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Wendy    

Owner

A former science teacher and deputy principal, Wendy never guessed she'd own a bookstore. She bought Time Out fifteen years ago and hasn't looked back.

Wendy loves a dark read. We Need to Talk About Kevin, Monster Love and The Devil All the Time are huge favourites, but she's very dedicated to her favourite classics too– Anna Karenina and The Woman in White. 
She also may be John Boyne’s biggest fan.

See Wendy's picks here

Katie

Children's Buyer

Katie's a self-proclaimed Classics geek– but having a son makes her a wiz in the Kid’s Room, too.

Did you know Katie is the patissier behind our famous cookies? Let her know if you'd like a commission! 

See Katie's picks here

Suri

New Zealand’s Young Bookseller of the Year 2019!
Booksellers NZ Winter Institute Scholarship Winner 2019 (Baltimore).

Suri is mostly retired from the bookstore but you can still catch her reviews on 95bFM’s breakfast show.

See Suri's picks here

Jenna

Manager

New Zealand’s Young Bookseller of the Year 2015!
Kobo Booksellers NZ Winter Institute Scholarship 2014
(Seattle).
RISE Booksellers Exchange Scholarship 2024 (UK)

Jenna (Kai Tahu) hails from Ōtepoti and has been at Time Out since 2010. She manages the store alongside working as a freelance photographer.

Jenna has been Chair of Booksellers NZ and representative on the NZ Book Awards Trust. She was a fiction judge for the 2018 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and reviews books monthly on RNZ’s Nine to Noon and fortnightly on 95bFM’s breakfast show and presented on the now retired book podcast Papercuts, on The Spinoff.

See Jenna's picks here

Abby

RISE Booksellers Exchange Scholarship 2024 (Ireland).

Abby shifted to Time Out after five years at The Women’s Bookshop, and is also a bookseller at the Auckland Writers Festival. She’s an internationally award-winning spoken word poet with work published in Rapture (Auckland University Press), as well as an ASPA award-winning student journalist.

See Abby’s picks here

Nate

Nate is currently studying English and Art History at the University of Auckland. He is a keen reader of literary fiction but also loves a good fantasy adventure. 

Elijah

Eli has been with us since he was eight. Currently he is studying at University overseas but will be back with us over the Christmas holidays.

See Eli's picks here

Hollie

2iC and Social Media Manager

RISE Booksellers Exchange Scholarship 2023 (UK)

Hollie (Te Atiawa) is our 2iC and Social Media Manager. You might have seen one of her author Q&A’s online, including Mona Awad. Hollie is also Keanu Reeves’ biggest fan.

See Hollie’s picks here

Beth

Beth is a musician signed to Particle Recordings. Her music has been recognised in media such as Rolling Stone Magazine and by LA student radio station KXLU. She is also the host of 95bFM’s weekly arts and culture show, Various Artists. Beth is a poet and studies a Bachelor of Arts at Auckland University. You can listen to her music here.

See Beth’s picks here

Rhi

Rhi (they/them) is a part-time bookseller, former librarian, and counselling student at AUT. They love to read sci-fi, magical realism, horror, and queer stories. They also like drinking tea, going for bush walks, and writing soft silly poems (which they sometimes post on their Instagram @rhi_jones_lennox_poetry).

Lucinda

Lucinda is our retired cat worker. She now hides away in luxury in her Parnell dwellings. Her favourite books are New Zealand Cats (she's biased) and I Could Pee on This. 

See Lucinda’s picks here