Saturday 23 August 6pm-7pm (doors open 5.30pm)
Hosted by the team at East Coast Bays Library
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Meet North Shore local authors Gina Butson (The Stars are a Million Glittering Worlds) and Hannah Tunnicliffe (The Pool) as they discuss the secret lives and motivations hiding at the hearts of their compelling contemporary novels with author and editor, Caroline Barron (Golden Days and Ripiro Beach). Make sure you're first in line to discover these exciting authors and their new books in which every character has a hidden history...
Book sales provided by Paper Plus Browns Bay - meet and greet the authors and have your books signed after the event, or borrow a Bestie book from our East Coast Bays library team.
About the books:
The Stars are a Million Glittering Worlds by Gina Butson: Crippled by guilt, Thea escapes her old life. In Guatemala, she grows close to a charismatic couple, but tragedy strikes. Starting over in Hobart and in a new relationship bonded by grief, hidden truths in Thea’s past must be faced and forgiven in this globe-spanning debut contemporary novel.
The Pool by Hannah Tunnicliffe: An incident at a pool party in Melbourne changes the lives of everyone involved. Ten years later, life of the party Baz King - a key player from that fateful day - goes missing. Not everyone is sad about it. A biting domestic noir featuring multiple families and suspects.
About the chair and authors:
Gina Butson has worked as a lawyer and as an advisor in the public sector. She completed her MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) in 2023. Gina won the Salient Creative Writing competition and was Highly Commended in the Sargeson Prize in 2024. The Stars are a Million Glittering Worlds is her debut novel.
Hannah Tunnicliffe is the author of several books for kids and adults, including The Pool (Ultimo Press, 2025), The Colour of Tea, Season of Salt and Honey, A French Wedding and the trilingual picture book Marjory and the Mouse. She is the co-creator of the Detective Stanley series published by UK publisher, Flying Eye Books. Her work has featured in the New York Times Book Review and she is the founder and host of the body acceptance podcast, Bod Almighty.
Caroline is an award-winning author, story coach, presenter, and manuscript assessor. Her memoir, Ripiro Beach, won the 2020 New Zealand Heritage Literary Award and her debut novel, Golden Days, launched in 2023. With a Masters in Creative Writing and a past life owning a model agency, she is in demand for her editing skills and dynamic workshops on storytelling, creativity and writing.
Transport, parking and accessibility:
Free 90-minute and 120-minute street parking is available surrounding the library, plus all-day parking on the western end of Inverness and Bute Roads. Check parking time limits. If you are taking public transport, the closest bus stop is 4191 Clyde Road. See AT's Journey Planner for route details.
There is an accessible front entrance with a level path and automatic front doors, and a wheelchair is available on request, as well as an accessible toilet.
Photo credit: Photographer Ebony Lamb
This event is presented by Auckland Council Libraries as part of We Read Auckland / Ka Pānui Tātou i Tāmaki Makaurau.
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