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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Bob Dylan: Mixing up the Medicine
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Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
$40.00Add to cart -
Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
$40.00Add to cart -
Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
$59.99Add to cart -
I Don’t: The case against marriage
$37.99Add to cart -
Knowledge Is a Blessing on Your Mind: Selected Writings, 1980-2020
$65.00Add to cart
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Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
$40.00Add to cart -
Lawrence of Arabia: A Biography
$42.00Add to cart -
Every Man for Himself and God against All
$55.00Add to cart -
Wandering Through Life: A Memoir
$40.00Add to cart -
Making It So: A Memoir
$65.00Add to cart -
Murray Ball: A Cartoonist’s Life
$45.00Add to cart
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Monica
$55.00Add to cart -
Ki Mua, Ki Muri: 25 years of Toioho ki Apiti
$70.00Add to cart -
Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
$80.00Add to cart -
Artists in Antarctica
$80.00Add to cart -
Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking
$55.00Add to cart -
Rumi: Food of Middle Eastern Appearance
$45.00Add to cart
Upcoming Events
Staff Reviews
Staff Review: COUP
A game built off lies, where there are two ways to move forward – play it safe and slow, or lie and hope the others don’t call your bluff.
Staff Review: Homesick
Intimate, devastating and clever yet not overly complicated, Homesick is a brilliant exploration of life, love and loss.
Staff Review: Everything Calls for Salvation
This is a beautiful and poetic little novella based on the author’s real-life experience in a psychiatric hospital.
Staff Review: Foxlight
Fen and Ray set out on a journey that will test their will and determination.
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.
Staff Review: COUP
A game built off lies, where there are two ways to move forward – play it safe and slow, or lie and hope the others don’t call your bluff.
Staff Review: Homesick
Intimate, devastating and clever yet not overly complicated, Homesick is a brilliant exploration of life, love and loss.