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Rediscover the Magic of Childhood

Our Children’s Room helps booklovers old and new discover the magic of reading.
Dunedin’s Finest Book Shop

We are a booklover’s paradise, opposite the Otago Museum Reserve and just along from the famous Captain Cook Hotel
With proud beginnings as a student bookshop

Supplying students and academics for over seventy years
We turn bookselling into an art

Curating and collecting the best range of books in one place for your enjoyment.

University Book Shop - your literary sanctuary in the heart of Dunedin
Books for Adults, Academics, Students, Young Adults and Children

Welcome to the University Book Shop ... YOUR UBS. We've been spreading the magic of reading since 1945. And, since April 2019, we're available for NZ Post Postal & Billpay Services. We're thrilled to be keeping this service in the Great King/Albany Street area where there has been a Post Office in one form or other for over 140 years.

2020 Emerging Writer in Residence: Otago graduate and UK-based lawyer, John Forde, is returning in January 2020 to take up the University Book Shop Summer Writer in Residence, in association with the Robert Lord Writers Cottage Trust.

BOOKSHOP & POST/BILLPAY OPENING HOURS

Bookshop: Open Monday-Friday 8.30-5.30 | Sat & Sun 10-4 | Closed Public Holidays | NZ Postal & Billpay Services Monday-Friday 8.30-5.00 | Courier & PO Box Parcel Collect available during bookshop opening hours (Please note: for your convenience we have courier bags and stamps available to purchase during standard bookshop opening hours)

Ignition Kids Book Festival, Dunedin 7-10 November

Ignition Blast Off Festival Launch

Ignition Blast Off Festival Launch
Ignition Children's Festival

$NZ 5.00 Ex Tax: $NZ 5.00

Kate De Goldi Writing Workshop @ Athenaeum Library

Kate De Goldi Writing Workshop @ Athenaeum Library
Ignition Children's Festival

$NZ 30.00 Ex Tax: $NZ 30.00

Books we love

Turkey on the Loose

Turkey on the Loose
McCoubrey, Rachel

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Cilka's Journey

Cilka's Journey
Morris, Heather

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Scented
Fearnley, Laurence

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Absolute Book, The

Absolute Book, The
Knox, Elizabeth

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Skin Deep
Nugent, Liz

$NZ 25.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 25.99

Lying in Wait
Nugent, Liz

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Colin McCahon: There is Only One Direction.Volume 1. 1919-1959

Colin McCahon: There is Only One Direction.Volume 1. 1919-1959
Simpson, Peter

$NZ 74.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 74.99

Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection

Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection
Fernyhough, Christine

$NZ 59.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 59.99

We Are Here: An atlas of Aotearoa

We Are Here: An atlas of Aotearoa
Denee, Tim

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Anarchy, The: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company (Hardback edition, 2019)

Anarchy, The: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company (Hardback edition, 2019)
Dalrymple, William

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Year of the Monkey

Year of the Monkey
Smith, Patti

$NZ 32.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 32.99

Vegful
Lim, Nadia

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

Fresh from Akaroa: Recipes from the Akaroa Cooking School

Fresh from Akaroa: Recipes from the Akaroa Cooking School
Bentley, Lou and Ant

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

How to Walk a Dog

How to Walk a Dog
White, Mike

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Children in Wild Nature: A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice

Children in Wild Nature: A Practical Guide to Nature-Based Practice
Buchan, Niki

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

People of New Zealand

People of New Zealand
Moore, Sam

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Ladybird Book About Donald Trump, A

Ladybird Book About Donald Trump, A
Hazeley, Jason

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas: Festive hospital diaries from the author of million-copy hit This is Going to Hurt

Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas: Festive hospital diaries from the author of million-copy hit This is Going to Hurt
Kay, Adam

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Constellations: Reflections From Life

Constellations: Reflections From Life
Gleeson, Sinead

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Let Me Be Frank: Comics 2010-2019

Let Me Be Frank: Comics 2010-2019
Laing, Sarah

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

New Releases

Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome

Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome
Dunn, Daisy

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

Individual: Inspiration for Creating a Home That is Uniquely Your Own

Individual: Inspiration for Creating a Home That is Uniquely Your Own
Bellef, Jessica

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world

James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world
FitzSimons, Peter

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books

Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home with Books
Freudenberger, Nina

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

Angel Mage
Nix, Garth

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Great Unknown, The: Mountain Journeys in the Southern Alps

Great Unknown, The: Mountain Journeys in the Southern Alps
Spearpoint, Geoff

$NZ 59.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 59.99

Cabin Porn: Inside

Cabin Porn: Inside
Klein, Zach

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

Art Puzzle Book, The

Art Puzzle Book, The
Susie Hodge

$NZ 32.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 32.99

Dark Island, The

Dark Island, The
Kingsbury, Benjamin

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

Wild Card, The
Renee

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Southern Nights

Southern Nights
Arnold, Naomi

$NZ 64.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 64.99

My Scotland
McDermid, Val

$NZ 59.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 59.99

Always Song in the Water: An Oceanic Sketchbook

Always Song in the Water: An Oceanic Sketchbook
O'Brien, Gregory

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Janis: Her Life and Music

Janis: Her Life and Music
George-Warren, Holly

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Bestsellers

Playing God
Colquhoun, Glenn

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Sale

Testaments, The

Testaments, The
Atwood, Margaret

$NZ 39.99 $NZ 48.00 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Girl, Woman, Other

Girl, Woman, Other
Evaristo, Bernardine

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Wildlife of Aotearoa

Wildlife of Aotearoa
Bishop, Gavin

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Secret Commonwealth,The: The Book of Dust Volume Two

Secret Commonwealth,The: The Book of Dust Volume Two
Pullman, Philip

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Body, The : A Guide for Occupants

Body, The : A Guide for Occupants
Bryson, Bill

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Thunberg, Greta

$NZ 7.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 7.99

Queer Objects
Brickell, Chris

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

Dinky Donkey, The

Dinky Donkey, The
Smith, Craig

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

This Mortal Boy

This Mortal Boy
Kidman, Fiona

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Chain, The
McKinty, Adrian

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

How the Dead Speak

How the Dead Speak
McDermid, Val

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Big Ideas for Small Houses

Big Ideas for Small Houses
Foster, Catherine

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

The bookshop regularly hosts launches and organises author events at other venues – more than 50 book events in 2014, and a further 65 in 2015 read more...

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