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June 2025

 

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

 

Staff List

New for You - Biographies - June 2025

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

New For You Biographies
 

Staff List

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

Find out about Beamafilm
 

Coming soon

A Life in 50 books by Anthony Cheetham

'A Life in Fifty Books' is an affectionate and revelatory account of a publishing life remarkable for its longevity, energy and breadth. Full of encounters with remarkable individuals as well as extraordinary books.

 

New in Biography & Memoir

New

"100 Ways I Almost Died" by Connolly, Bram
"Absent Minds" by Pownall, Madeleine
"1936" by Evans, Siân (Historian)
"The Age of Hobsbawm" by Chabal, Emile
"42 Tales From Life" by Dawkins, Richard, 1941-
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"Absent Minds" by Pownall, Madeleine
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Aotearoa New Zealand

"That Woman" by Cartwright, Silvia, 1943-
"The Farm" by Ansley, Bruce, 1944-
"The Farm" by Ansley, Bruce, 1944-
"Go Hard or Go Home" by Allan, Kiri|, 1984-
"Lucky You're Tough" by Law, Mark (Helicopter pilot)
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"The Farm" by Ansley, Bruce, 1944-
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Audiobooks

"Kate!" by Andersen, Christopher P., 1949-
"In True Face" by Mendez, Jonna
"Go Hard or Go Home" by Allan, Kiri|, 1984-
"Cancel Me If You Can" by Portnoy, Dave, 1977-
"Family of Spies" by Kuehn, Christine, 1963-
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"In True Face" by Mendez, Jonna
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eBooks

Staff List

Horroromance (because love is terrifying) 🫀

When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.

Staff List

Horror - New & Trending

A list of the freshest frights for every horror fan, from titles that have just reached our shelves to those that are flying off them.

"Family of Spies" by Kuehn, Christine, 1963-
"Reacher" by Child, Lee, pseud., 1954-
"The Farm" by Ansley, Bruce, 1944-
"All That's Unseen" by Hackney, Emilee
"I Once Knew A Guy Named Charlie" by Smith, Jaclyn
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"Reacher" by Child, Lee, pseud., 1954-
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More Biography eBooks
 

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Family Stories

These are the real life stories of families - families from many different races, backgrounds, and creeds.

More recommended reads
 

Matariki

This June we celebrate Matariki and Puaka. Learn more about Māori New Year and find library resources, activities and events.

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