Scorpio Books and Te Herenga Waka University Press warmly welcome you to an author talk featuring Harry Ricketts in conversation with Erik Kennedy. This author talk comes on the eve of publication day for Harry's new poetry collection Bonfires on the Ice. Pre-order your copy today! All welcome, this is a free event. No RSVP required […]
Come along for a morning storytime to celebrate the release of 'Poppa's Workshop' by Chelsea Cresswell! On Friday, November 7th at 10am Chelsea will visit us to read her book and share colouring and activities afterwards. With thanks to our friends at Little Moa Books and Hachette NZ. Bookings are not required, but we recommend […]
Do you have the best singing voice in the world? Unlikely. But do you have the WORST singing voice in the world? EQUALLY UNLIKELY. Your voice is probably average (at best), and at Pub Choir: we think that's great! Now in it's 8th year, Pub Choir is the easiest, funniest, largest music lesson in the […]
Join us to launch a new book of poetry by the incredible Tusiata Avia. Saturday 15 November, 5pm Space Academy: 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books Kai and refreshments provided About the book Giving Birth to My Father is about learning to live with a loss […]
Scorpio Books warmly welcomes you to a special author talk with Peter Dowling and Takerei Norton. Peter Dowling is the publisher of Oratia Books, which he launched in 2009 after being publishing manager of Reed Publishing (NZ) and chief editor of Kozo System (Tokyo). Over many year he has updated and extended A.W. Reed’s research into […]
Scorpio Books and Grant Hodgson invite you to a special lunchtime author talk on Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship: A conversation in 1825. Morrin Rout, Associate Professor Michael Grimshaw and the author will be discussing Hodgson's book, an examination of a rare piece of evidence illustrating the relationship between rangatira and missionaries at a crucial time in […]
VENUE UPDATE 28/10/25: now to be held at Tūranga, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City in the TSB Space Join us for an inspiring evening with author Ben Pentreath, one of the foremost designers of new traditional buildings and country houses in the world. Ben will be joined by Vincent Holloway, and together they will […]
You are invited to the launch of How to Paint a Nude by Sam Mahon. Sam Mahon needs no introduction - Christchurch artist, activist, conservationist, writer, subversive who, using cow dung, sculpted Hon Nick Smith nude and squatting over a glass of water. This beautifully written book which he calls 'a fiction', is set within […]
Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly welcome you to an author talk featuring Lynley Edmeades in conversation with Kiran Dass. Lynley Edmeades is the author of Hiding Places, a compelling and beautifully written meditation on early motherhood and creativity published in September 2025. Told through a series of fragments that range from raw and troubled […]
Always wanted to join a book club? Come join ours! Share your thoughts and hear what others made of our Book of the Month at the Scorpio Books Club. This month, we will be discussing: The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa. What does membership to our book club entail? We meet on the first […]
Scholastic New Zealand invites you to join us at Tūranga to celebrate the launch of Beneath Our Feet, by YA author Jack Hartley, on Wednesday December 3rd at 6pm. Jack's second YA novel is set in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. As the city Alfie calls home begins to tremble and in the blink of […]
Come and meet bestselling author Dr Hinemoa Elder as she introduces Ara: A Māori Guidebook of the Mind, her latest book. This special event is the perfect opportunity to say hello and get your books signed. Saturday 13th December, 10AM Scorpio Books | 120 Hereford Street For more information, please contact enquiry@scorpiobooks.co.nz Dr Hinemoa Elder […]