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Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 2023 Has Something For Everyone In Its 8th Year
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 5:03 am | Featherston Booktown
“We have a cultural smorgasbord on offer at this year’s Festival. Our audience will definitely be spoilt for choice,” says Peter Biggs, Chair of the Featherston Booktown Trust. “I can’t wait to see the streets of Featherston alive and humming ... More >>
100 Presenters And 50 Events At The Featherston Booktown Karukatea 2022 Festival
Wednesday, 27 April 2022, 5:13 am | Featherston Booktown
With a line-up of more than one hundred presenters and fifty events, Featherston, New Zealand’s only Booktown, is getting ready to welcome over 7,000 visitors to the Wairarapa for another outstanding literary weekend over 8-12 June. The seventh ... More >>
Featherston Booktown Postpones The May Karukatea Festival Until June
Monday, 14 March 2022, 4:54 pm | Featherston Booktown
The popular Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival, originally scheduled to be held this year over 4 – 8 May, has been moved to 8 - 12 June. The Featherston Booktown Board of Trustees made this decision at their Board meeting on Sunday 13 March. While ... More >>
Historians to Discuss the Impact of War on NZ Society
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 9:22 am | Featherston Booktown
Featherston Booktown has announced an event to mark the centenary of the Armistice on 11 November, titled ‘In the Shadow of War’ which explores eminent historian, Paul Ham’s writings that “The victory of 1918 destroyed our civilisation. Nothing ... More >>
Featherston Booktown Becomes Full Member
Monday, 1 October 2018, 6:57 pm | Featherston Booktown
Featherston Booktown’s success has been recognised by the International Organisation of Booktowns (IOB). The IOB has voted unanimously to make Featherston Booktown a full member of the global organisation, joining 21 other full member Booktowns, stretching ... More >>
Acclaimed Scottish booktown author to speak at Featherston
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 11:03 am | Featherston Booktown
Acclaimed Scottish booktown author to speak at Featherston Booktown. Shaun Bythell Internationally acclaimed Scottish second hand and rare bookseller and celebrated author of The Diary of a Bookseller , will be the guest at a Featherston Booktown ... More >>
Acclaimed Scottish booktown author to speak at Featherston B
Thursday, 19 July 2018, 9:15 am | Featherston Booktown
Shaun Bythell Internationally acclaimed Scottish second hand and rare bookseller and celebrated author of The Diary of a Bookseller , will be the guest at a Featherston Booktown author’s event on Monday, August 27. More >>