Auckland Libraries presents We Read Auckland 2023, a free festival celebrating writers and readers of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Witi Ihimaera is named as the first ever patron of Auckland Council Libraries’ Ka Pānui Tātau i Tāmaki Makaurau / We Read Auckland festival, celebrating diverse stories across Tāmaki Makaurau this August.
We Read Auckland is an annual celebration of local writers and readers, and this year Aucklanders can head along to free author talks or check out the new Bestie collection to get hold of local bestsellers from authors such as Michael Bennett, Hayley Holt and Witi Ihimaera – without the wait!
Events programme
This year there is a stellar line-up of free talks featuring acclaimed Auckland authors.
Hear Witi Ihimaera and Coco Solid kōrero on creative and collaborative practices, Dominic Hoey and Michael Bennett on contemporary crime writing, Girls That Invest podcaster Simran Kaur on finding financial independence, and much more.
Introducing the Bestie collection
Our brand-new Bestie collection is designed to help readers access the best new books without waiting in the holds queue!
The first edition of Bestie is the We Read Auckland collection – ten bestselling books by Auckland authors.
Delve into the books discussed in our events programme or discover something unexpected.
Multiple copies of the Bestie books will be available to borrow at all our libraries from 1 August 2023 on a first come, first served basis.
