. Owner operator, Jo McColl talks to Jesse about… Audio
Book review - Best of 2019
Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews her favourite reads of last year: Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth (Bloomsbury, $23), No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani (Pan Macmillan, $25)… Audio
Book review - Best of 2019
Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books with her top picks of the year: Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree (Picador); This is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality by… Audio
Poetry boom
Sales of poetry is soaring. The Guardian attributes the popularity of poetry to a rise in passion for politics, especially among teenagers and millennials. Sales hit an all-time high in the UK last… Audio
Jo McColl - A life at Unity Books
Books have shaped Jo McColl's life. Raised in Wellington, where she studied the classics, and religious studies under Lloyd Geering, McColl got a job at Unity Books in the Capital straight from… Audio
Unity Books, and the brick-and-mortar bookstore renaissance
The demise of the brick-and-mortar bookshop has long been prophesied, but Unity Books is bucking the trend. Last weekend it opened a brand new store in the Auckland CBD, catering to children's books… Audio
Govt announces GST on online shopping without knowing details
Retailers are happy, saying it'll level the playing field, and the change could bring in billions of extra tax revenue, but the Government doesn't know key details like how and when. Audio
50 Years of Unity
Unity Books is 50 years old this year and it's younger cousin The Children's Bookshop is vcelebrating 25 years in the business. Tilley Lloyd from Unity Books and Ruth McIntyre from the Children's… Audio