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August 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our Science & Nature newsletter.

Find library titles, events, and resources that reveal the surprising and wondrous about the world we live in.

 

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The Great Library Seed and Plant Swap

Every year in September Christchurch City Libraries hosts the Great Library Seed and Plant Swap. Find out where and when you can swap.

 

Library events: Looking at space

Staff List

Romance - New & Trending

These new and trending titles are shaping what’s hot in romance right now, with fresh voices, bold storytelling, and irresistible chemistry.

Staff List

Romance - Essential Reading

Start with the romances that made the genre what it is, These bold, beloved titles showcase love in all its forms and remain essential reads

Staff List

Romance - New & Trending

These new and trending titles are shaping what’s hot in romance right now, with fresh voices, bold storytelling, and irresistible chemistry.

 

New books

Science

"Amerik'an P'ŭromet'eusŭ" by Bird, Kai
"Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times" by Anhalt, Emily Katz
"Keep Calm We Are Coming" by Crosby, R. D.
"The Making of Avatar" by Fordham, Joe
"The Origin of Politics" by Wade, Nicholas
"The Art of Star Wars" by Baver, Kristin
"Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times" by Anhalt, Emily Katz

Nature

"Wild" by Strayed, Cheryl, 1968-
"If You Go Walking" by Alladin, Erin, 1989-
"The Forest Fights Back" by Outer, Jessica den, 1996-
"Symphonic" by Crumley, Jim, 1947-
"Vegetal Entwinements in Philosophy and Art"
"The Shock of the Anthropocene" by Bonneuil, Christophe
"If You Go Walking" by Alladin, Erin, 1989-

Featured topic: Astrophotography

"Unseen Universe" by Harper, Caroline
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger
"Astrofotografie für Einsteiger" by Kerste, Alexander
"THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ASTRO PHOTOGRAPHY" by Shaw, Mike
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger
"Astrofotografie für Einsteiger" by Kerste, Alexander
"Praxisbuch Nachthimmel fotografieren" by Bus, Rutger

Featured topic: Forage plants

"Natural Watercolor Paint Making" by Green, Joanne (Artist)
"Foraging New Zealand" by Langlands, Peter
"How to Be A Color Wizard" by Logan, Jason
"Foraging New Zealand" by Langlands, Peter
"A Forager's Guide to Wild Drinks" by Knight, Liz
"Elixir" by Kassabova, Kapka, 1973-
"Foraging New Zealand" by Langlands, Peter
 

Staff List

Romance - New & Trending

These new and trending titles are shaping what’s hot in romance right now, with fresh voices, bold storytelling, and irresistible chemistry.

 

Website

Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize

The winner for this 2025 international prize for popular science writing has been announced.

 
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