Two modern-day troubadours brought together by the poetry of two Sylvia’s. Just Janie and Sig Wilder are banding together with their new double single 'Sylvia'. Fusing nostalgic Laurel Canyon folk and alt-country grit onstage in a 'songwriter rounds' format, they will share the songs and stories of the music that made them. Sig and Janie […]
Some of the Scorpio team are hitting the road in September to support the launch of Kataraina by Becky Manawatu, the much-anticipated sequel to instant classic Auē (2019). Do you have friends on the West Coast? Let them know we’re on our way, for one night only! Saturday 28th September, 5.30pm VENUE UPDATE: now at […]
DAYS OF ICE You are warmly invited to join Days of Ice at Tūranga to celebrate the opening of the Antarctic science season. Come celebrate Ōtautahi Christchurch's connection to Antarctica with interactive activities, speakers, film, Explore Antarctica and more. What transformation happens when writers, musicians and artists stand in the vast, cold spaces of Antarctica? […]
Scorpio Books and Canterbury University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of Lily, Oh Lily: Searching for a Nazi ghost by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today. Lily Hasenburg was just such a figure in Holman’s growing years. She was whispered into his […]
Scorpio Books and Penguin Random House New Zealand warmly welcome you to the launch of Wild Walks Aotearoa by Hannah-Rose Watt. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today! Wild Walks Aotearoa is an informative, inspiring and visually stunning guide to tramping in New Zealand, for walkers of all […]
New Zealand’s first cult conference gathers cult survivors, academic experts, advocates and activists – in person and live-streamed. Join us at DECULT 2024 to raise awareness, build networks and educate professionals who want to minimise harm. Are you concerned about cults and want to understand their dynamics? Have you come out of a harmful group or are […]
Scorpio Books and Bateman Books warmly welcome you to an author talk starring Monty Soutar to celebrate the release of the second instalment in the Kāwai series, Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book in hardback or paperback format today. ABOUT THE BOOK It’s 1818 […]
Scorpio Books and Penguin Random House New Zealand warmly welcome you to the launch of The Gavin Bishop Treasury: 10 Favourite Fairy Stories and Original Tales by Gavin Bishop. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today! ABOUT THE BOOK Comprising over two hundred pages of fabulous storytelling and […]
Scorpio Books and Massey University Press warmly invite you to an evening with Professor Michael Belgrave, author of new book Becoming Aotearoa, and Associate Professor Lyndon Fraser. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today! ABOUT THE BOOK In the first major national history of Aotearoa New Zealand to […]
You are warmly invited to the launch of Wiremu Niania and Dr. Allister Bush's second book, Ngā Kūaha: Voices and Visions in Māori Healing and Psychiatry, also authored by David Epston. This is a free event and is open for all to attend. We ask that you register your attendance for catering. EFTpos is available […]
Bridget Williams Books invites you to a Christchurch event with Mike Joy, discussing his new memoir, The Fight for Freshwater! Wednesday 6 NovemberTautoru/TSB Space, Tūranga Level 1, 60 Cathedral Square Christchurch Central Doors open from 5.30pm, event starts 6.00pm Speakers include Mike Joy and Rebecca Macfie. Nau mai, haere mai. Public event, no RVSP needed. […]
Scorpio Books and Massey University Press warmly invite you to the launch of Woolsheds: The historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand by Annette O’Sullivan and Jane Ussher. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today! ABOUT THE BOOK Towards the end of the nineteenth century, wool, mutton and […]
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