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July 2025

 

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

 

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Look back at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

The Festival is over for the year. Read librarian reports on WORD events.

Blog Post

Literary Top Twelve: My picks of WORD Christchurch 2025

Moata shares what she's loving in this year's WORD Christchurch festival programme, 27-31 August 2025.

Blog Post

A librarian's dozen: My picks of WORD Christchurch 2025

Donna tells us what she's loving in this year's WORD Christchurch festival programme, on 27-31 August 2025.

More WORD Christchurch
 

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Best of 2025

Staff pick their favourite books, audiobooks, and movies of 2025 so far.

Staff List

Donna's Best True Crime of 2025

True crime stories, as well as books that exploring criminal and risky behaviour. Faves: Murderland, Story of a Murder, and The Peepshow.

Staff List

Donna's Best Biographies, Memoirs and Personal Essays 2025

Autobiographies, memoirs, biographies, and personal essays enjoyed this year. Favourite? Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson.

Best of 2025 so far
 

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!

Staff List

New For You - Aotearoa New Zealand - July 2025

Have a taste of home-grown books! Here are some of our best New Zealand new arrivals for this month. Fiction, Biography, History, and more.

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - July 2025

New additions to the library collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

More New For You
 

New Titles

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

Fiction

"Do Not Disturb" by McFadden, Freida
"The Inside Man" by Wood, Trevor, 1958-
"The Heir Apparent" by Armitage, Rebecca
"Here and Beyond" by LaCroix, Hal, 1960-
"A Word With the Dead" by Dylan, Rhys
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"The Inside Man" by Wood, Trevor, 1958-
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Non-Fiction

"Attention" by Enright, Anne, 1962-
"Floral Abundance" by Williams, Kate
"The Mushroom Tapes" by Garner, Helen, 1942-
"Breakneck" by Wang, Dan (Writer on China)
"Cat Zen" by Vette, Mark
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"Floral Abundance" by Williams, Kate
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