Welcome to Scorpio Books
A treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Our staff are friendly, knowledgeable, eclectic readers ready with recommendations. Shop our online store, or come in and browse the shelves where you can settle into a comfy chair, discover our staff favourites, the best new releases in fiction and non-fiction, and all manner of bookish delights.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, let us know and if it’s still in print we will order it in for you especially.
Welcome to Scorpio Books - a treasure trove for booklovers
Scorpio Books is an independent bookstore with the best range of carefully curated books in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
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Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story
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BBQ Economics: How money works and why it matters
$40.00 Add to cart -
Tucci Table: Cooking with Family and Friends (Updated edition 2023)
$70.00 Add to cart -
Missing Piece: A Women’s Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD
$37.99 Add to cart -
Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle
$37.00 Add to cart -
Who Owns the Moon? In Defence of Humanity’s Common Interests in Space
$38.99 Add to cart
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Beautiful Afternoon
$38.00 Add to cart -
Do You Still Have Time for Chaos?
$35.00 Add to cart -
On Call: Stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother
$39.99 Add to cart -
Beyond Hope: From an Auckland prison to changing lives in Afghanistan
$39.99 Add to cart -
House of Hidden Meanings: A memoir
$39.99 Add to cart -
Lawrence of Arabia: A Biography
$42.00 Add to cart
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Monica
$55.00 Add to cart -
Ki Mua, Ki Muri: 25 years of Toioho ki Apiti
$70.00 Add to cart -
Flora: Celebrating Our Botanical World
$80.00 Add to cart -
Artists in Antarctica
$80.00 Add to cart -
Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking
$55.00 Add to cart -
Rumi: Food of Middle Eastern Appearance
$45.00 Add to cart
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How To Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir
$37.99 Add to cart -
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Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood
$65.00 Add to cart -
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Shadows At Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century
$90.00 Add to cart -
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Caledonian Road
$39.99 Add to cart -
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African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
$40.00 Add to cart -
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Foraging New Zealand
$50.00 Add to cart
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Dune Part One: The Photography
$115.00 Add to cart -
Grand Bikepacking Journeys: Riding Iconic Routes around the World
$135.00 Add to cart -
Mythos: The Illustrated Story
$95.00 Add to cart -
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones
$95.00 Add to cart -
Fullmetal Alchemist Complete Box Set
$475.00 Add to cart -
Hobbit/ The Lord of the Rings (4 Volume Faux Leather, Boxed Set)
$169.00 Add to cart
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Staff Reviews
Staff Review: I Want To Be A Wall
Paired with sharp wit and soft art, this is a relaxing story about belonging, different types of love and the power of taking things slow.
Staff Review: Homage to Catalonia
This book provides the reader with a deeply personal account Orwell’s time as a soldier, which would radically influence his later works.
Staff Review: The Reindeer Hunters
A magnificent story about love, sorrow, courage, and learning to embrace change. A trilogy to lose yourself in.
Staff Review: Non-Stop Spider-Man: Big Brain Play (v1)
This graphic novels has lots of his typical quippiness and some intense fight scenes. I highly recommended for an easy read.
Gift Vouchers
The perfect gift for book lovers! Choose from physical vouchers to use in store, or a digital gift card to use in our online store.
Staff Review: I Want To Be A Wall
Paired with sharp wit and soft art, this is a relaxing story about belonging, different types of love and the power of taking things slow.
Staff Review: Homage to Catalonia
This book provides the reader with a deeply personal account Orwell’s time as a soldier, which would radically influence his later works.