Memoir, Podcasting, Dracula and Spies!
The incredible creative husband and wife duo Noelle McCarthy and John Daniell join us to talk about her new memoir Stakes and his hit spy podcast The Agency.
Following on from two acclaimed books – Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary and The Fixer – John Daniell’s RNZ podcast The Agency tells the barely believable story of Kit Bennetts – the Wairarapa-born spy who worked for the CIA and ran an operation against Russian military intelligence at the height of the Cold War. After an award-winning debut with Grand, Noelle McCarthy’s latest memoir Stakes is a reckoning with her own history, a changing world and a life-long obsession with Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Join us on NZ Bookshop Day for what is sure to be a dynamic conversation about storytelling in all its forms!
Also available:
- 2026 Bookshop Day tote by Coco Solid
- Libro.fm Golden Ticket
- My Personal Penguin 2026 figurine
- Where’s Wally Activity
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We’re a family-owned business based in Masterton, New Zealand. Currently owned and operated by third-generation Hedley, David and Jenny, we’ve been serving our community as an indie bookshop since 1907. Our store holds a huge range of new books for all ages plus magazines, cards, gifts and stationery. We sell Gift Cards for our store as well as those that can be used in other bookshops nationwide.