Time Out Bookstore

OPEN 9am - 9pm 7 DAYS

Metro Best Bookshop 2009
Penguin NZ Independent Bookshop 2008 and 2009
Thorpe-Bowker NZ Independent Bookshop 2004 and 2010 (Runner up)

Can't find the book you are looking for? Email us and we'll find it for you!

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EVENTS UPSTAIRS AT TIME OUT:

Our events are free, everyone is welcome, and they are held upstairs in our cosy lounge. RSVP is appreciated for catering to 630-3331 or books@timeout.co.nz. Please check back in the New Year for more event listings.

NZ BOOK MONTH 2012

March is the month to get reading... redeem your $5 book month vouchers in-store and support this worthwhile date on the book calendar. Books really do change lives. Download your book voucher here from 5 March.

BEST OF 2011

The baker's dozen we fell in love with in 2011 includes the following great books: 1Q84, Haruki Murakami (fiction), A Visit From the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan (fiction), Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke (NZ Music), Caribou Island, David Vann (fiction), Ed King, David Guterson (fiction), The Hare With Amber Eyes, Edmund De Waal (memoir), I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klaasen (Picture book), New Zealand's Native Trees, John Dawson & Rob Lucas (NZ Non-fiction), Once Upon A River, Bonnie Jo Campbell (fiction), State of Wonder, Ann Patchett (fiction), The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes (fiction), The Tiger's Wife, Tea Obreht (fiction), Volcanoes of Auckland, Bruce Hayward, Graeme Murdoch & Gordon Maitland (NZ Non-fiction).

NZ POST BOOK AWARD WINNERS FOR 2011
Chris Bourke's stunning Kiwi music history Blue Smoke won three of the top awards, while Laurence Fearnley's The Hut Builder won for Fiction. For a complete list of winners and judge's comments click here.

2011 MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION - winner announced
It's fourth time lucky for...
Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape - Random House)
For more information click here.

ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2011 WINNER ANNOUNCED
The winning book The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht (Weidenfeld & Nicholson) has made history with the youngest author, at just 25-years-old, to win the Orange Prize. Check out what the judges had to say here.

NZ POST CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2011
Congratulations to Margaret Mahy and David Elliot for winning the best picture book category for The Moon & Farmer McPhee. For a complete list of all winning titles in each category (picture book, non-fiction, best first book, junior fiction, young adult fiction and children's choice) click here or come and see us in Time Out's children's room.

SPECIAL ORDERS
Can't find the book you are looking for? If it's on our website (or even if it isn't!) we can track it down and order it in for you. Don't be shy... we are known for our great customer service. Email us or call on (09) 630 3331 and we'll find it for you.


TIME OUT & GEORGE FM
We are super pleased to be the sponsors of Bookish and Awkward, George FM's weekly book review show hosted by the very lovely Michelle Langstone. Tune in to Nick D's breakfast show on Monday mornings at 8.40am to catch the review and be in to win a copy of that week's book. Click here to see a list of previous reviews.


REGULAR EVENTS UPSTAIRS AT TIME OUT:
PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSION GROUP: 7:00 PM, LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
With Dr Bill Cooke

MARCH 27 

APRIL 24

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY
On sale now, $6.40. New issues in store every Thursday.
The Guardian Weekly is one of the world's best-selling international weekly newspapers. It provides a global view on world events by combining comment and analysis from the Guardian and Observer in the UK, with selected articles from the Washington Post and Le Monde. It also includes great book reviews!

USE OUR UPSTAIRS ROOM
Book clubs, writing groups and any other book-related gatherings are welcome to meet in our upstairs room. We don't charge hireage, and we even offer a 10% discount off any books purchased on the day! Call us to make a booking.

MAILING LIST AND NEWSLETTER
If you'd like to join our mailing list email us your details (name, postal address and email) to receive our seasonal newsletter in your letterbox or via PDF to your email address (please specify which way you would like to receive it). For a PDF of the latest Summer 2011 newsletter click here.

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Check out the books we're recommending at the moment - as featured in our Summer 2011 Newsletter.