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Long Story Short is a communications business with a sideline in books.

31/07/2023

Long Story Short has had to roll with the punches in this current economic climate, morphing from an online bookshop into a communications business with a sideline in books. My background in PR, media and copywriting has always served me well, so I'm combining it under the Long Story Short brand with my love of books and bookselling! After a wee hiatus, a new online bookshop site is in development and will be launching soon. There will be bargains to be had and some exciting titles for all (young and old). Thanks for your support and please do get in touch in the meantime if you need help with your business communications.

18/12/2022

One more week to go until Santa comes down the chimney...still time to grab a book or three from Long Story Short and you could be in to win our final 12 weeks of Christmas book giveaway!
Quarantine by Kiwi author Philippa Werry is a wonderful children/young adult's chapter book that paints a vivid picture of the polio epidemic in 1930s NZ. An incredibly relevant read for this generation - especially right now as the third wave rampages through the country. What amazing parallels and shared experiences for grandchildren and grandparents who've lived through similar periods of quarantine in very different eras. For more information about this wonderful author and her books visit: https://philippawerry.co.nz/quarantine/

10/12/2022

TWO WEEKS TO GO!! It's not too late to grab the perfect gift - books galore available at www.longstoryshort.nz. Buy something this week and you could be the lucky winner of this beautiful copy of Emma Outteridge's 'Between Two Worlds'. Emma is a Kiwi who after a career running Louis Vuitton's international sailing hospitality programme made the move into volunteering and aid work, becoming deeply rooted in a Ugandan village sponsoring and then running a sponsorship programme for East African kids. An inspiring and uplifting book of a woman who has changed the lives and futures of many.

02/12/2022

So, 3 weeks to go...if there are still some on your Christmas list you haven't found the perfect gift for we GUARANTEE we've got something for them at Long Story Short!
Buy ANYTHING at www.longstoryshort.nz this week and a brand spanking new copy of this fabulous classic Penguin paperback could be yours. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 for a body of work that includes this fabulous novel.
Often cited as one of the world's most supreme novels, One Hundred Years of Solitude chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love. A must read - trust us!

26/11/2022

How did we get here so fast?! 4 weeks to go now people, so best get online and get your books for under the tree sorted now.
This week's book giveaway for anyone who buys a book from www.longstoryshort.nz is Mindwandering by Moshe Barr. Our brains are noisy...certain regions are always grinding away at involuntary activities like daydreaming, worrying about the future and self-chatter, taking up to forty-seven percent of our waking time. This is mindwandering - and while it can tug your attention away from the present and contribute to anxiety, cognitive neuroscientist Moshe Bar reveals that there is a method behind this apparent madness. "An original, provocative and fascinating new theory by one of the world's leading neuroscientists about why the mind wanders - and when and why it's good for you" Daniel Gilbert.

20/11/2022

Just 5 weeks until Xmas - get shopping now before the panic sets in! ‍This week's book giveaway celebrates artist Clare Reilly's life and work, in this beautiful coffee table book collection which explores her passions for coastal New Zealand and the country's wildlife. Beautiful writing and serene paintings - could be yours if you buy a book online this week from www.longstoryshort.nz

12/11/2022

You'd better get a move on, only 6 weeks till the big day! Buy any book from www.longstoryshort.nz this week and you could win David Hill's tense, exciting war adventure inspired by the coastwatchers of Operation Pacific. Perfect for teenagers or young adult readers - Coastwatcher is the winner of the 2022 NZSA Heritage Children's Book Award.

06/11/2022

Seriously, Christmas is creeping up! Jump online and grab some books for your loved ones at www.longstoryshort.nz and you could win this amazing novel by NZ author Kate de Goldi.

Eddy is grappling with identity, love, loss, and religion. It's two years since he blew up his school life and the earthquakes felled his home city of Christchurch. Home life is maddening. His pet-minding job is expanding in peculiar directions. And now the past and the future have come calling - in unexpected form. Heralded by reviewers, we're quite envious of whoever walks away with this one!

The most marvellous book. This is one of the most superb books I've ever read. Kate De Goldi is a genius. You will love this book.' Carole Beu, Nine to Noon, RNZ

At times laugh-out-loud funny and at others cry-out-loud sad. Eddy, Eddy tells the story of 19-year-old Eddy and the cast of unique characters (including a multitude of adorable and amusing pets) that fill his life while navigating a post-earthquake Christchurch. - Mel Loftus, Style.

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03/11/2022

In support of Gumboot Friday - profits from any sale at www.longstoryshort.nz will be donated to I AM HOPE. 100% of all donations to this worthy cause go to fund timely counselling sessions for our young people and tamariki. You can text 469 to make an instant $3 donation or to find out more go to www.iamhope.org.nz
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29/10/2022

Oooh I'm envious of the winner of this book - it's a fabulous memoir of Delia Ephron, the bestselling, beloved writer of romantic comedies like You've Got Mail. Left on Tenth tells the tale of her own late-in-life love story. You'll laugh and you'll cry when you read this one.
Buy any book from www.longstoryshort.nz before the end of the week and it could be YOURS for FREE! We have a fabulous selection of memoirs and biographies, along with all the other genres out there - so have a browse and get a head start on your Christmas shopping!

24/10/2022

We're actually not kidding - just 9 weeks to go.
Feel better about it by getting some gifts organised ahead of the rush at www.longstoryshort.nz and you could win this week's prize draw! 'Lost in the Museum' is a gorgeous hardback perfect for every Kiwi kid...jam-packed with the treasures & taongas of Aotearoa.

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