Book Launch: d0u81e by Neil Sonnekus
Schedule
Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 am
UTC+13:00Location
131 - 133 Ocean View Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1081 | Takapuna, AU
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Join us as Neil Sonnekus reads extracts from Shooting the Pacific and Your Eye-D Please in his most recent book, dou81e.The book will also be available for sale - cash or bank transfer - on the day.
The Book:
Shooting the Pacific
The only thing that’s keeping burnt-out undercover cop John Franks going is his teenage daughter, Allyson. But Ally is much more interested in boys – and chess. You know?
Your Eye-D Please
Peta Smith suddenly finds herself a fugitive after telling her boss he doesn’t look sorry for firing her. But then this is 2050. Welcome to Z, previously known as Aotearoa-New Zealand.
The author:
Neil Sonnekus is a lwriter, filmmaker, playwright, journalist, local bus driver and chess fanatic. His first novel, Son, which dealt with his father as a World War ll Prisoner of War, was long-listed for the Sunday Times Literary Award in South Africa in 2018. He won platinum and silver awards for a feature script and short film respectively in Houston, USA, in 2003.
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Where is it happening?
131 - 133 Ocean View Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1081, 133 Ocean View Rd, Oneroa, Waiheke Island 1081, New Zealand, TakapunaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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