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 […]
Scorpio Book and Cold Hub Press warmly invite you to the launch of Hotel Theresa by Doc Drumheller. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today! ABOUT THE BOOK The Hotel Theresa is a landmark in Harlem, New York City, where legendary figures like Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington, Malcolm […]
Walker Books and Scorpio Books warmly invite you to the launch of The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery by Antony Elworthy. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. ABOUT THE BOOK From the animator of The Corpse Bride, Coraline and Isle of Dogs, comes a hilarious, illustrated […]
On Wednesday, 20th November we are celebrating the release of 'Over or Under?' a summery seaside tale by Pip Harry and Ōtautahi illustrator Hilary Jean Tapper. Hilary will run an illustration workshop for kids aged 7 - 12 at 4.30pm at Telling Tales, followed by a book launch at 5.30 - refreshments provided, all […]
My Story, Your Issues. Paddy G, live on stage. Now this really is The F#$%ing News. Paddy has written a book and he’s taking it on the road, from Stewart Island to Waitangi. The F#$%ing News is coming to a stage near you! He will crack you up with his ripper yarns from a crazy […]
The exclusive first-ever public event for ngā pukapuka pekapeka, the new Ōtautahi micropress, is here. Join us at Scorpio Books to be the first in Aotearoa to get your hands on three carefully curated chapbooks. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. My Moana Girls by Ruby Macomber is a poetry collection dedicated […]
Join us for a special story time with Sarah Milne! On Saturday, November 30th at 10am we are celebrating her new book, Bridge to Anywhere, with a reading and signing in-store. All Welcome! Please park prams outside to allow room for everyone. We recommend arriving a few minutes early to find a comfy seat.
Scorpio Books and Huia Publishers warmly welcome you to the launch of Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War by local author T K Roxborogh. This junior fiction title is the sequel to 2020's Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea, supreme winner of the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and winner of […]
Scorpio Books warmly invites you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Coming In From The Cold: Tautoko Tāne enabling the wellbeing of male survivors of sexual violence by Bex De Prospo Carr, Fiona Clapham Howard and Tony Chamberlain. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP. ABOUT THE BOOK This anthology features the courageous […]
Mums-and-Bubs Drawing Class with Hilary Jean Tapper Celebrate the release of 'Baby and Me', a beautiful new picture book by Angela Casabene and Hilary Jean Tapper, with a Mums-and-Bubs illustration class on Thursday 20th February, 10am at Telling Tales. Come along to learn illustration skills from Hilary in a relaxed and baby-friendly environment. All materials […]
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. March Book of the Month: Delirious by Damien Wilkins. On the first Tuesday of each month, we’ll discuss our previous Book of the Month. Scorpio will provide […]
Kathryn Mannix is on a mission to revolutionise the way we think and talk about the process of death and dying. A pioneer of palliative medicine in the UK for over 30 years, her best-selling book With The End In Mind (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize) sends a vital message to the living and […]