

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: CANCELLED: Author Event: Simon Winchester – Breath of the Gods ? ?️
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 am – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Event Description**: Join us in the bookshop for our first author event of the year with international superstar writer, SIMON WINCHESTER, in conversation with RNZ's Sally Round.

We are beyond lucky to have Simon include Masterton on this tour, with just two other festival attendances in New Zealand.

The writer behind bestselling non-fiction books, Krakatoa, Land, Exactly and more, Winchester is well known for his ability to take a subject and use it to tell a fascinating a broader story about the world.

In his latest book, The Breath of the Gods, he delivers a thought-provoking history, and future, of that unseen but not unfelt presence in our lives – the wind.

Between the wind as a malevolent force and wind as the saviour of our planet, lies a world of fascination, history, literature, science, poetry and engineering, which Simon Winchester explores with the curiosity and vigour that are the hallmarks of his bestselling works.

Join us for what we’re sure will be a fascinating discussion on how this elemental force shapes the world as we know it.

Tickets are $15 and seating is on first come, first served basis. 

Books will be available to purchase and have signed by Simon on the night. 

All welcome, see you there!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/masterton/cancelled-author-event-simon-winchester-breath-of-the-gods-️/200029519293705
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://booksonline.co.nz/events/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=masterton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Masterton
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 150 Queen St, Masterton, New Zealand 5888
- **lat**: -40.95005
- **long**: 175.66095
- **full address**: 150 Queen St, Masterton, New Zealand 5888, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Hedley's Books (https://allevents.in/org/hedleys-books/7510310)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 150 Queen St, Masterton, New Zealand 5888, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hedley's Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about CANCELLED: Author Event: Simon Winchester – Breath of the Gods ? ?️ ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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