Regent Theatre Book Sale volunteer Oliver Harman lends a hand getting thousands of books sorted and priced ahead of the 24-hour book sale on Friday and Saturday. Photo: Stephen JaquieryIf you missed your chance to pick up one of over 30 copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code at the Regent Theatre Book Sale last year, rest-assured you will have your chance this weekend. The Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale opens on Friday for another year at the Edgar Centre, and there will be thousands of books to browse. Sale convener Kath Wallace said the Dan Brown tower had remained largely unsold last year, and quite a few more of the author’s works had been received this year — enough to make an even bigger "Da Vinci tower". "The people of Dunedin are very, very generous with their books — if it weren’t for ... Dunedin donating all these books, there would never be a book sale," Ms Wallace said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2026 15:41 UTC