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June 2024

 

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New For You - Biographies - June 2024

Biographies and memoirs for the famous, the interesting and the everyday people.

New For You Biographies
 

New in Biography & Memoir

"The Dead Speak" by Coyle, Thomas
"Insistent" by Ramp-Adams, Joey
"To the Edge of the World" by Mazzeo, Tilar J.
"Craig & Fred" by Grossi, Craig
"Sabrina Carpenter" by Williams, Sophie-May
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"Insistent" by Ramp-Adams, Joey
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Explore new biographies
"Champions Do Extra" by Thorn, Brad, 1975-
"Adventures in Art" by Gould, Fran
"The Dead Speak" by Coyle, Thomas
"Against the Odds" by Farquhar, Cynthia, 1956-
"Twice Torpedoed" by Carruthers, Colin
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"Adventures in Art" by Gould, Fran
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Find Aotearoa NZ biographies
"Attention Seeker" by Michael, Darcy, 1980-
"Keep Laughing" by McCausland, Chris
"I'm Still Here" by Barrie, Amanda, 1935-
"The Pharmacist of Auschwitz" by Posner, Patricia
"The Escape" by York, Pippa
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Audiobooks - Biography
"The Chain" by Wiggins, Bradley, 1980-
"Maori Boy" by Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-
"Plenty in Life Is Free" by Sdao, Kath
"Oprah Winfrey" by Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
"Untouchable Girls" by Topp, Jools, 1958-
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EBooks - Biography
 

Recommended reads

Have a browse of the best new biographies.

Hine Toa: A Story of bravery by Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku

An extraordinary memoir by a trailblazing voice in women’s, queer and Māori liberation movements. Available also as an eBook, and and eAudiobook read by Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku.

Dame Suzy D: My Story by Susan Devoy

Four-time world squash champion, Dame Susan Devoy, has been Race Relations Commissioner, a television star, a newspaper columnist, raised four boys, and been on Celebrity Treasure Island.

3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool by James Kaplan

The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists - Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans - who came together to create the most iconic jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue.

 

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