The Open Book

The Open Book A curious secondhand bookshop in Ponsonby. Six rooms, a sunny backyard, a delightful old villa. 🌻

A magical second-hand bookshop in an old villa on Ponsonby Road. 🌻

Seven themed rooms with sections ranging from mathematics to music, to all types of fiction, from curiosities to cooking! 📚

If you are looking to declutter your bookshelves, we take anything by donation dropped off the store. Or call us to arrange pickup if you are nearby. 💫

To find out more, drop us a line or check out our website. 💛

Another flax&fibre bookbinding workshop, another lovely group of crafters. Each participant went home with four wee book...
14/06/2026

Another flax&fibre bookbinding workshop, another lovely group of crafters. Each participant went home with four wee booklets made with their very own hands.

If you’ve missed out thus far, keep your eyes peeled for more workshops to be announced! This experience would also make a brilliant gift for a fellow book lover or crafter 📚

05/06/2026

A rainy day at the bookstore 😌💚📖🌻

New David Merritt in store! Due to ever-popular demand, we have just loaded our shelves with more of our favourite trave...
23/05/2026

New David Merritt in store! Due to ever-popular demand, we have just loaded our shelves with more of our favourite travelling poet’s chapbooks. Come see for yourself, each is a one-of-a-kind little treasure handmade from recycled books, and ruggedly whimsical. Only $8 each.

Are the post- blues getting you down? We have a whole bunch of books by AWF 2026 guests in store now! DM us or head to t...
21/05/2026

Are the post- blues getting you down? We have a whole bunch of books by AWF 2026 guests in store now! DM us or head to the link in our bio 👆 to buy any of these (plus 6000+ more books all available now!) 💚📖🌻

❄️ WINTER HOURS ❄️For the colder months we are operating under winter hours, which means we are closed on Mondays and Tu...
14/05/2026

❄️ WINTER HOURS ❄️

For the colder months we are operating under winter hours, which means we are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Don’t worry though, we’re still open all other days of the week from 10am to 5pm! And you can purchase books online 24/7 any day of the week 📖💚

Our pizza popup with is ON! The weather is gorgeous so come along, hang out and eat delicious pizza with us! Walk-ins w...
26/04/2026

Our pizza popup with is ON! The weather is gorgeous so come along, hang out and eat delicious pizza with us! Walk-ins welcome, we’ve got plenty for all!

🎟️ $35 ticket gets you 2 slices of pizza, a drink, and a book up to $20 value
🍕 Pizza slices available for $6 each (with or without ticket)
🍷 Drinks available for $12 each (with or without ticket)

We’ve got lots of fun new things in store – stickers, bookmarks, handmade journals and more! We’ve restocked bookmarks ...
24/04/2026

We’ve got lots of fun new things in store – stickers, bookmarks, handmade journals and more!

We’ve restocked bookmarks including new designs, and some of their book and fantasy-themed stickers and pins. Plus washi tape featuring moss and lichen! Perfect for junk journaling, scrapbooking, and wrapping gifts.

We also have gorgeous handmade journals made by , many of which are bound in beautiful vintage kimono silks 😍 and if you’re interested in trying bookbinding yourself, watch this space! We have a very special workshop coming up soon 👀

All these goodies are available in-store only 🏠

These Global Book Crawl prizes are so good we want to grab them for ourselves 😍🤌 Alas, we have to save them for the luck...
23/04/2026

These Global Book Crawl prizes are so good we want to grab them for ourselves 😍🤌 Alas, we have to save them for the lucky winners - which could be YOU! All you have to do is collect stamps from participating bookstores by the 26th of April to enter into the draw. 3 stamps gives you entry into the prize draw, and each additional stamp gives you an extra entry.

👀✨️PRIZES UP FOR GRABS INCLUDE✨️👀
x2 tote bags
x2 other fabulous, bookish totes
x1 signed romance novel
x1 romantasy novel and matching tote bag
x6 other beautiful books
x5 bookstore gift vouchers
x1 ~limited edition~ Open Book cap
x1 boutique bookish candle
+ heaaaps of gorgeous bookmarks

Plus, if you'd rather not leave it to chance, simply purchase any Penguin book to receive a free, themed sticker sheet 🐧📖

Turns out April IS the cruelest month 😭 So cruel we're going to have to postpone our workshop, in light of the approachi...
10/04/2026

Turns out April IS the cruelest month 😭 So cruel we're going to have to postpone our workshop, in light of the approaching cyclone. We'll see you on May 3rd instead, to make our art about diaster and renewal 💞

Stay safe everyone!

EVENT SPECIAL: Guava Matcha 🩷🍵💚If you've been into the store recently, you will have noticed the cherry guava tree in ou...
08/04/2026

EVENT SPECIAL: Guava Matcha 🩷🍵💚

If you've been into the store recently, you will have noticed the cherry guava tree in our garden is threatening to bury us under its delicious (but sooo plentiful) fruit.

To prevent disaster, we have decided to create a ✨️limited edition iced matcha✨️ which will be available for purchase at our upcoming blackout poetry workshop!

This workshop will themed around disaster and renewal, so using the proverbial lemons to make lemonade felt appropriate to us.

DETAILS 👀
🩷 Limited edition guava matcha will be available at The Cruellest Month event, on the 11th of April, 1-3pm
💚 Drink will be served iced, with milk of choice, for $7

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201 Ponsonby Road
Auckland
1011

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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