We are so lucky to have two new and experienced booksellers join the Time Out team. Meet George & Pip! GEORGE 💫 On top of bookselling, George also works as a freelance journalist and critic. He just returned from five years in London and is trying his best to not make that his entire personality. Used to work with Sally Rooney’s cousin, which until working at Time Out was his main literary claim to fame.   George’s favourite books are: The Book of Strange of New Things by Michel Faber & The Idiot by Elif Batuman*   PIP 💫 Pip is currently studying Art History and Media Studies at the University of Auckland. She has worked in other bookstores and behind the scenes in publishing before joining the Time Out team. Her favourites are social-realism stories, historical fiction, and books set in London. Alongside reading, she has a keen interest in film and music.   Pip’s favourite books are: Anne of Green Gables, A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe & Starter for Ten by David Nicholls* *Favourites are subject to change.

We’re busy preparing our April book subscriptions! Each new subscriber receives a questionnaire that guides our team on their literary taste - including: Which three people, living or dead, would you invite as dinner guests? Swipe along to see the most popular choices over the years. 🍽️ 📚

The @aklwritersfest 2025 is live and packed with an incredible lineup of authors. You can catch our Jenna chairing two sessions: with Yael van der Wouden and her wonderful Booker shortlisted book, The Safekeep. Then, discussing memoir with @tina.makereti & @hu_dis_ Who are most you excited to see? 👀📚

In preparation for next week’s launch, we present to you @amymarguerite__ ‘s poem from over under fed, discharge notes (i). Please also enjoy this painting by Richard Fitton. Join us upstairs on Friday 14th March. RSVP to books@timeout.co.nz.

A lovely pile of finalists for the Oscars of Aotearoa books! Congratulations to all of the @newzealandbookawards shortlisted titles. 👏

Here are our February bestsellers! 💪📚 Have you read Orbital yet? 🪐 @penguinbooksnz @hachettenz @scholastic_nz @walkerbooksaus

Dinner with the family 👯👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♂️📚

Happy happy birthday to our Abby! 🍰🔥🖤 This is also a farewell, as Abby will belong to @hachettenz in a publicity role. We will miss you, @abbyirwinjones 🥹

Happiest of birthdays to our Suri!! 💐🎉♓️