Valentine Books for Book Lovers

03/05/2026

Want to buy books? Since Trade Me started its downwards spiral, much of my trading has switched to Facebook Marketplace, which is so much quicker and easier, and the response rate from buyers blitzes Trade Me.

The number of pages, clicks and scrolls to list something is a fraction of what is required to list on Trade Me's 'new' interface.

To check out all my Facebook Marketplace listings, click the link and scroll down through them all.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/1444402221/

03/04/2026

Speaking of books, did you know that Valentine Books for Book Lovers has over 2,500 books listed on the Fishpond site, which has New Zealand's biggest range in its online bookshop. Check out my listings by clicking this link:

https://www.fishpond.co.nz/browse/seller-listings/name/Valentine+Books/

28/03/2026

After 16 years on air, it’s sad to see that Good Sorts on Sunday nights is getting the chop.

Having been a ‘Good Sort’ myself on the programme, it was a great experience having the host and his film crew here for a day.

With so much conflict and negativity happening in the world, we need to hold on to positive treasures like Good Sorts.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/media-insider/media-insider-tvnz-cuts-good-sorts-news-segment-re-news-youth-brand-in-firing-line/premium/75FDFHJYYNBX7GBP6GE5OLUHAY/ Media Insider: TVNZ cuts - Good Sorts 6pm news segment, Re: News youth brand in firing line

For those that missed it, here's my time on Good Sorts:
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/07/17/good-sorts-book-lover-turns-unwanted-reads-into-charity-money/

An Auckland book lover is helping raise thousands for a children's charity.

19/03/2026

BULLS**T AND JELLYBEANS, Tim Shadbolt (First Edition, 1971, NZ)

Please support this fundraiser for Variety the Children's Charity.

Only $50 reserve. Click this Trade Me link to view: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/biography/politics/listing/5841599954

ABOUT THIS BOOK: 'Bulls**t & Jellybeans' is still a remarkable read. Beautifully crafted, it evokes both the 60s and Shadbolt’s already turbulent life of protest and angst. Tim says he wrote it in six months, and when published by Alister Taylor in December 1971, it was an instant success. 'Bulls**t & Jellybeans' covers his imprisonment for giving cheek to society, handing out jellybeans and balloons at council meetings, and committing the then-serious crime of swearing at cops. “Bullsh**t” is a non-word these days, but back in 1970, it was a punishable offence — Shadbolt was jailed for refusing to pay a fine for uttering it.

202-page softback book in reasonable to good condition.

19/03/2026

KIRSTY BENTLEY: HER MOTHER WRITES WITH LOVE, Jill Bentley and Tony Williams

Please support this fundraiser for Variety the Children's Charity.

Only $20 reserve. Click this Trade Me link to view: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/history/new-zealand/listing/5841497784

ABOUT THIS BOOK: On New Year's Eve 1998, Ashburton teenager Kirsty Bentley went missing. The next day her dog was found tied to a tree beside the Ashburton River. Two weeks later her body was found in an isolated clearing 40km from her home. Jill Bentley, writing with best-selling author Tony Williams, here tells the story of her daughter's life and death, the police investigation and media circus, and the terrible aftermath experienced by her family.

245-page softback book in reasonable to good condition.

12/11/2025

Check out the hundreds of amazing books that Valentine Books has listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Click this link to view the hundreds that are there:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/1444402221/

12/11/2025

Looking to buy books for Christmas? Come and check out Valentine Books selection available on Fishpond. Awesome books, great prices.

Click this link: https://www.fishpond.co.nz/browse/seller-listings/name/Valentine+Books/

22/09/2025

Check out the hundreds of amazing books that Valentine Books has listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Click this link to view:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/profile/1444402221/

25/07/2025

Please support this fundraiser for Variety the Children's Charity.

URBAN VILLAGE: THE STORY OF PONSONBY, FREEMAN'S BAY AND ST MARY'S BAY,Jenny Carlyon and Diana Morrow

Only $30 reserve. Click this Trade Me link to view: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/history/new-zealand/listing/5438298103

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Ponsonby is one of New Zealand's most famous suburbs, the place where social and political change has fermented and fomented since its origins over 160 years ago. From Michael Joseph Savage to Che Fu, from the Hero Parade to the Polynesian Panthers, the fashion industry to cafe society, Ponsonby has led the way. This lively, authoritative history brings the colourful pageant of Ponsonby's past to light and includes a wide range of images of the neighbourhood, then and now.

Large format, 447-page softback book in EXCELLENT condition.

21/07/2025

Please support this fundraiser for Variety the Children's Charity.

TE WHITI O RONGOMAI AND THE RESISTANCE OF PARIHAKA, Danny Keenan

Only $30 reserve. Click this Trade Me link to view: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/history/new-zealand/listing/5431783012

ABOUT THIS BOOK: This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century. It traces the forces that shaped his life's journey from Ngāmotu, where he was born, to his settling at Parihaka and his evolving sense of the injustices and disempowerment Māori experienced and his response to these. The book discusses the struggles Te Whiti had, as understood by some of his living relatives, against native policy of the time, and it gives insights into the motivations of Te Whiti and his actions. It explores the community at Parihaka, its resistance and the consequences of this and looks at Māori and government actions and responses up to the present day.

275-page softback book in very good condition.

21/07/2025

Please support this fundraiser for Variety the Children's Charity.

A MĀORI COMMUNITY IN NORTHLAND, P.W. Hohepa (WAIMA)

Only $20 reserve. Click this Trade Me link to view: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/books/non-fiction/history/new-zealand/listing/5431617824

ABOUT THIS BOOK: "A Maori Community in Northland" is a study by P.W. Hohepa, focusing on the Waima community in the Hokianga region of Northland, New Zealand. The book explores the social, economic, and cultural aspects of this isolated rural Māori community. It delves into the daily lives of the people, their kinship structures, and the impact of cultural contact and economic change

142-page softback book in reasonable condition. Minor foxing of page edges. Name details written on first page.