NEW ZEALAND BOOKSHOP DAY

No matter how paper-like the Kindle screen looks or how real hologram books are, you will never be able to replicate the joy of perusing the real thing at a well-stocked bookshop. Today is New Zealand Bookshop Day and — gosh, darn it — these worthy vestiges of a world in which people read print on paper deserve our respect and patronage. A bunch of excellent Auckland bookshops are having events so check out booksellers.co.nz/ whats-on to see which of your favourite bookshops are celebrating.

Today, various times and locations.