Welcome to Scorpio Books
A treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly, knowledgeable, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Shop our online store, or come in and browse the shelves where you can settle into a comfy chair, discover our staff favourites, the best new releases in fiction and non-fiction, and all manner of bookish delights.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, let us know and if it’s still in print we will order it in for you especially.
Welcome to Scorpio Books - a treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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No Judgement: On Being Critical
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Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind
$39.99 Add to cart -
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood
$65.00 Add to cart -
Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra
$39.99 Add to cart -
Deep Water: The world in the ocean
$40.00 Add to cart -
BBQ Economics: How money works and why it matters
$40.00 Add to cart
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Under the Stars Camping Australia and New Zealand
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Six-legged Ghosts: The Insects of Aotearoa
$55.00 Add to cart -
Artist’s Journey: The travels that inspired the artistic greats (v2 Journeys of Note)
$45.00 Add to cart -
Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa
$65.00 Add to cart -
Alpine Panorama: A View To A Climb
$59.99 Add to cart -
Foraging New Zealand: Over 250 plants and fungi to forage in Aotearoa
$50.00 Add to cart
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Enlightenment
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African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
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Table For Two
$38.00 Add to cart -
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Silver Bone: The Kyiv Mysteries
$37.99 Add to cart -
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House of Flame and Shadow (v3 Crescent City)
$50.00 Add to cart
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Mondrian and Photography: Picturing the Artist and his Work
$125.00 Add to cart -
Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Box Set
$475.00 Add to cart -
Leaving the Comfort Zone: The Adventure of a Lifetime
$135.00 Add to cart -
Illustrated World of Tolkien: The Second Age
$80.00 Add to cart -
Ron Mueck
$110.00 Add to cart -
Man and His Kitchen: Classic Home Cooking and Entertaining with Style at the Wm Brown Farm
$100.00 Add to cart
Upcoming Events
Staff Reviews
Book Review: Ash
Wallace’s ingenious use of metaphor is poetic and powerful, as is the roar and the restraint in these pages.
Book Review: Tremor
Tremorby Teju ColeReview by Rosa Tremor by Teju Cole is a genre-bending gem that transcends traditional boundaries, dancing between fiction and non-fiction, storytelling and academia. Through fragmented yet controlled prose,
Book Review: Saltblood
A wholly immersive read and a fascinating insight into pirate life! Great for fans of other woman-centric historical fiction.
Book Review: The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts
Eli was not the kind of boy to go on adventures, but when his Nana gets ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts.
Gift Vouchers
The perfect gift for book lovers! Choose from physical vouchers to use in store, or a digital gift card to use in our online store.
Book Review: Ash
Wallace’s ingenious use of metaphor is poetic and powerful, as is the roar and the restraint in these pages.
Book Review: Tremor
Tremorby Teju ColeReview by Rosa Tremor by Teju Cole is a genre-bending gem that transcends traditional boundaries, dancing between fiction and non-fiction, storytelling and academia.