June 2025

Haere mai and welcome to our Historical fiction newsletter.

From the new to the old - we'll be letting you know about the latest titles set in the past.

Staff List

New For You - Historical Fiction - June 2025

Dive into the past with this selection of the latest Historical Fiction titles.

Event

WHAIAO presents: Books of Mana - Panel Discussion

Aug 8th | 11:00am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

Panel discussion with Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla, and Jeanette Wikaira on ‘Books of Mana: 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance’.

Coming soon

Our fiction selectors have picked out the best of the newest crop of historical fiction titles.

Before Dorothy by Hazel Gaynor

The greatest journey is the one you least expect…

Our Last Vineyard Summer by Brooke Lea Foster

A story of secrets and unravelling desires.

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

Set in 1942, the manager of a luxury hotel in the US finds herself charged with the care of detained Nazi diplomats, and the FBI agent looking for a spy among them.

The Surgeon of Royaumont by Susan Neuhaus

A young Australian woman on the battlefields of World War I finds her calling through her work as a surgeon.

What's new

New in historical fiction

"The Jaguar's Roar" by Verunschk, Micheliny, 1972-

"The Prisoner" by Carson, Sylvia, 1901-1941

More new titles

More eBooks

More Audiobooks

Event

WHAIAO presents: Books of Mana - Panel Discussion

Aug 8th | 11:00am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

Panel discussion with Jacinta Ruru, Angela Wanhalla, and Jeanette Wikaira on ‘Books of Mana: 180 Māori Authored Books of Significance’.

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