Bookshop Day recommendations from Stella

Bookshop Day is a time to celebrate your bookshop and the books that we find and recommend for you. We take pleasure in introducing new books to you, finding the books you want, and going the extra mile for those special customer requests. At VOLUME we are knowledgeable, and our many years of bookselling experience speaks for itself. Our interest in literature is unquenchable. Bookshop Day is also a time to reflect on the literary ecosystem of Aotearoa. It's small and mighty, with passionate authors, publishers, and booksellers who, against the odds, make superb books appear and land in your hands. Many work long hours for little recompense, and every sale makes a difference. This Bookshop Day I'm recommending my two favourite books — so far — this year from two very special New Zealand publishers. From Gecko Press: the daring and delightful Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai. From Lawrence & Gibson: The Words For Her. This collective of authors not only publish their books, they make them!
As we say at VOLUME, buying interesting books makes interesting books happen.
P.S. A small plug for our own writing/publishing endeavours for 2023: Just out, Thomas's Some Things Wrong — it will take you to another layer of consciousness! And in its second print run, my own I, Object.
And thanks for your ongoing support!