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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'The Ones That Bit Me' by Marcus Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Nau mai\, haere mai \nNau piki mai ki tēnei hui whakanui pukapuka \nMassey University Press invites you to the launch of: The Ones That Bit Me! Camels\, cows and other young-vet stories by Marcus Taylor \n\nFriday 9 August 2024\, 6.30pm\nGM Hair Design\n300 Cashel Street\nCentral City\, Christchurch\nFacebook Event here\n\nIf you’d like to attend\, please RSVP.\nBooks will be available for sale and signing.\nNgā mihi nui\nThe Massey University Press team
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-the-ones-that-bit-me-by-marcus-taylor/
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'A Man Holds a Fish' by Glenn Busch
DESCRIPTION:Te Papa Press and Scorpio Books warmly welcome you to the launch of Glenn Busch‘s new book\, A Man Holds a Fish. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK: \nSelected by the legendary photographer himself\, the 79 extraordinary images in Glenn Busch’s A Man Holds A Fish cement and celebrate his reputation as one of New Zealand’s most important photographers. Almost other-worldy\, and striking in their humanity and emotional affect\, the images in this resonant book bear returning to again and again. \nBusch’s work secured public notice in 1984 with the publication of Working Men. As art writer Peter Ireland observes in his essay\, ‘In the early 1970s . . . the social documentary tradition was the reigning\, respectable approach\, and Busch’s work remains foundational\, even after half a century retaining a vividness and force in its resistance to any tendency to idealise in his portraiture\, as this book so clearly attests.’ \nA handsome\, large-format book\, beautifully designed by Seven\, this book serves as both an introduction to the work of a hugely influential and widely regarded figure in photography in Aotearoa New Zealand and a celebration of his place in our art history. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nGlenn Busch\, best known for his intimate\, thought-provoking portraits and captivating social documentary work\, was born in Auckland in 1948. He left school at 14 and spent his early years working as a manual labourer in many different places around Australia and New Zealand. His passion for photography began with the viewing of the work of Hungarian photographer Brassaï and his understanding of the medium was helped through a chance meeting with John B Turner. \nThroughout his career\, Busch has focused on capturing the essence of daily life\, often exploring themes of community\, work and identity. His influential projects include Working Men\, You Are My Darling Zita\, The Man With No Arms and Other Stories\, My Place and the ongoing Place In Time documentary project. \nBusch has also contributed to New Zealand’s photographic education with his founding of the influential Auckland photography gallery\, Snaps\, and through his many years of teaching at the School of Fine Arts\, University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. \nPeter Ireland is a well-known painter\, curator and art writer with a deep interest in photography inter alia.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-a-man-holds-a-fish-by-glenn-busch/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240807T180000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk at Tūranga | Ruth Shaw
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wonderful and warming early evening event. Amanda Cropp speaks to author Ruth Shaw about her latest projects and her life after international bestseller The Bookseller at the End of The World\, and her new book Bookshop Dogs\, already a NZ bestseller. \n\n4.30pm Meet the author\, book sales\, signing and refreshments.\n5-6pm Ruth Shaw and Amanda Cropp\nFree\, bookings required\n\n  \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nRuth Shaw runs a cluster of ‘wee bookshops’ in remote Manapōuri in the far south of New Zealand. She lives with her husband\, Lance. In 2022 she published her first memoir\, The Bookseller at the End of the World\, a book that has since become a critically acclaimed national and international treasure. The Bookseller at the End of the World has been translated into Italian\, Dutch\, German\, Turkish and Chinese and will be available in Swedish\, Russian\, Slovakian\, Arabic and Korean soon.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-ruth-shaw/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240730T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240730T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'The Mess We Made' by Megan O'Neill
DESCRIPTION:Please join Scorpio Books and Moa Press for the launch of local author Megan O’Neill’s debut novel The Mess We Made. \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n\nABOUT THE BOOK: \nThe Mess We Made is an addictive will-they-won’t-they debut love story about whether there can ever be a second chance for your first love. \nQuin and Henry meet as kids and quickly become inseparable… They are high-school sweethearts until one night\, one bad decision shatters everything. Years later\, Quin’s stuck working at a local takeaway. She’s not spoken to Henry since he left town nine years ago. She barely talks to her twin brother Josh\, and their mum has a degenerative disease – Quin’s dealing with the fact that she might get it too. \nWhen Henry suddenly returns – and keeps showing up at work to walk Quin home – she feels herself falling all over again. But his reappearance triggers the secret she’s kept buried for the past nine years\, and she doesn’t know if she can trust Henry not to disappear on her when he learns the truth. \nIf you love the millennial angst of Normal People and the addictive appeal of It Ends With Us and Daisy Jones and the Six\, you will be captivated by Quin and the enigmatic Henry. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nMegan O’Neill grew up in the small rural town of Waiau Pa\, overlooking the Manukau Harbour in Auckland. She now lives in Christchurch\, enjoying the wild nature on her doorstep and everything else the South Island has to offer. In her debut novel The Mess We Made\, she was inspired to write characters who were messy\, raw and real.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-the-mess-we-made-by-megan-oneill/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240719T100000
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SUMMARY:(FULLY BOOKED)Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand this event is at capacity. Check out our other great Kidsfest Events\, we would love to see you these holidays! \nJoin Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting!\nFriday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am.\nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/fully-bookedmelanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-19/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest - Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Join Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting! Friday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am. \nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-melanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-19/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240714T110000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240714T140000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Sam Smith
DESCRIPTION:Come along and meet bestselling writer Sam Smith\, author of Don’t Scare the Dentist and Miles and Jones\, in the school holidays at Tūranga Library. Sam Smith will be doing two shows. The first is at 11.00am and will focus on his picture books for younger children\, and the second is at 1.00pm and will be about the first installment of his graphic novel series Miles and Jones: The Anaconda Attack. Both events are free\, no bookings required. \n\n11:00AM – 11:45AM: Don’t Scare the Dentist by Sam Smith \nCome along and meet bestselling writer Sam Smith and enjoy stories\, songs and craft! \nGet ready to laugh out loud with DON’T SCARE THE DENTIST. \nJoin Dr Charlie as he faces his biggest fear… a child in his dental chair. \n\n1:00PM – 2:00PM: Miles and Jones: The Anaconda Attack by Sam Smith \nBest friends Amelia Miles and Shackleton Jones team up to save their park from the curses of Glam-Evil\, an ultra-villain with a grudge. The hilariously funny\, graphic novel series from writer and comedian Sam Smith and illustrator César Lador. \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nSam Smith is a bestselling writer\, comedian\, and former-dentist. He pivoted from dentistry to comedy after a MS diagnosis caused him to partially lose his vision. He is a head writer for the TV show 7 Days\, creates the tasks for Taskmaster NZ\, and wrote for Wellington Paranormal. He is the go-to audience warm-up act for many shows including Dancing With the Stars\, The Project\, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Patriot Brains.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-sam-smith/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240712T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240712T110000
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SUMMARY:(FULLY BOOKED)Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand this event is at capacity. Check out our other great Kidsfest Events\, we would love to see you these holidays! \nJoin Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting!\nFriday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am.\nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/fully-bookedmelanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-12/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest - Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Join Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting! Friday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am. \nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-melanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-12/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240710T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240710T190000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Laurence Fearnley
DESCRIPTION:Scorpio Books and Penguin Random House New Zealand warmly welcome you to an author talk featuring Laurence Fearnley in conversation with Morrin Rout.  \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nFollowing a disastrous family holiday\, Libby and Curtis make a promise: If they ever visit the West Coast of the South Island again\, it will be to stay at the majestic Grand Glacier Hotel. \nTwenty years later\, Libby is recovering from cancer and the couple finally return to the resort. Except the glacier has retreated\, nothing goes to plan\, and after a storm separates her from Curtis\, Libby finds herself alone in the isolated hotel. \nDisappointed\, she tentatively begins to explore her surroundings. Could the inaccessible hotel and its curious collection of staff and guests hold the key to Libby reconnecting with the person she once was? \nAt the Grand Glacier Hotel is award-winning novelist Laurence Fearnley’s third novel responding to the five senses. Drawing on a varied soundscape\, this tangible\, moving portrait of physical and emotional recovery offers a way forward\, one hopeful step at a time. \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nLaurence Fearnley is an award-winning novelist. Her novel The Hut Builder won the fiction category of the 2011 NZ Post Book Awards. In 2014 her novel Reach was longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards\, and\, in 2008\, Edwin and Matilda was runner-up in the fiction category of the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her second novel\, Room\, was shortlisted for the 2001 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. In 2004 Fearnley was awarded the Artists to Antarctica Fellowship and in 2007 the Robert Burns Fellowship at the University of Otago. In 2016 she won the NZSA/Janet Frame Memorial Award and in 2017 she was the joint winner of the Landfall essay competition. She was named a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate in 2019. She lives in Dunedin. \n\n\n– \n\nABOUT THE CHAIR: \nMorrin Rout has spent over 25 years organising literary events and festivals and producing and presenting book programmes on national and local radio. She is the former Director of the Hagley Writers Institute and is a current member of the WORD festival trust board.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-laurence-fearnley/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240710T110000
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Costume Competition at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Telling Tales on Wednesday 10th July at 10am in your most exciting costume!\nHave a fun-filled morning\, check out our other Kidsfest activities and win great prizes! Extra points if your costume is book related.\nNo bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-costume-competition-at-telling-tales-2/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240710T110000
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Costume Competition at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Telling Tales on Wednesday 10th July at 10am in your most exciting costume! \nHave a fun-filled morning\, check out our other Kidsfest activities and win great prizes! Extra points if your costume is book related. \nNo bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-costume-competition-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240708T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240708T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand' by Lyndy McIntyre
DESCRIPTION:Lyndy McIntyre\, Living Wage Aotearoa New Zealand\, Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly invite you to the launch of Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand by Lyndy McIntyre. To be launched by Rebecca Macfie. \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nLyndy McIntyre’s Power to Win tells the story of the living wage movement in Aotearoa New Zealand. The living wage movement is grounded in the fundamental belief that all New Zealanders should be paid enough to meet their needs\, enjoy their lives and participate in society. Yet\, from the 1980s\, with the gap between rich and poor growing and poverty increasing\, more and more workers could no longer afford to aspire to this quality of life. The question of how to rectify resultant social inequities was becoming urgent. \nIn Power to Win\, McIntyre documents the history of the Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand from these roots to the present day. This is the story of the movement’s efforts to lift the wages of the most disadvantaged people in our workforce – women\, Māori\, Pacific Peoples\, migrants and refugees\, and young workers. McIntyre provides a window into the lives of these workers and those committed to ending in-work poverty: the activists\, faith groups\, unions and community organisations who come together to tilt the axis of power from employers to low-wage workers. \nPower to Win is the record of an extraordinarily successful movement. It is a celebration of hope and an inspiring read. This book shows that communities have power and that change can happen. \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nLyndy McIntyre grew up in the 50s and 60s in a time of relative prosperity in Aotearoa New Zealand. In the 70s she became increasingly active in left/progressive issues and her community. Lyndy learnt about unions on the job as a union delegate in the printing industry through the 1980s. In 1990 she started a 30-year working life in unions\, with a brief stint as a parliamentary press secretary. In 2007 she was elected to Kāpiti Coast District Council. She served one term and decided that union work was more worthwhile. In 2015\, she became one of two paid community organisers in Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand. In 2020\, she retired from her community organising role and began to write this story of the movement.\n\nFind out more at oup.nz/power-to-win
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-power-to-win-by-lyndy-mcintyre/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240706T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240721T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Reading Challenge at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Read books to win! Pick up an entry form in-store during the holidays. Submit it during KidsFest (6th July – 21st July) to win a brilliantly bookish prize. \nBooks can come from Telling Tales\, your local library\, or your own bookshelf! Different challenges for each age category: 0-5\, 6-9\, 10+. \nThis event is free to enter\, entry forms available at the counter throughout the school holidays (Saturday 6th July – Sunday 21st July).
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-reading-challenge-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240706T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240721T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Treasure Hunt at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Find the letters hidden around the shop and unscramble them into the name of a famous book character! Entry Forms can be found at the counter every day throughout the school holidays. \nPrizewinners will be selected during the first week of term three. \nThis is a free event\, no bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-treasure-hunt-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240701T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240701T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Rere Takitahi/Flying Solo' edited by JCL Purchase and AJ Woolf
DESCRIPTION:Olearia Press and Scorpio Books invite you to celebrate the launch of a new anthology of collected writings on the experience of solo parenthood and differently-structured families in Aotearoa New Zealand. This event will feature readings from contributors – lineup TBA.\n \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nIncluding over fifty writers from diverse ethnic and demographic communities (representing parents/grandparents/matua\, offspring/rangatahi\, educators\, doctors\, social workers\, researchers\, creatives and other disciplines) Rere Takitahi/Flying Solo “eviscerates” the lived experience of an often neglected and misunderstood sector of society\, focusing attention on aspects of their lives that will resonate with readers who have experienced similar. \nFrom Katherine Mansfield’s sinister story about an abandoned\, single mother trying to survive in early 19th century rural New Zealand\, to Jess Young’s moving poem about wet nappies hanging throughout the house while her milk lets down during her WINZ appointment\, to Fiona Farrell’s intellectually disabled Skinny Louie\, who births her child all alone in the orchid house at the Dunedin Botanic Gardens\, to Alexandra Balm’s mother and son migrating to New Zealand from eastern Europe\, to Michael Botur’s solo father going to great lengths to support his little girl\, Rere Takitahi/Flying Solo explores the fates of alternatively-structured families and single parents through short and micro-fiction\, essay\, memoir\, poetry and reportage. \n– \n\nABOUT THE EDITORS: \nJCL Purchase (aka Jenny Purchase) is a senior secondary teacher of English\,  French\, and ESOL but has also taught an eclectic range of subjects in the tertiary sector. Possessing extensive academic and business writing experience\, since completing a master’s degree in creative writing at AUT in 2010\, and a further Post-Graduate Diploma in Communication Studies in 2011\, she has branched increasingly into creative writing\, scriptwriting\, reviewing and article writing. Some of her work has been published in journals\, publications\, anthologies\, and online\, and she released a collection of short stories\, Transit Lounge in 2022 (Lasavia Publishing). One of Jenny’s short stories received Creative New Zealand funding for a short film. She has also received special mentions in the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Competition and the Aeon Competition. She is currently working on an epic historical novel in the classic tradition and a memoir/philosophical reflection on her life and times. She campaigns tirelessly for magazines\, newspapers\, and periodicals to publish more short fiction and poetry. \nAJ (Angela) Woolf is a writer and artist living in Marlborough. She has published short stories and currently has four novels ready for publication. Several of Angela’s short stories and novels have reached the finals in competitions such as the Michael Gifkins Prize\, and she received third place in the Zephyr Short Story Competition in 2020. \nBoth editors are former solo parents and members of alternative families.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-rere-takitahi-flying-solo-edited-by-jcl-purchase-and-aj-woolf/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240626T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240626T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Hopurangi—Songcatcher' by Robert Sullivan
DESCRIPTION:Auckland University Press and Scorpio Books invite you to celebrate the launch of Robert Sullivan‘s new poetry collection Hopurangi—Songcatcher. Inspired by the cyclical energies of the Maramataka\, these poems see the poet re-finding himself and his world – in the mātauranga of his kuia from the Ngāti Hau and Ngāti Kaharau hapū of Ngāpuhi; in his mother’s stories from his Ngāti Manu hapū at Kāretu; in the singing and storytelling at Puketeraki Marae\, home of his father’s people of Kāti Huirapa\, Kāti Māmoe\, Waitaha and Kāi Tahu Whānui in Te Tai o Āraiteuru; and in the fellowship of friends on Facebook. \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nTo be launched by Anna Jackson. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \n“Rich\, accessible and fun\, intense and moving\, Hopurangi—Songcatcher presents poems charting the increasing harmonisation of a Māori literary intellect with his world in cultural\, spiritual and physical terms. This harmonisation is focused through his intensifying connection with the Maramataka\, the whenua he inhabits\, his Māori community (online and in real life)\, and his own body. The poems are extraordinarily appealing – technically tight\, warm and emotionally moving.” — Tina Makereti\, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nRobert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi\, Kāi Tahu) is the author of nine books of poetry as well as a graphic novel and an award-winning book of Māori legends for children. He co-edited\, with Albert Wendt and Reina Whaitiri\, the anthologies of Polynesian poetry in English\, Whetu Moana (2002) and Mauri Ola (2010)\, and an anthology of Māori poetry with Reina Whaitiri\, Puna Wai Kōrero (2014)\, all published by Auckland University Press. Among many awards\, he received the 2022 Lauris Edmond Memorial Award for a distinguished contribution to New Zealand poetry. He is associate professor of creative writing at Massey University and has taught previously at Manukau Institute of Technology and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. His most recent collection was Tūnui | Comet (Auckland University Press\, 2022).
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-hopurangi-songcatcher-by-robert-sullivan/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240613T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240613T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'The End of the Beginning' by Jenna Heller
DESCRIPTION:AT THE BAY | I TE KOKORU and Scorpio Books invite you to the launch of Jenna Heller’s new book\, The End of the Beginning.\n \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nA tornado rips the roof from a strip mall. A girl is scorched by her own reflection. A daughter enacts revenge for her mother’s grotesquely inappropriate remarks. An unwell man prepares to leave his home and community for the last time. A woman contemplates her impending transformation into a sea creature\, while another\, gifted with second sight\, finds that ghosts start to outnumber the living. \nWith plots that hinge on moments of unease\, betrayal\, or violence\, these small stories focus on becoming and unforeseen departures. Ranging from North America to Aotearoa\, they move through the captured time of childhood memory to the vastness of geological time as experienced by an escaping moon\, and often\, they lean into a queer and ecologically-inflected Gothic. \n“Brilliant\, tender and spare.” – Frankie McMillan \n“With a delicate but strong sense of narrative voice\, Jenna Heller has seized the flash form and made it her own.” – Tina Shaw \n“These spare yet sumptuous stories ripple with wonder and warmth. They are also ruthless. Nothing under the sun escapes Jenna Heller’s sharp-eyed perception. The End of the Beginning is flash fiction at its finest.” – Michelle Ross \n“These small stories riff on genre\, but often lean into a dark humour that scratches at the unease in human relationships with other humans and with the environment\, like a succession of brutal jokes. Jenna Heller is attentive to the ‘suitcase behind the smile’\, to life as it is lived and its multiple alternate personalities.” – Alison Glenny \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nJenna Heller was the joint-winner of the Meniscus Australian CLA Best Prose Prize 2019\, shortlisted for the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing 2019\, runner-up of the North & South Short\, Short Story Contest 2019\, winner of National Flash Fiction Day NZ 2020\, runner-up for the Caselberg International Poetry Prize 2021\, and was also selected for inclusion in the international anthology Best Small Fictions 2020\, 2021\, and 2023.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-end-of-the-beginning-by-jenna-heller/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240611T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240611T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Ans Westra: A Life in Photography' by Paul Moon
DESCRIPTION:Massey University Press and Scorpio Books invite you to the launch of Paul Moon’s new book\, Ans Westra: A Life in Photography. \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP here. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nThe photographer Ans Westra\, who died in 2023\, took hundreds of thousands of images over her long career. Together\, those images constitute what is arguably a photo album of Aotearoa. Her dedication and determination sometimes came at a cost but she was focused and driven\, overcoming a difficult childhood in the Netherlands and later complex adult relationships to forge her own path. Warm\, engaging and sympathetic\, this richly illustrated biography interrogates her remarkable – and at times controversial – practice and a life that always put photography first. \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nDr Paul Moon ONZM is a professor of history at Auckland University of Technology\, where he has taught since 1993. He is the author of many books\, including biographies of James Busby\, William Hobson\, Robert FitzRoy\, and the Ngāpuhi rangatira Hōne Heke and Hōne Heke Ngāpua. In 2003\, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society at University College\, London. Paul lives in Auckland.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-ans-westra-by-paul-moon/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240604T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240604T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club | June | 'My Friends' by Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION: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 Scorpio Books Club. \nOn the first Tuesday of each month\, we meet discuss our previous Book of the Month – so in June\, we’ll be talking about our May book\, My Friends by Hisham Matar . \nWhen: Tuesday 7th May\, 6pm – 7.30pm\nWhere: Scorpio Books\nTickets: $10 per person per month \n  \nYour ticket includes: \n\nAn email with a selection of reviews and questions a few days prior to get the ideas flowing. (Not required reading – just there if you’re keen.)\nDrinks\, nibbles and facilitated discussion on the night\, plus Bel and Ray’s other recommended reads for the month.\nAfter hours browsing time\, with 10% off all full-priced purchases on the night.\nA follow up email that includes all books mentioned on the night (so you can add them to your TBR pile!)\n\n  \nIf you have any questions about the Scorpio Books Club\, please email bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n* Cancellation policy: tickets can be cancelled until 9am on the day by emailing bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. The ticket price cannot be refunded\, but transferred to the next Book Club session\, or to store credit that will never expire.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-june-my-friends-by-hisham-matar/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240531T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240609T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Annual Sale
DESCRIPTION:Terms and conditions \n\nOur Annual Sale runs from Friday 31st May until Sunday 9th June.\nSelected titles from all departments are marked down by 50-70%\nIn-store only\nNo holds\, returns or exchanges available on sale items\nLoyalty card stamps apply to full-priced items only\, not sale items
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/annual-sale/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240519T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240519T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
CREATED:20240422T232903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T043635Z
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SUMMARY:*EVENT CANCELLED* Author Talk | Natalie Haynes
DESCRIPTION:*EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS* \nRenowned author\, broadcaster and Classicist Natalie Haynes will join Patrick O’Sullivan (Classics Department\, University of Canterbury) to discuss her recent work on the goddesses and women of Greek myth\, and what the ancient Greeks and Romans – in all the richness and complexity of their cultures – can offer us when facing some of the most challenging issues of our time.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-natalie-haynes/
LOCATION:Tūranga\, 60 Cathedral Square\, Christchurch
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240516T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240516T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Jacqueline Harvey
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to host Jacqueline Harvey\, best-selling Australian children’s author\, at Telling Tales! Come along on Wednesday 16th May at 4pm. Meet Jacquie\, get your books signed\, and find your next reading treasure! \nThis event is free to attend\, all welcome. \nThanks to our friends at Penguin Random House.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/meet-the-author-jacqueline-harvey/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240509T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240509T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
CREATED:20240409T035033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T035033Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk | 'The Back Fix' by Antony Bush
DESCRIPTION:Join us\, author Antony Bush and specialist Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgeon Kris Dalzell to discuss The Back Fix\, a comprehensive and research-based self-help book for back pain. Audience Q&A time included. \nAll welcome\, light refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nA comprehensive ‘how-to’ for all back pain sufferers. Includes the 10 ‘Back Facts’ researchers want us all to know. The common back pain myths and misconceptions. The importance of outlook\, mood and thought processes. Learn how to tailor your lifestyle. Use movement and mindfulness as a way back to enjoying a pain-free and self-empowered life. \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nAntony has treated Olympic gold medallist rowers\, alpine skiers\, members of the All Blacks\, ITU World Championship Triathletes\, and World Champion curlers. But he is just as happy helping keen weekend warriors and members of the general public. Antony also has a special interest in corporate health and wellness and is passionate about getting people away from their smartphones and computer screens and moving about in our great outdoors. He is a keen multi-sporter and Coast-to-Coaster. \n– \nABOUT THE CHAIR: \nKris Dalzell is a specialist Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgeon. He completed his medical and specialist training in New Zealand and further Spine and Arthroplasty sub-specialty training in Canada and Australia. He specializes in complex surgery of the spine\, joint replacement surgery and surgery of the knee.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/author-talk-back-fix-by-antony-bush/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240507T180000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240507T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club | May | 'Amma' by Saraid de Silva
DESCRIPTION: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 Scorpio Books Club. \nOn the first Tuesday of each month\, we meet discuss our previous Book of the Month – so in May\, we’ll be talking about our April book\, Amma by Saraid de Silva. \nWhen: Tuesday 7th May\, 6pm – 7.30pm\nWhere: Scorpio Books\nTickets: $10 per person per month \n  \nYour ticket includes: \n\nAn email with a selection of reviews and questions a few days prior to get the ideas flowing. (Not required reading – just there if you’re keen.)\nDrinks\, nibbles and facilitated discussion on the night\, plus Bel and Ray’s other recommended reads for the month.\nAfter hours browsing time\, with 10% off all full-priced purchases on the night.\nA follow up email that includes all books mentioned on the night (so you can add them to your TBR pile!)\n\n  \nIf you have any questions about the Scorpio Books Club\, please email bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n* Cancellation policy: tickets can be cancelled until 9am on the day by emailing bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. The ticket price cannot be refunded\, but transferred to the next Book Club session\, or to store credit that will never expire.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-may-amma-by-saraid-de-silva/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240501T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Foraging New Zealand' by Peter Langlands
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Penguin Random House to celebrate the launch of Foraging New Zealand by Peter Langlands\, the ultimate guide to unearthing more than 250 of our tastiest wild plants. Packed with stunning photography\, up-to-date information and helpful tips\, this book will have you venturing into the countryside\, viewing urban weeds with fresh eyes\, and returning to the larder with zest. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nNew Zealand is full of incredible\, edible wild foods — fruit\, fungi and seaweed; berries\, herbs and more — you only need to know where to look and how to do it safely. Foraging New Zealand is the ultimate guide to unearthing more than 250 of our tastiest wild plants. Peter Langlands has spent a lifetime compiling Aotearoa’s largest database of wild foraged species\, running workshops and sourcing wild produce for chefs as one of our only licensed professional foragers. He brings his years of expertise together in this essential compendium. \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nWith a lifelong interest in the outdoors\, Peter spends his time in a wide variety of environments that present a diversity of foraged foods\, from alpine to coastal locations. After studying natural sciences at Canterbury University and postgraduate papers in zoology\, foraging turned him from a zoologist to an accidental botanist. Peter now works as one of Aotearoa’s only licensed professional foragers\, sourcing wild produce for chefs around the country\, including the innovative Amisfield\, running foraging workshops and sharing his love of the subject through his social media pages and website @wildcuisinenz. Peter has spent a lifetime compiling Aotearoa’s largest database of wild foraged species and works with international foragers on expanding the spectrum and use of wild foods. Peter continues to discover and explore the abundance of food Aotearoa has to offer\, with his partner from their Ōtautahi Christchurch base.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-foraging-new-zealand-peter-langlands/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240413T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240428T170000
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SUMMARY:School Holiday Fun at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come visit us at Telling Tales these school holidays! From April 13th – 28th\, we will have these activities happening in store: \n\nTelling Tales Scavenger Hunt – find the letters hidden around the shop\, unscramble the name of a famous book character and enter to win great prizes!\nBook Giveaway – Go in the draw to win a copy of Stacey Gregg’s new book Nine Girls! One entry with every purchase made in the first week. Winner will be selected half-way through\, so they can enjoy the book during the second week of the break. One entry per person –  prize must be collected from Telling Tales.\nStory Times! On Tuesday 16th and Tuesday 23rd April at 10.30\, we will hold story times for pre-schoolers\, hosted by the wonderful Cubbin Theatre! Cubbin are a theatre company staging musical shows exclusively for children (one of the only companies of it’s kind in New Zealand – we are thrilled to have them visit!!). This event is free to attend\, however spaces are limited – please RSVP by emailing us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz.\n\nWe would love to see you these holidays! Pop in and say hi\, tell us what you’ve been reading\, and pick up a new gem for your bookshelf!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/school-holiday-fun-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240410T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240410T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T004509
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Alpine Panorama' by Andy Buchanan
DESCRIPTION:Join us and Quentin Wilson Publishing to celebrate Alpine Panorama by Andy Buchanan\, launched by Colin Monteath. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP by filling in this Google Form here or by going to tinyurl.com/ScorpioBooksRSVP. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nFor lovers of the great outdoors and those captivated by the silent allure of Canterbury’s alpine horizon\, Andy Buchanan’s Alpine Panorama: A view to a Climb is a celebration of nature’s majesty and a tribute to the enduring connection between man and mountain. \nThe distant alpine skyline served as a magnetic force during Buchanan’s childhood\, pulling him towards the untamed beauty of the region. Family holidays were spent tramping and skiing amidst the rugged peaks\, creating enduring memories that fuelled a passion for the great outdoors. \nIn the Buchanan family home on the Port Hills\, a cherished outline sketch adorned the wall – a visual guide to 133 peaks visible from the Summit Road. Inspired by this panoramic masterpiece\, Andy Buchanan slowly hatched a retirement plan: to conquer each and every one of those peaks. What ensued was a journey of rediscovery and renewed enthusiasm\, as he scaled familiar summits and ventured into uncharted territories. \nThis beautifully illustrated narrative is more than a recounting of mountaineering exploits; it is a testament to a lifetime’s fascination with nature’s grandeur. Through vivid words and breath-taking full-colour images\, Buchanan frames the visible peaks within a contemporary context\, weaving in Māori lore\, geographic insights\, historical details\, and engaging anecdotes.\nEach page resonates with the author’s reverence for the alpine landscape\, inviting readers to join him on a visual and literary odyssey through the soaring beauty that is the glorious backdrop loved by all Cantabrians. \n– \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nAndy Buchanan is a semi-retired structural engineer who grew up on the Port Hills of Christchurch. After obtaining a Civil Engineering degree at the University of Canterbury in 1969\, he alternated between engineering jobs and study abroad. He completed a Masters degree in California and a PhD in British Columbia\, before establishing a structural consulting firm in Christchurch. Andy moved to the University of Canterbury in 1987\, where he specialised in earthquake resistance\, fire safety\, and the carbon footprint of multi-storey timber buildings. He taught thousands of students before stepping down in 2014. \nHis busy retirement activities include part-time structural engineering and the pursuit of interests in family\, forestry\, and conservation\, as well as frequent trips to the mountains to seek images for his oil paintings.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-alpine-panorama-by-andy-buchanan/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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SUMMARY:Exhibitor | The Christchurch Food Show
DESCRIPTION:Come and see us at our stall\, Stand J6\, at this year’s Food Show. Our staff are friendly\, knowledgeable\, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Browse the best in cookbooks and food writing! We will be stocking several authors appearing in the NEFF Cooking Theatre\, including Annabelle White\, Silvia Colloca and Tina Duncan. Special Offers exclusively for Food Show visitors too! \n5-7 April 2024\nFri 10AM – 5PM\nSat 10AM – 5PM\nSun 10AM – 4PM \nWolfbrook Arena
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/exhibitor-the-christchurch-food-show/
LOCATION:Wolfbrook Arena\, 55 Jack Hinton Drive\, Addington\, Christchurch\, Canterbury\, 8024\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Off-site
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SUMMARY:Scorpio Books Club | April | 'Lola in the Mirror' by Trent Dalton
DESCRIPTION: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 Scorpio Books Club. \nOn the first Tuesday of each month\, we meet discuss our previous Book of the Month – so in April\, we’ll be talking about our March book\, Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton. \nWhen: Tuesday 2nd April\, 6pm – 7.30pm\nWhere: Scorpio Books\nTickets: $10 per person per month \n  \nYour ticket includes: \n\nAn email with a selection of reviews and questions a few days prior to get the ideas flowing. (Not required reading – just there if you’re keen.)\nDrinks\, nibbles and facilitated discussion on the night\, plus Bel and Ray’s other recommended reads for the month.\nAfter hours browsing time\, with 10% off all full-priced purchases on the night.\nA follow up email that includes all books mentioned on the night (so you can add them to your TBR pile!)\n\nTickets are limited and are available here. \n  \nIf you have any questions about the Scorpio Books Club\, please email bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n* Cancellation policy: tickets can be cancelled until 9am on the day by emailing bookclub@scorpiobooks.co.nz. The ticket price cannot be refunded\, but transferred to the next Book Club session\, or to store credit that will never expire.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/scorpio-books-club-april/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books
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