Join Eleanor Neil for special Shoe Trouble Storytimes this summer
Sunday 10 December 2023 – EAST COAST BAYS LIBRARY
East Coast Bays Library
East Coast Bays Library, 8 Bute Road, Browns Bay, Auckland
Time: 11.00am
Thursday 18 January 2024 – WARKWORTH WAR MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Warkworth War Memorial Library
1 Baxter Street, Warkworth
Time: 10.30am
Free admission, all welcome
Award-winning author, Terry Fitzgibbon will be doing the following book signings to promote his new book Salt: Coastal Connections (in stores now).
Saturday 25 November – PAPER PLUS COASTLANDS
Coastlands Shopping Centre
Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd, State Highway 1, Paraparaumu 5032
Time: 11.30am – 1.30pm
Sunday 26 November – PAPER PLUS COASTLANDS
Coastlands Shopping Centre
Coastlands Shoppingtown Ltd, State Highway 1, Paraparaumu 5032
Time: 11.30am – 1.30pm
Free admission, all welcome
Join Bill Bush to celebrate his new book Billy Bush: A front row view on life (on sale 8 June).
Thursday 8 June – BELFAST
Belfast Rugby Football Club
18 March Place, Belfast
Time: 6pm
Hear Bill talk with Phil Gifford about the book
Memorabilia auction
Books available for sale and signing
Gold coin donation on the door
All Welcome
Cash bar available and finger food provided
Anna Valentine will be doing the following events to promote her new book Abundance (on sale 13 April).
Friday 14 April – KERIKERI
The Old Packhouse, 505 Kerikeri Road
Time: 5pm – 8pm
Taste testers & book signing
Free admission, all welcome
Saturday 22 April – WHANGĀREI
Paper Plus Whangārei, 51 Cameron Street
Time: 12pm
Free admission, all welcome
UPDATED: Sunday 14 May – KAEO
Mother’s Day Long Lunch
The Veggie Tree, 32 Leigh Street, Kaeo
Time: 12pm – 4pm
Tickets $150 available from theveggietree.com.
Price includes a delicious five course degustation meal with recipes from the book, autumnal inspired drinks and a personally signed and gift wrapped copy of Abundance.
Rachel Doré will be doing the following event to promote her new book A Respectable Veneer (on sale 9 March).
Wednesday 22 March – PALMERSTON NORTH
Second floor, Palmerston North City Library
Time: 5.30pm
Free admission, all welcome
Friday 14 April – WHANGANUI
Paige’s Book Gallery & Lockett Gallery, 60-62 Guyton Street, Whanganui
Time: 5.30pm
Free admission, all welcome
Maria Gill and Alistair Hughes will be doing the following events to promote their new book Ernest Rutherford: Just an Ordinary Boy (on sale now).
Saturday 4 March – CHRISTCHURCH
Rutherford’s Den, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch
Time: 4pm -4.45pm
Free admission, all ages
More info: Available here
Monday 13 March – NELSON
Nelson Provincial Museum, cnr Trafalgar St & Hardy St, Nelson
Time: 5.30pm
Free admission, all ages
Ross Taylor will be doing the following events and bookshop signings to promote his new book BLACK & WHITE (on sale Thursday 11 August). If you’d like to get your book signed in person please make sure you’re at the store by the stated time. Otherwise you can contact the store to pre-order a copy for Ross to sign when he visits.
To keep everyone safe we ask that:
Thursday 11 August – AUCKLAND
Book Signing: Whitcoulls St Lukes
Time: 1pm
Book Signing: Whitcoulls Newmarket
Time: 1:45pm
Saturday 13 August – WAIKATO
Book Signing: Whitcoulls Te Rapa
Time: 11:10am
Book Signing: Penny’s Bookstore
Time: 11.45am
Book Signing: Paper Plus Hamilton Centreplace
Time: 12:20pm
Book Signing: Paper Plus Cambridge
Time: 1.15pm
Book Signing: Paper Plus Te Awamutu
Time: 1:50pm
Book Signing: Paper Plus Otorohanga
Time: 2:30pm
Wednesday 17 August – PAPATOETOE
Lunch event: Papatoetoe Cricket Club
Time: 12pm – 2pm
Tickets: Available here
Thursday 18 August – WELLINGTON
Speaking Event: The Wellington Wanderers Cricket Club
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Gazley Mitsubishi – 75 Cambridge Terrace (map)
Tickets: $55.00 – includes event entry, beverage and canapés, available here
All proceeds will go towards Wellington Wanderers Cricket Club for the benefit of college and junior cricket.
Friday 19 August – WELLINGTON / MANAWATU
Book Signing: Whitcoulls Lambton Quay
Time: 10am
Book Signing: Whitcoulls Queensgate
Time: 10:30am
Book Signing: Paper Plus North City
Time: 11am
Book Signing: Paper Plus Coastlands
Time: 12pm
Book Signing: Paper Plus Levin
Time: 1pm
Book Signing: Paper Plus Feilding
Time: 2:30pm
Book Signing: Whitcoulls Palmerston North
Time: 3:15pm
Book Signing: Paper Plus Palmerston North
Time: 3:30pm
Speaking Event: Marist Cricket Club/ Bruce McKenzie Books
Time: 4.45pm for a 5pm start
Location: The Marist Club, 19 Pascal St
Free event, all welcome
Saturday 20 August – MANAWATU / MASTERTON
Book Signing: Paper Plus Masterton
Time: 12pm
Speaking Event: Lansdown Cricket Club and Hedleys Books
Hear Ross Taylor in conversation with Paul Thomas
Time: 4pm
Location: Queen Elizabeth Park Sports Hub, Memorial Drive, Masterton
Tickets: $10 includes nibbles, available here
New Holland Publishing Group Chief Executive Fiona Schultz announced today that the group has sold their New Zealand publishing business to Upstart Press Ltd, an Auckland-based independent publisher.
New Holland Publishers has been publishing in NZ for over 20 years and has a successful list of non-fiction titles, from cooking to natural history, travel to pictorial and has built a steady list of bestsellers and backlist titles among them Alison Holst , Peter Janssen and many other incredible writers and stories told by local New Zealand authors.
Fiona Schultz commented “New Holland Publishers Group has always been proud of our New Zealand operation, which has contributed to many best sellers over the years and has built an incredible and solid backlist. I know Upstart Press is the perfect home for our business in New Zealand and our authors and titles are in safe hands with Kevin and his incredible team at Upstart Press”.
Upstart Press was formed in 2013 by former Hachette NZ Managing Director Kevin Chapman and others and has made a name by publishing high profile sports stars such as Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, and Brendon McCullum. Upstart Press also has a successful children’s and fiction list. In addition, Upstart operates a warehouse business which supplies distribution to most of the university presses in the country.
Kevin Chapman commented “I have looked at the New Holland list since my very first contact on returning to the country in 1998. It has always seemed a natural fit for the publishing lists I have been responsible for. So when Fiona agreed to discuss a sale with us I was very pleased, and to have concluded that process with a successful purchase is a great day for Upstart Press. We look forward to getting to know in greater detail the authors and books that are coming to us. Further details on a new imprint name as well as sales and distribution arrangements will be announced soon.”
** This competition is now closed.** Congratulations to our lucky winner Annabel T of Kelburn. Check out her cool entry below, which saw her transform an upside down plant into a spaceship! There were so many creative entries from the very clever kids of Aotearoa.
To celebrate the launch of Donovan Bixley’s new book Draw Some Awesome we want to see your awesome drawing.
You could win $100 worth of AWESOME Donovan Bixley books from Upstart Press.
How to Enter
Watch the video below to get some helpful tips from Donovan.
Look around your home for interesting shapes, like a hair dryer. Use your imagination to turn the shape into a fantastical drawing.
Everyday inspiration is all around you… you could turn a pot plant into a drawing of a fancy ball dress, or maybe one of your mum’s shoes would make a cool spaceship. Let your imagination fly.
When you’re done, send your entry through – we can’t wait to see it!
Want More Info?
Download this sheet here
You might also want to pick up a copy of Draw Some Awesome from your local bookstore or order online here
The Details
Entry is open to NZ residents aged 16 and under.
Email entries to competitions@upstartpress.co.nz by 11.59pm Friday 17 December.
Entries must include the entrant’s name, age, phone number and address.
There is one prize, consisting of $100 worth of Donovan Bixley books published by Upstart Press books. The winner can select the books they wish to receive, subject to stock availability. The books will be couriered to their New Zealand street address.
The winner will be selected at random and announced on this page by Thursday 23 Dec.
By entering, you give permission for Upstart Press and/or Donovan Bixley to display your entry on their social media channels and websites.
It takes a brave and perhaps foolhardy type of person to attempt cycling’s Tour Aotearoa. This epic biennial event sees participants ride the length of mainland New Zealand, following a set route which covers 3000 km of mountain-bike trails, connected by back-country roads.
Legendary New Zealand endurance athlete and coach John Hellemans took part in the 2018 edition of the Tour and shares the experience in ‘A Biker’s Tale’.
Join John to celebrate the launch of the book.
Date: Thursday 15 April
Time: 5.30pm
Location: University Bookshop Canterbury, University Drive, Ilam, Christchurch
All welcome, just RSVP to ubs@ubscan.co.nz. Free parking after 5pm on campus.
Can’t make the event but would like a signed copy? Order one here (free delivery): http://bit.ly/2N4VbrJ
