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AWF26 breaks box office, bookstall records

Monday, 25 May 2026    Books+Publishing
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Ticket sales for the 2026 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki (AWF26), held in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland from 12 to 17 May, were up 15% on the previous year, representing a box office record for the event. The Women’s Bookshop sold a record-breaking 13,000 books at the festival bookstalls, with...

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