Blogs

Producing 'Peacemonger'

by Annemarie Thorby February 08, 2023

Author, editor and publisher Mark Derby will be in the shop on Tuesday 21 February 6.30pm to talk about 'Peacemonger' - the book about internation...

Posted in events, public talk, writer's talk

End of year news: opening hours and loyalty cards

by Annemarie Thorby December 21, 2022

It's near the end of the year and very busy. As it's probably too late now for mail orders to arrive by the 24th (NZPost said the cut-off was the 1...

Posted in loyalty card, opening hours

Book Launch: Splendid Bush

by Annemarie Thorby December 06, 2022

Book Haven and the Freedom Shop invite you to the launch of Splendid Bush by Clare Havell-Shufflebotham. Splendid Bush is a queer reckoning with lo...

Posted in book launch, events

Being an investigative journalist: A talk with Nicky Hager

by Annemarie Thorby November 10, 2022

We're looking forward to hosting a talk with Nicky Hager in the shop on Tuesday 22 November, 6:30pm. Nicky is a local journalist whose work has h...

Posted in events, journalism, public talk, writer's talk

Six months of bookshop life

by Annemarie Thorby October 22, 2022

We've been in Book Haven now for half a year, and each day is always a pleasure. No two days are the same, and working with books and book lovers i...

Posted in #verbwellington, events