Scorpio Books and Catch Phrase Media warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Fire Stations of Aotearoa New Zealand by local author George Lockyer. This book is a celebration of New Zealand's fire stations and the people whose lives revolve around them. In its pages history, heroism and hard work combine to tell stories […]

Scorpio Books and Bateman Books warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Food Farm by Angela Clifford and Nick Gill. More than just a cookbook, The Food Farm is a glimpse into the lives of a family who grow and find most of their own food. Angela Clifford, Nick Gill and their children live […]

Drum roll, please! You are cordially invited to Scorpio Books on Saturday the 11th of October to celebrate Bookshop Day! We have a plethora of special offers to spice up the shop and celebrate the joy of good books. Join the party any time between 10am and 5pm in our stores at Five Lanes, 120 […]

Scorpio Books warmly welcomes you to a special author talk with Tina Makereti, chaired by Isla Huia. Tina Makereti is the author of three novels, most recently The Mires (Ultimo Press 2024), which will appear in the UK and US in September 2025, and was shortlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards Acorn Fiction Prize. […]

Scorpio Books and Bateman Books warmly welcome you to a special DOUBLE book launch and author talk! Join us to celebrate the publication of Where In All the World, a new novel by Vanessa Croft, and Riding the Echo Down, a new essay collection by Peter Ryan. The theme of the night is, adventure! There will be […]

Scorpio Books and Te Herenga Waka University Press warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of new poetry collection It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft. This event will feature readings from the author, as well as readings from supporting poets Erik Kennedy, Stacey Teague, Rebecca Hawkes and Ashleigh Young. All welcome, refreshments provided. Free event. […]

Scorpio Books and Peta Mathias warmly welcome you to a special book launch to celebrate Peta's new book, It's Been Six Weeks Since My Last Confession: Essays on Life. This weekend book launch takes place at 2pm on Saturday 25th October. Join us for a glass of wine and some crisps while Peta regales us […]

Scorpio Books warmly welcomes you to the launch of So Long; South America by local author Pat Barrett. A new book of real adventure in 1980's South America, reviewer Mark Leishman says of the book: "So Long; South America excels as both a tribute to one man’s adventurous life and a call to explore beyond familiar borders." All […]