Launch Events for Gentle and Fierce and Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life
Join us online and in person to celebrate the publication of two new works of prose: Gentle and Fierce by Vanessa Berry and Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life by Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle.

Online book launch: Gentle and Fierce
Wednesday 18 August, 6.30 pm AEST
Join Vanessa Berry in conversation with Keri Glastonbury as she discusses her new book, Gentle and Fierce – a collection of essays, released in June 2021, on the way that mankind relates to and imagines non-human animals and the world we share.
The event is free and streamed live online. RSVP essential.
Zarah Butcher-McGunningle in conversation
Tuesday 24 August, 6 pm AEST / 8 pm NZST
Join New Zealand author Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle in conversation with Going Down Swinging editor Hollen Singleton, as they discuss Butcher-McGunnigle’s new book, Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life.
The event is free and streamed live online. RSVP essential.
Auckland book launch: Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life
Thursday 2 September, 6.30 pm NZST
We’re delighted to launch Nostalgia Has Ruined My Life with an in person event at Strange Goods, featuring readings by Josephine Frances K and Eden Bradfield.
Strange Goods, 281 Karangahape Rd, Auckland.
Free, RSVP essential.
