For the Love of BOOKS

30/05/2026

We hope you enjoy your long weekend! Especially with the lovely sunshine here today 🌞

We're open until 5:30 today (Saturday) and v from 9:30-5:30 on Monday.

29/05/2026

That was fun!

We just supplied a bunch of books to help fill the Elves' Library for the new Lord of the Rings films!

Looking forward to seeing the finished results!

(Didn't think of it in time to take photos of the above-mentioned books, but these photos show books we still have - in case any other elves out there are interested 😊)

22/05/2026

"An Eastern Western"

A new book by Masterton based author 'Jon Barakat'

From the back cover:
Two gunslingers take on what should have been a routine job. But when a child ends up dead, they quickly find themselves on the run and hunted by mercenaries, bandits, and the terrifying deadmen that stalk the wastes. Close behind them follow the mother and sister of the boy they killed - eager for revenge.

Part dystopian science fiction, part contemporary western. "An Eastern Western" is an epic tale of a world in collapse.

Available in store now for the special price of $25

15/05/2026

LAST CHANCE!

Tomorrow, Saturday 16 May, is your last chance to spend your Booktown Vouchers at For the Love of Books (where you can choose from a large selection of second-hand and new books).

We're open until 8pm today (Friday) and from 9:30am to 5:30pm on Saturday.

Vouchers expire on 17 May.

14/05/2026

Just in:

Limited copies of "Heart of the Protest"
Available in store for the special price of $35

About the book:
"Heart of the Protest" provides a comprehensive account that will elucidate the motives behind the thousands of Kiwis who streamed into Parliament grounds on 8 February 2022 in protest of the Government enforced mandatory COVID vaccinations.

An enlightening read whether you agreed with the protesters or not.

29/04/2026

A great new initiative at the Booktown Karukatea Festival this year!

🎥 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲

Can’t make it to the Karukatea Festival this year or do some events clash?

You can watch the best of the festival from anywhere with our livestream pass. For just $15, enjoy access to eight standout events, including Tāme Iti, Cross Party Lines and the Bookety Book Club. Watch live or on demand, with 30 days to enjoy it all.

👉 Get your livestream pass here: https://stream.booktown.org.nz/

24/04/2026

02/04/2026

We hope you have a lovely, restorative, long weekend!

17/03/2026

A little birdie told us there's a book sale happening this Easter Saturday at the ANZAC Hall!

20/02/2026

This gorgeous Heritage Bear has been generously donated by Niki Molnar van Woerkom.

He's about 30cm tall when seated and is sooo soft!

We would like to raffle the bear, along with some other prizes (including Bookshop Gift Vouchers) for a community cause.

The bear will be on display at today's Teddy Bear Picnic.

We would love your feedback on how we should help the community with the proceeds.

Our ideas so far are:

• Main Street Beautification - a mural on a blank wall?

• Featherston Foodbank?

• Something else?

Please let us know what you think either in the comments, by direct message or sorting the Teddy Bears Picnic* today from 4pm to 6pm at the Joy Cowley Playground.

( *for more information see:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1bh7vW2r57/ )