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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.

Event

Nuclear Narratives: Japan and Aotearoa
Series

Jul 27th, All day

Upper Riccarton Library

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Encounter the voices of those who were affected by nuclear weapons and testing, and those who continue to feel their impact today.

Event

Heritage Highlights: Preserving Heritage Places

Aug 26th | 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Tūranga

Heritage Advisor Frank van der Heijden will speak on how the Department of Conservation manages and cares for key cultural heritage sites.

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New in Biography & Memoir

New

"501s" by Gillies, Angus, 1965-
"American Hope" by Lamb, Christopher, 1982-
"Alice Baber" by Levin, Gail, 1948-
"Auden" by Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-
"Ambivalence" by Dillon, Brian, 1969-
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"American Hope" by Lamb, Christopher, 1982-
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Aotearoa New Zealand

"Stakes" by McCarthy, Noelle
"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
"What If You Could" by Shamir, Ruby
"501s" by Gillies, Angus, 1965-
"Haunted by Erewhon" by Robinson, Roger, 1939-
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"No Pit Stops" by Baker, Grant
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Audiobooks

 

eBooks

 

Staff List

Biography - On Authors

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

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