
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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Slender Volumes
$38.00 Add to cart -
Kahurangi: The nature of Kahurangi National Park and Northwest Nelson
$79.99 Add to cart -
Force Of Nature Te Aumangea O Te Turoa: A conservation history of Forest & Bird 1923-2023
$89.99 Add to cart -
Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit
$30.00 Add to cart -
Royal Free
$38.00 Add to cart -
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art
$99.99 Add to cart
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Immortals of New Zealand Rugby
$46.99 Add to cart -
New Geography of Innovation: The global contest for breakthrough technologies
$39.99 Add to cart -
Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects
$29.99 Add to cart -
Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, and a true story of murder
$40.00 Add to cart -
Aroha – Te reo Maori edition: He matauranga Maori e uruhau ai te ao, e aumarire ai hoki te oranga tahitanga me to tatou taiao
$30.00 Add to cart -
Six Conversations We’re Scared to Have
$39.99 Add to cart
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Position of Spoons: and other intimacies
$30.00 Add to cart -
How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter’s Memoir
$39.99 Add to cart -
No, I Don’t Get Danger Money: Confessions of an Accidental War Correspondent
$37.99 Add to cart -
I Heard Her Call My Name: A memoir of transition
$28.00 Add to cart -
Breaking Through: A Memoir
$32.99 Add to cart -
Notes to John
$37.99 Add to cart
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Life-Changing Homes: Eco-Friendly Designs That Promote Well-Being
$64.99 Add to cart -
Comfort Cooking: Enough for leftovers and lazy days in Kiwi homes
$45.00 Add to cart -
Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart
$65.00 Add to cart -
Boustany: A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine
$65.00 Add to cart -
Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip
$55.00 Add to cart -
Sicily: Recipes from an Italian island
$65.00 Add to cart
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Eden: A Portrait of Mountain Biking in Aotearoa New Zealand
$90.00 Add to cart -
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Poem for Ataahua
$28.69 Add to cart -
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Tui Pea Luva (Weave Then Gift)
$30.00 Add to cart -
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Black Magic: The inspiring story of why Aotearoa sports teams wear black with a silver fern
$11.44 Add to cart -
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Paradise Generation
$30.99 Add to cart -
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No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain
$39.99 Add to cart
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Seven Sisters
$60.00 Add to cart -
Witcher Official Cookbook: Provisions, Fare, and Culinary Tales from Travels Across the Continent
$99.00 Add to cart -
Art of War (Luxury Full-colour Edition)
$54.99 Add to cart -
Our Natural World Heritage: 50 of the Most Beautiful and Biodiverse Places
$90.00 Add to cart -
Dune Part One: The Photography
$115.00 Add to cart -
Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Special Edition)
$60.00 Add to cart
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: Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapokai
This story is full of sweet and funny kids interpretations of te ao Maori and is a beautiful example of what childhood can look like.

Book Review: Elder Race
Tchaikovsky’s ability to build the worlds of the far future and have them seem not only possible but plausible is a testament to his skill.