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The first weekend in May saw the population of Featherston swell with book lovers from all corners of New Zealand. This was the sixth annual booktown festival and was made particularly special because 2020’s line-up was cancelled due to Covid-19. With 55 events and 99 presenters, the programme was a logistical feat and, as an ambassador for the town, it was a huge joy to see a community of bookish folk come together for the weekend.
Read MoreNestled beneath the Remutaka ranges with a pristine night sky twinkling overhead, Featherston is an hour away from New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. Featherston might be small, it only takes two minutes to drive through, but it is mighty. New Zealand’s only book town, it has SEVEN bookshops, the world’s only surviving Fell Locomotive and one of the finest cheese shops I’ve ever set foot in.
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