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April 2024: Books

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Books newsletter. Explore what's happening in the world of books, and find your next great read!

 

Events

Blog Post

What We Talk About When We Talk About Irish Literature

Monday 13 May, Tūranga will play host to Irish editor, essayist and now novelist Sinéad Gleeson, thanks to WORD Christchurch.

Video

Period pieces on Kanopy

Watch movies and TV series set in a range of historical periods on Kanopy with your library card.

 

New Titles

New Titles shows you all the latest arrivals in your library - and the new books that are coming soon.

"Jē misuterī" by Honda, Tetsuya, 1969-
"Xiao ao jiang hu" by Jin, Yong, 1924-2018
"The Between-worlds B&B" by Baxter, Amy Mae
"Onnanoko no sebone" by Ichikawa, Saō, 1979-
"Lu ding ji" by Jin, Yong, 1924-2018
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"Xiao ao jiang hu" by Jin, Yong, 1924-2018
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Explore new fiction
"The Valley" by Emanuel, Asher
"They Left Us Everything" by Johnson, Plum
"Famesick" by Dunham, Lena, 1986-
"Tell Me Where It Hurts" by Zoffness, Rachel
"The Age Code" by Cox, David
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"They Left Us Everything" by Johnson, Plum
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Find new non-fiction
 

New For You

New For You is a monthly selection of new books, topical titles, and hidden gems - chosen especially for you by our book buyers!

See what's New For You
 

Prize winning reads

Website

Women's Prize for Fiction

Honours and celebrates fiction written by women and published in the U.K. The 2026 winner is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

Website

International Booker Prize 2026

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated from Mandarin Chinese by Lin King is the winner of the International Booker Prize 2026.

Find literary prize winners
 

Staff List

Think Pink!

I noticed 5 books in my holds list were of the pink variety. Here they are - plus a bunch more pink book covers.

 
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