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March 2025

 

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

 

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New For You - Biographies - March 2025

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

New For You Biographies
 

Book Sale coming soon!

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2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

The shortlist has been announced for New Zealand's most prestigious literary awards.

Find out more
 

New in Biography & Memoir

New

"Between Two Worlds" by Bassuk, Ellen L., 1945-
"Dig Me A Grave" by Harpootlian, Dick
"Black Bear" by Moyles, Trina
"Junglekeeper" by Rosolie, Paul
"The Dead Speak" by Coyle, Thomas
"Possessions" by Quinlivan, Davina
"Dig Me A Grave" by Harpootlian, Dick
New biographies

Aotearoa

"The Dead Speak" by Coyle, Thomas
"Mustang, Return to Flight" by Deere, Brendon, 1953-
"This Is It Then" by Tremain, Garrick, 1941-2025
"Breaking Boundaries" by Cambridge, Susan
"How to Be An Alien" by Beaglehole, Ann, 1948-
"Whales, Snails and Lobster Tales" by Penniket, Andrew
"Mustang, Return to Flight" by Deere, Brendon, 1953-
NZ biographies

eAudiobooks

"Mana" by Iti, Tame Wairere, 1952-
"I'm Still Here" by Barrie, Amanda, 1935-
"Unapologetically Ita" by Buttrose, Ita, 1942-
"Attention Seeker" by Michael, Darcy, 1980-
"The Man Who Climbs Trees" by Aldred, James (Tree climber)
"Down Syndrome Out Loud" by Hart, Melissa, 1970-
"I'm Still Here" by Barrie, Amanda, 1935-
New eAudiobook biographies
 

National Book Critics Circle Awards (US)

The finalists have been announced in Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Biography, Autobiography / Memoir, and Criticism categories.

View autobiography finalists
 

Sexuality Stories

From pioneering feminists and gay icons, to tales of transition and self-discovery - stories to help us understand and celebrate who we are.

More biography & memoir picks
 

Coming soon

Gutsy girls by Josie McSkimming

Josie McSkimming watched her sister Dorothy Porter become an award-winning poet, There's was a family of complex dynamics. With access to Porter's personal diaries and letters, Gutsy Girls is an intimate story of sisterhood, finding creative power and blazing your own trail.

 

Source code: My beginnings by Bill Gates

Bil Gates tells the story of his life from his childhood in Seattle until the late 1970s when Microsoft signed its first deal with Apple.

 
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