Bookshops and Bookshop Day

Celebrating the world of the bookshop.

Aotearoa New Zealand Bookshop Day 2025

Bookshop Day 2025 is on Saturday 11 October. Check out events in Ōtautahi Christchurch at:

The first NZ Bookshop Day was in 2015 when Booksellers realised that the narrative around bookshop and book industry health had become negative and needed to change. Local bookshops have become community centres and attract customers back to bricks and mortar retail supporting their neighbourhoods. NZ Bookshop Day celebrates those achievements and welcomes readers back inside their local bookshop.

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Bookshops

A set of images of local bookshops in Canterbury Stories

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Books and Reading

A set of images of books and reading in Canterbury Stories

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