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New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!
Staff List
Recent additions to our Ngā Pounamu Māori Collections for Adults and Tamariki.
Have a taste of home-grown books! Some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, Non-Fiction, and more.
Event
Jul 8th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre
Join author Sonya McArthur to listen to a story from her new book and make a collage on card using wool, feathers, flowers and leaves.
Jul 7th | 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lyttelton Library
Winners and finalists in the categories of biography, memoir or autobiography, drama, fiction, poetry, history and general non-fiction.
Honours and celebrates fiction written by women and published in the U.K. The 2026 winner is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.
Donna's looking forward to a new Violet and the Velvets adventure, fab fashion books, biological war, Gothic novels, and twisty fiction.
Fiction exploring the lives and emotional landscapes unique to Millennials, with a mix of comedy, drama and heart-wrenching moments.
A round-up of the books, movies, podcasts and more that the Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre staff have enjoyed over the past month.
Community List
Paula's picks of the best of the year.
Fungi, the 80s, bugs, and crinkled up paper - these are the book covers from Aotearoa that have made Donna go "Ooooo look at that".
Donna picks favourite book covers - they use font, typography, colour, and clever effects, and some classic paintings are in the mix.
New Titles shows you all the latest arrivals in your library - and the new books that are coming soon.
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