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Book fair
Charity Book Fair
Runs Thu, 1 Oct – Sat, 3 Oct 2026
- Location
- Northcote College Hall
- Time
- 11.00am – 5.00pm
New Zealand
Book events in Auckland
Everything bookish happening in Auckland: upcoming author talks, signings, launches and festivals, plus the independent bookshops and little libraries worth a visit.
- Book launches in Auckland (8)
- Book clubs in Auckland (41)
- Book fairs in Auckland (3)
- Author talks in Auckland (10)
- Author readings in Auckland (16)
- Writing workshops in Auckland (4)
Upcoming events
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Book club
Browsers Book Club - A book about a place you have visited or will visit
- Location
- Waiuku Library
- Time
- 10.30am – 11.30am
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Book launch
Book launch: Ponsonby People's Union
with Roger Fowler
- Location
- Auckland Central Library
- Time
- 1.00pm – 3.30pm
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Reading
Poetry readings with Colleen Coco Collins & others
with Colleen Coco Collins
- Location
- Gus Fisher Gallery
- Time
- 2.00pm – 3.00pm
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Author talk
Asher Emanuel in conversation with Steve Braunias
with Steve Braunias, Asher Emanuel
- Location
- Time Out Bookstore Ltd
- Time
- 6.00pm – 7.15pm
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Literary Banquet
Literary Banquet
with Graci Kim, Tim Tipene, Same Smith, Donovan Bixley
- Location
- Dilworth Senior School Campus
- Time
- 6.15pm
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Book club
Time Out x Lamplight: The Annual Booker Book Club (offsite)
- Location
- Lamplight Books
- Time
- 6.00pm – 7.30pm
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Auckland Bookshop Tour
Auckland Bookshop Tour
Runs Wed, 7 Oct – Sun, 18 Oct 2026
- Location
- 17 bookshops are taking part
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Auckland Bookshop Tour
Auckland Bookshop Tour
Runs Wed, 7 Oct – Sun, 18 Oct 2026
- Location
- Time Out Bookstore Ltd
- Time
- 9.00am – 9.00pm
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Book club
Tough Guy Book Club - Auckland Chapter
- Location
- The Beer Spot (Morningside)
- Time
- 7.00pm – 10.00pm
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Book fair
Bookarama 2026 - Auckland's Largest Community Book Fair & Sale
Runs Thu, 8 Oct – Sun, 11 Oct 2026
- Location
- Howick College
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Book launch
Book Launch: Meditations of a Landscape Architect by David Irwin
with David Irwin
- Location
- Objectspace
- Time
- 5.30pm – 7.00pm
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Author talk
Author talk: History of Jubilee Blind Institute, Parnell with Carolyn Cameron
with Carolyn Cameron
- Location
- Parnell Library
- Time
- 6.00pm – 7.00pm
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Book launch
Book Launch: Thyme to Cook by Emma Galloway
with Emma Galloway
- Location
- Mt Eden Village Centre
- Time
- 6.00pm – 8.00pm
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Author talk
Returning Home: Writing the Filipino Experience
with Monica Macansantos
- Location
- Central City Library
- Time
- 6.30pm – 7.30pm
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Writers group
South Auckland Writers Group
- Location
- Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
- Time
- 1.00pm – 3.00pm
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Creative activity
Book Feast: Bookish Fun for Children
with Vasanti Unka, Shara Curlett
- Location
- Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop
- Time
- 10.00am – 4.30pm
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Book launch
Book launch: Ponsonby People's Union
with Roger Fowler
- Location
- Auckland Central Library
- Time
- 1.00pm – 4.00pm
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Book launch
Book Launch: Song of the Birds by Robert Vennell
with Robert Vennell
- Location
- Auckland Museum
- Time
- 6.00pm – 7.30pm
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Writing workshop
International Writers' Workshop
- Location
- St Aidans Church (Lindisfarne Room)
- Time
- 10.30am – 12.30pm
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Literary festival
A night with Alice Oseman
with Alice Oseman
- Location
- Dorothy Winstone Centre
- Time
- 7.00pm – 8.30pm
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Book chat
Manukau Library Book Chat
- Location
- Manukau Library and Research Centre Te Paerangi
- Time
- 10.30am – 11.30am
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Book launch
Book Launch: Dido on the Edge
with Bianca Parker
- Location
- Time Out Bookstore Ltd
- Time
- 7.00pm – 9.00pm
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Writing workshop
International Writers' Workshop / Coffee catchup
- Location
- Wintergarden Cafe
- Time
- 10.30am
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Book club
Tough Guy Book Club - Auckland Chapter
- Location
- The Beer Spot (Morningside)
- Time
- 7.00pm – 10.00pm
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Book fair
Great Auckland Bargain Book Sale (GABBS)
Runs Sat, 7 Nov – Sun, 8 Nov 2026
- Location
- Barfoot and Thompson Stadium
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Book launch
Book Launch: The Hummingbirds by Kata Kiss
with Kata Kiss
- Location
- Time Out Bookstore Ltd
- Time
- 3.00pm – 4.00pm
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Writers group
South Auckland Writers Group
- Location
- Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
- Time
- 1.00pm – 3.00pm
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Writing workshop
International Writers' Workshop - Prize giving and End of Year Function
- Location
- St Aidans Church (upstairs in the auditorium, and on Zoom)
- Time
- 10.30am – 12.30pm
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Author talk
An Evening with Mary Beard: Talking Classics
with Mary Beard
- Location
- Aotea Centre
- Time
- 7.30pm
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Creative workshop
Alberton Christmas Decoration Workshop
- Location
- Alberton - Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
- Time
- 1.30pm – 3.30pm
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Author talk / Show
An Evening with Ben Macintyre: Redwood
with Ben Macintyre
- Location
- Auckland Te Paepae Theatre
- Time
- 7.30pm – 9.20pm
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Author talk / Show
Eric Idle: An Evening of Idle Conversation
with Eric Idle
- Location
- Bruce Mason Centre
- Time
- 7.30pm
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Book chat
Manukau Library Book Chat
- Location
- Manukau Library and Research Centre Te Paerangi
- Time
- 10.30am – 11.30am
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Creative workshop
Create a Book Together: Being Mana, Te Ora Mana Workshop Series
with Emma Hinton
- Location
- Arataki Visitor Centre
- Time
- 1.00pm – 2.30pm
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Book launch
Book Launch for COLD REDEMPTION (Psy Changeling Trinity series #10)
with Nalini Singh
- Location
- Chapter Book & Tea Shop
- Time
- 7.00pm
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Author talk
Book Launch for COLD REDEMPTION with Nalini Singh
with Nalini Singh
- Location
- Chapter Book & Tea Shop
- Time
- 7.00pm
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Writers group
South Auckland Writers Group
- Location
- Papakura Sir Edmund Hillary Library
- Time
- 1.00pm – 3.00pm
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Creative workshop
Create a Book Together: Being Mana, Te Ora Mana Workshop Series
with Emma Hinton
- Location
- Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery
- Time
- 10.30am – 12.00pm
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Creative workshop
Create a Book Together: Being Mana, Te Ora Mana Workshop Series
with Emma Hinton
- Location
- Arataki Visitor Centre
- Time
- 10.30am – 12.00pm
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Meet the author
An Evening with Dr Ramani Durvasula
with Dr Ramani Durvasula
- Location
- Bruce Mason Centre
- Time
- 7.00pm
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Author talk
Author Talk: An Evening with Dr Ramani Durvasula
with Dr Ramani Durvasula
- Location
- Bruce Mason Centre
- Time
- 7.00pm
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Book signing
Brimstone and Bookshelves
with Nisha J Tuli, Steffanie Holmes, Nalini Singh, Chloe Gong, Penn Cole, Shannon Meyer, ST Gibson
Runs Sat, 22 May – Sun, 23 May 2027
- Location
- Shed 10
- Time
- 9.00am – 5.00pm
Bookshops in Auckland
- anec•dote · Mt Eden
- Blue Hills Books · Parnell
- Boat Books · Westhaven
- Book Hero · Hobsonville
- BOOKee Store · Glenfield
- Bookmark · Devonport
- Books on High · Auckland Central
- Chapter Book and Tea Shop · Mt Eden
- Cook The Books · Freemans Bay
- Dear Reader · Grey Lynn
- Enamoured Books · Remuera
- Evermore Books · Mt Roskill
- Fleet Street Books · Devonport
- Glenbrook Vintage Books · Waiuku
- Green Bay Bookshop · Green Bay
- Green Dolphin Bookshop · Auckland Central
- Hard to Find Books (Auckland) · Eden Terrace
- Harrisons Book Heaven · Red Beach
- Hospice Books · Birkenhead
- Karakter Books · Newmarket
- Lamplight Books · Parnell
- little Unity · Auckland Central
- Lucky's Book Shop · East Tāmaki
- Mainly Fiction · Browns Bay
- Matakana Village Books · Matakana
- My Little Library · Mount Roskill
- Never Ending Books · Orewa
- Onehunga Books & Stationery · Onehunga
- Poppies Howick · Howick
- Rare Books Auckland · Auckland Central
- SAarkie Stories · Rosedale
- The Book Exchange - Caffeine & Book Dealers · Glen Eden
- The Booklover · Milford
- The Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop · Herne Bay
- The Open Book · Ponsonby
- The Women's Bookshop · Ponsonby
- Time Out Bookstore · Mt Eden
- TopNotch Engraving and Book Exchange · Pukekohe
- Unity Books Auckland · Auckland Central
Little libraries in Auckland
- Herald Island · Herald Island, Auckland
- Laingholm Beach · Laingholm, Auckland
- Lilliput Library #249 · Mt Wellington, Auckland
- Waterfront Container Library · Auckland