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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)

2020 Ockham Long list - Fiction & Poetry

Absolute Book, The

Absolute Book, The
Knox, Elizabeth

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Lonely Asian Woman

Lonely Asian Woman
Lam, Sharon

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Necessary Secrets

Necessary Secrets
McGee, Greg

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Aue
Manawatu, Becky

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Moonlight Sonata

Moonlight Sonata
Merriman, Eileen

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Pearly Gates
Marshall, Owen

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Attraction
Porter, Ruby

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Mistake, A
Shuker, Carl

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Loving Sylvie
Smither, Elizabeth

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Halibut on the Moon

Halibut on the Moon
Vann, David

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Craven
Arthur, Jane

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Listening In
Edmeades, Lynley

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Back Before You Know

Back Before You Know
Edmond, Murray

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Under Glass
Kan, Gregory

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Moth Hour

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Ransack
Ranapiri, Essa May

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

How to Live: AUP New Poets 5

How to Live: AUP New Poets 5
Rickerby, Helen

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Lay Studies
Toussaint, Steven

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Because a Woman's Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean

Because a Woman's Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean
Wilson, Sugar Magnolia

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

How I Get Ready

How I Get Ready
Young, Ashleigh

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

2020 Ockham Long List - Illustrated and General Non-fiction

Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania

Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania
Chitham, Karl., Mahina-Tuai, Mahina. & Skinner, Da

$NZ 84.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 84.99

Protest Tautohetohe: Resistance, Persistence and Defiance: 2019

Protest Tautohetohe: Resistance, Persistence and Defiance: 2019
Gibson, Stephanie & Williams, Matariki

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys

Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys
Hammond, Catherine & Kisler, Mary

$NZ 74.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 74.99

Funny As
Matthews, Phillip

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

New Photography, The

New Photography, The
McCredie, Athol

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

We Are Here: An atlas of Aotearoa

We Are Here: An atlas of Aotearoa
Denee, Tim

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Louise Henderson: From Life

Louise Henderson: From Life
Milburn, Strongman, Waite, Felicity, Lara, Julia

$NZ 64.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 64.99

McCahon Country

McCahon Country
Paton, Justin

$NZ 74.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 74.99

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

Meaning Of Trees, The

Meaning Of Trees, The
Vennell, Robert

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

Women Mean Business: Colonial businesswomen in New Zealand

Women Mean Business: Colonial businesswomen in New Zealand
Bishop, Catherine

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Dead People I Have Known

Dead People I Have Known
Carter, Shayne P

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Dead Letters: Censorship and subversion in New Zealand 1914-1920

Dead Letters: Censorship and subversion in New Zealand 1914-1920
Davidson, Jared

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Shirley Smith: An Examined Life

Shirley Smith: An Examined Life
Gaitanos, Sarah

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Wild Honey: Reading New Zealand women's poetry

Wild Honey: Reading New Zealand women's poetry
Green, Paula

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Finding Frances Hodgkins

Finding Frances Hodgkins
Kisler, Mary

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Towards the Mountain: A Story of Grief and Hope Forty Years on from Erebus

Towards the Mountain: A Story of Grief and Hope Forty Years on from Erebus
Myles, Sarah

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa, The

New Zealand Wars | Nga Pakanga o Aotearoa, The
O'Malley, Vincent

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Fifteen Million Years in Antarctica

Fifteen Million Years in Antarctica
Priestley, Rebecca

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Whale Oil
Thomson, Margie

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

University of Otago - First Year Health Science 2020

Sale

Introduction to Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences (2nd Edition, 2019)

Introduction to Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences (2nd Edition, 2019)
Franklin, Kirsten

$NZ 119.50 $NZ 132.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 119.50

CELS191 Edition - Biology: A Global Approach (2e of Global 11th e)

CELS191 Edition - Biology: A Global Approach (2e of Global 11th e)
Campbell, Neil A

$NZ 116.50 Ex Tax: $NZ 116.50

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6E

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6E
Papachristodoulou, Despo et al

$NZ 105.50 Ex Tax: $NZ 105.50

Visual Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition + Martini's Atlas of the Human Body 3E

Visual Anatomy & Physiology, Global Edition + Martini's Atlas of the Human Body 3E
Martini, Frederic, H.

$NZ 137.50 Ex Tax: $NZ 137.50

Essential Epidemiology 3E

Essential Epidemiology 3E
Webb, Penny Margaret

$NZ 87.50 Ex Tax: $NZ 87.50

BOOK Chemistry: The Central Science 3E (Australian Edition) 3E [BOOK ONLY]

BOOK Chemistry: The Central Science 3E (Australian Edition) 3E [BOOK ONLY]
Brown, Theodore E.

$NZ 149.50 Ex Tax: $NZ 149.50

Bestsellers

Pakeha Settlements in a Maori World: New Zealand Archaeology 1769-1860

Pakeha Settlements in a Maori World: New Zealand Archaeology 1769-1860
Smith, Ian

$NZ 59.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 59.99

Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019

Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019
Evaristo, Bernardine

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

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Testaments, The

Testaments, The
Atwood, Margaret

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

Beast of Buckingham Palace, The

Beast of Buckingham Palace, The
Walliams, David

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Wildlife of Aotearoa

Wildlife of Aotearoa
Bishop, Gavin

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Remarkable Meg
McCoubrey, Rachel

$NZ 22.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 22.99

Body, The : A Guide for Occupants

Body, The : A Guide for Occupants
Bryson, Bill

$NZ 54.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 54.99

All Of This Is For You: A little book of kindness

All Of This Is For You: A little book of kindness
Jones, Ruby

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

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Scarfie Flats of Dunedin

Scarfie Flats of Dunedin
Gallagher, Sarah; Chapman, Ian

$NZ 29.99 $NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
Glenconner, Anne

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Tall Tales and Wee Stories

Tall Tales and Wee Stories
Connolly, Billy

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Richard Emerson: The Hopfather

Richard Emerson: The Hopfather
Donaldson, Michael

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

How to Walk a Dog

How to Walk a Dog
White, Mike

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Blue Moon: (Jack Reacher 24)

Blue Moon: (Jack Reacher 24)
Child, Lee

$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

Acid For The Children

Acid For The Children
Flea

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Strong Words 2019: The Best of the Landfall Essay Competition

Strong Words 2019: The Best of the Landfall Essay Competition
Neale, Emma

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Secret Commonwealth, The: The Book of Dust Volume Two

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

$NZ 47.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 47.99

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