Scorpio Books and Moa Press warmly invite you to an author talk featuring Shana Chandra, author of Banjara. Set in Aotearoa, Australia, India and Fiji, Banjara is an essential reimagining of Indo-Fijian Girmitiya history, and a love letter to our ancestors whose stories live on in our genes. Shana will talk about the history that inspired […]
Come and celebrate The Real Halloween with seasonally-appropriate readings from local authors. Scorpio Books will be open late for this special event. Inspired by The Food Farm's practice of celebrating Halloween in late April, the equivalent of late October for the Northern Hemisphere, we've put together a line-up of readers to help get you into […]
Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of Pepeha Portal by Ariana Tikao. Pepeha Portal is the keenly anticipated debut poetry collection from New Zealand Arts Laureate Ariana Tikao. Rooted in Kāi Tahu identity, the collection chronicles a homecoming and offers a moving account of memory, place and connection. Born and raised […]
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: Half His Age by Jenette McCurdy What does membership to our book club entail? We meet on the first Tuesday […]
Scorpio Books and Moa Press warmly welcome you the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Every Second Counts by Charlotte Glennie. Charlotte Glennie is an accomplished journalist with more than two decades of experience as a broadcast journalist and media specialist, half of that spent working in Asia. She has worked with media organisations including the BBC, […]
Scorpio Books and Otago University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of A Day Like No Other: Selected poems by James Norcliffe. James Norcliffe, awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry in 2022, is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most distinguished and beloved contemporary poets. A Day Like No Other gathers poems from […]
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: Hood's Landing by Laura Vincent. What does membership to our book club entail? We meet on the first Tuesday of […]
Scorpio Books and Influx Press (UK) warmly welcome you to an author talk with Eva Wyles, chaired by Kiran Dass, and with an introduction by Tina Makereti. Eva Wyles is the author of Deliverywoman, a stunning debut collection of thirteen short stories that dive into the complexities of human connection, the pursuit of meaning, and […]
Scorpio Books and Penguin Random House NZ invite you to join us for an author talk and exhibition of prints by much-beloved Ōtautahi illustrator, Gavin Bishop. Come along on Thursday, February 19th at 5.30pm (6pm start) to celebrate Gavin’s latest book, Taniwha. Gavin will talk about the creation of this book and be available for […]
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: Hiding Places by Lynley Edmeades. What does membership to our book club entail? We meet on the first Tuesday of the […]
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 […]
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 […]