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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 online store. The UBS has been spreading the magic of reading for over seventy years.

As special welcome to our Otago students for 2018 - whether Uni, Polytech or studying at a satellite campus. Click on the following textbook link to see a list of some of the most popular first year papers. If you're doing First Year Health Science then here's an easy link to your booklist.

Our range of books includes popular, specialised, children’s and YA, student and academic textbooks and eclectic gift and humour books. We also stock a range of beautiful gift stationery and have one of the largest ranges of gift and greeting cards in Dunedin.

Keep up to date with Dunedin’s and New Zealand’s literary news via our e-newsletter, eclectic book blog and facebook, and explore this site to find out what’s happening in Dunedin’s book-loving community and beyond. City of Literature and Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival

EVENT: Go Girl with Kanoa Lloyd, Ingrid Visser, Barbara Else, and Phoebe Morris. Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum: 1pm on Mother's Day, Sunday 13 May. Buy tickets here. The book will be available to purchase on the day and get signed by these amazing women. Buy the book here.

New Zealand Children's Book Awards

Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter

Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter
Haylock, Heather

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

I Am Jellyfish
Paul, Ruth

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

That's Not the Monster We Ordered

That's Not the Monster We Ordered
Fairgray, Richard

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Gift Horse
Siers, Sophie

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Longest Breakfast

Longest Breakfast
Bornholdt, Jenny and Sarah Wilkins

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot

How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot
Main, Suzanne

$NZ 17.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 17.99

How to Bee
MacDibble, Bren

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Lyla: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones

Lyla: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones
Beale, Fleur

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Dawn Raid
(Vaeluaga) Smith, Pauline

$NZ 17.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 17.99

Thunderbolt Pony, The

Thunderbolt Pony, The
Gregg, Stacy

$NZ 17.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 17.99

Because Everything Is Right But Everything Is Wrong

Because Everything Is Right But Everything Is Wrong
Donohue, Erin

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Catch Me When You Fall

Catch Me When You Fall
Merriman, Eileen

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

In the Dark Spaces

In the Dark Spaces
Black, Cally

$NZ 22.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 22.99

Sticking with Pigs

Sticking with Pigs
Scott, Mary-Anne

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Traitor and the Thief

Traitor and the Thief
Ward, Gareth

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Aotearoa
Bishop, Gavin

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Explore! Aotearoa

Explore! Aotearoa
Wall, Bronwen

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

New Zealand's Great White Sharks

New Zealand's Great White Sharks
Ballance, Alison

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Sky High: Jean Batten's Incredible Flying Adventures

Sky High: Jean Batten's Incredible Flying Adventures
Hill, David

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

New Zealand Wars

New Zealand Wars
Werry, Philippa

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands

Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands
Gill, Maria

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Bobby, the Littlest War Hero

Bobby, the Littlest War Hero
Harper, Glyn

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts: Ten Tales from the Deep, Dark Woods

Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts: Ten Tales from the Deep, Dark Woods
Phillips, Craig S.

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Sale

Hineahuone
Hall, Xoe

$NZ 22.99 $NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 22.99

Te Tamaiti me te Aihe

Te Tamaiti me te Aihe
Kahukiwa, Robyn

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

Tu Meke Tui!
Clarke, Malcolm

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Into the White: Scott's Antarctic Odyssey

Into the White: Scott's Antarctic Odyssey
Grochowicz, Joanna

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Pieces of You
Merriman, Eileen

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Books We Love

Charles Brasch Journals 1958-1973 (Part 3)

Charles Brasch Journals 1958-1973 (Part 3)
Simpson, Peter

$NZ 59.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 59.99

New Animals
Adam, Pip

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Rain Fall
West, Ella

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions

Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
Hari, Johann

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Palemia: Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of Samoa, a Memoir

Palemia: Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of Samoa, a Memoir
Swain, Peter

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

Whisper of a Crow's Wing

Whisper of a Crow's Wing
Cullinane, Majella

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Less
Greer, Andrew Sean

$NZ 24.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 24.99

The Shepherd's Hut

The Shepherd's Hut
Winton, Tim

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Go Girl
Else, Barbara

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

World's Worst Children 3

World's Worst Children 3
Walliams, David

$NZ 26.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 26.99

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Harari, Yuval Noah

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Origin Story
Christian, David

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

To the Mountains: A Collection of New Zealand Alpine Writing

To the Mountains: A Collection of New Zealand Alpine Writing
Fearnley, Laurence

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Dunedin Selected Walks

Dunedin Selected Walks
Hamel, Antony

$NZ 4.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 4.99

Clever Guts Diet

Clever Guts Diet
Mosley, Michael

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

New Releases

Shout in the Ruins

Shout in the Ruins
Powers, Kevin

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Penguins Under the Porch: A Yorkshireman's Ode to Oamaru

Penguins Under the Porch: A Yorkshireman's Ode to Oamaru
Harbourne, David

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

Lifel1k3 (Lifelike)

Lifel1k3 (Lifelike)
Kristoff, Jay

$NZ 22.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 22.99

Who is Rich?
Klam, Matthew

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Fraser, Caroline

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge

Anything That Burns You: A Portrait of Lola Ridge
Svoboda, Terese

$NZ 44.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 44.99

Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That

Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That
Ganda, Jayshri

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Infinite Game: How to Live Well Together

Infinite Game: How to Live Well Together
Harre, Niki

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World

Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World
Reilly, Michael et al

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Valdemar's Peas

Valdemar's Peas
Jonsson, Maria

$NZ 19.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 19.99

Bestsellers

Palemia: Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of Samoa, a Memoir

Palemia: Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi of Samoa, a Memoir
Swain, Peter

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

Whisper of a Crow's Wing

Whisper of a Crow's Wing
Cullinane, Majella

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Warlight
Ondaatje, Michael

$NZ 34.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 34.99

World's Worst Children 3

World's Worst Children 3
Walliams, David

$NZ 26.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 26.99

Landfall 235
Neale, Emma

$NZ 29.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 29.99

Charles Brasch Journals 1958-1973 (Part 3)

Charles Brasch Journals 1958-1973 (Part 3)
Simpson, Peter

$NZ 59.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 59.99

Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World

Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World
Reilly, Michael et al

$NZ 69.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 69.99

Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
Winchester, Simon

$NZ 37.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 37.99

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Honeyman, Gail

$NZ 27.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 27.99

Stolen Stars of Matariki

Stolen Stars of Matariki
Kamo, Miriama

$NZ 17.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 17.99

Rails to Cromwell

Rails to Cromwell
Cowan, W J

$NZ 89.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 89.99

Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different

Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different
Brooks, Ben

$NZ 39.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 39.99

Kitchen Science Cookbook

Kitchen Science Cookbook
Dickinson, Michelle

$NZ 49.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 49.99

Dawn Raid
(Vaeluaga) Smith, Pauline

$NZ 17.99 Ex Tax: $NZ 17.99

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