Haere mai and welcome to our contemporary fiction newsletter.
Have a look at what's new in the world of fiction - from the latest titles to our fiction picks.
"How lucky we were to have Louise Erdrich visit Ōtautahi!" Ray reports back from a captivating WORD Christchurch event with Louise Erdrich.
Coming soon
Our fiction selector has picked out the best of the newest crop of fiction titles. These aren't in libraries yet so get your holds on now or add them to your For Later shelf.
Go gay. Go sad. Go dark. A washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy-even if it means appropriating a young gay man's tragic story.
For weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave. What's the worst that can happen?
What we're reading
Recommended contemporary fiction from library staff.
After Julia's first-love-turned-best-friend unexpectedly dies at 29, she takes herself on a quest to find his missing possessions, connecting with his most recent girlfriend in the process. A light and warm and comforting book about the kind of grief that doesn't fit neatly into a box.
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