Events

Scorpio Books and Auckland University Press warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Terrier, Worrier: A Poem in Five Parts by Anna Jackson.

Scorpio Books and Massey University Press warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Short – Poto: The big book of small stories – Iti te kupu, nui te kōrero edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong.

Scorpio Books and Auckland University Press warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist by Mark Forman.

Scorpio Books and Penguin Books NZ warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of 1985: A Novel by best-selling author Dominic Hoey.

The shortlist for the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be announced.

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.

Tracy Farr, Mary McCallum, Unity Books, NZSA and The Cuba Press warmly invite you to the launch of WONDERLAND and TACKLING THE HENS.

On 22 May at 6.30 pm Harry Walker will be at Book Haven to talk about his book 'A Voice for the Silenced.' Published this year, the book features 'Stories from Inside and Outside the Cells of Aotearoa/New Zealand.'

Scorpio Books and Mary Egan Publishing warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Unsettled Bliss: whiteness in Aotearoa by Elizabeth Ann Cook.

Join Girls Rock Aotearoa for a night of fun 'n' fundraising at our official charity launch party. There will be performances, a silent auction (including karaoke spots with a live house band!), and a music quiz, as well as a celebration of the fabulous new book by Rachael King - Violet and the Velvets: the Case of the Missing Stuff!

The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

The winners of the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Auckland.

The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

The 2025 festival will be held from 13 to 18 May.

Scorpio Books and Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand warmly invite you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of The Lost Saint by local award-winning author Rachael Craw. All welcome, refreshments provided.

Scorpio Books and The Mahjong Project warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora by Nicole Wong. All welcome, refreshments provided.

Calling all divas! Join us for the launch of Cadence Chung’s stunning debut full-length poetry collection, Mad Diva.

You’re invited! Come along to celebrate Rachael King’s latest release, Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff, a new middle-grade series about Violet and friends forming a rock band together.