Audiences at the Whanganui Literary Festival were as diverse as the authors they came to see, said the festival organiser.
The festival, a biennial event that began in 2006, was held at the War Memorial Centre during the weekend, with other events at the Alexander Library and Element Cafe.
Authors included Witi Ihimaera, Joe Bennett, Gregory O'Brien, Xanthe and Judith White, Christine Leunens, John Adams, Geoff Thomas and Grant Smithies.
Organiser Joan Rosier-Jones said it was interesting to see the variety of people at the author talks.
"There are those who bought a season ticket and we saw them at everything. But there were gardeners who came to see Xanthe White, hunting people for Geoff Thomas, music buffs for Grant Smithies. It was wonderful," Ms Rosier-Jones said.