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August 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Biography & Memoir newsletter. Explore true stories about people and their interesting lives.

 

Staff List

New For You - Biographies - August 2025

New biographies and memoirs of the famous, the interesting and everyday people.

New For You Biographies
 

Blog Post

Biography and memoir at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

Here are some WORD events you might like if you like reading biographies and memoirs.

Website

Christchurch Pride: March 2026

Christchurch Pride events for teens include book clubs, gaming, and a Beat Saber Tournament.

Event

Teddy Bear Sleepover

Feb 24th | 11:00am - 12:00pm

South Colombo

Bring along your favourite soft toy to have a sleepover at the library! All soft toys are welcome!

More WORD Christchurch
 

New in Biography & Memoir

New

"100 Rules for Living to 100" by Van Dyke, Dick, 1925-
"Blood Harmony" by Mazor, Barry
"168 Songs of Hatred and Failure" by Cameron, Keith (Music journalist)
"Bloom" by Fowler, Mary
"Anonymous Male" by Whitcomb, Christopher, 1959-
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"Blood Harmony" by Mazor, Barry
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Aotearoa New Zealand

"Kim" by Logan, Kim Rangiaonui, 1952-
"Whales, Snails and Lobster Tales" by Penniket, Andrew
"How to Be An Alien" by Beaglehole, Ann, 1948-
"The Lights in My Life" by Walter, Ray
"Len Cook" by Hill, Les, 1948-
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"Whales, Snails and Lobster Tales" by Penniket, Andrew
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Audiobooks

"Unapologetically Ita" by Buttrose, Ita, 1942-
"Tart" by Slutty Cheff
"The Man Who Climbs Trees" by Aldred, James (Tree climber)
"Guts" by Leong, Melissa
"I Wrote This for Attention" by Gage, Lukas, 1995-
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"Tart" by Slutty Cheff
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eBooks

"Henry VIII" by Hubbard, Ben, 1973-
"MrBeast and Beyond!" by Michaels, Patty
"Year of the Tiger" by Wong, Alice, 1974-2025
"Unseen" by Burke, Molly, 1994-
"A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls" by Morgan, Adam, 1968-
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"MrBeast and Beyond!" by Michaels, Patty
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Staff List

Biography - On Authors

Inspiring and illuminating, these literary biographies reveal the person behind the pen.

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