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May 2025

 

Haere mai, welcome to our Audiobooks newsletter. Pop on your headphones - there's plenty of new fiction and non-fiction to listen to.

 

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Listen to The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty

A compelling story combining sharp wit, lovable and eccentric characters. Read by Caroline Lee. Available now on BorrowBox, no waitlist!

Listen to The Women by Kristin Hannah on BorrowBox

Listen to this story of devastating loss and epic love. Read by Julia Whelan. Available now, no waitlist!

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New audiobooks

Listen to the freshest audiobooks from BorrowBox and Libby, or tune into a classic tale.

New releases: BorrowBox
 
New releases: Libby
 

WORD Christchurch events on this month!

WORD Christchurch has three events on in May 2025. Book your tickets now!

Event

Ōmōkihi South Library & Community Hub rebuild: info workshop

Jun 3rd | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Online

Join a community information workshop at the Cashmere Club hosted by Christchurch City Council and Cook Brothers Construction.

Event

Ōmōkihi South Library & Community Hub rebuild: info workshop

Jun 3rd | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Online

Join a community information workshop at the Cashmere Club hosted by Christchurch City Council and Cook Brothers Construction.

Event

Philippine Independence Day Celebration at Tūranga

Jun 14th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Tūranga

Come and join us to as we celebrate Filipino local heroes. Enjoy performances from different schools in Christchurch.

 

WORD Christchurch writers: audiobooks

Michael Bennett
Listen to the Hana Westerman series:

  1. Better the blood read by Miriama McDowell (Libby)
  2. Return to blood read by Miriama McDowell (BorrowBox)
  3. Carved in blood (Libby)

Dervla McTiernan
What happened to Nina? (Libby)
The Murder rule (Libby)

DI Cormac Reilly series on BorrowBox, read by Aoife McMahon

  1. The Ruin
  2. The Scholar
  3. The Good turn
  4. The Unquiet Grave

Lars Mytting
The bell in the lake read by Roger May

 

Top picks

Why We're Getting Poorer: A Realist's Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix It by Cahal Moran, read by the author (Libby)

Why We're Getting Poorer delves into the key topics in economics. deciphering the jargon and complexity of economic thinking, with examples ranging from the Simpsons to the German football league, showing why our economy set us up to fail, and offers suggestions for how we can make positive changes.

 

Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization by Richard Seymour, read by John Keating [Libby]

Richard Seymour delves deep into this alarming phenomenon, dissecting the far-right roots, its influencers, and the threats it poses. This book offers a stark warning and a call to action. The battle against disaster nationalism is not just political; it is a struggle for our collective soul and the future of civilization itself.

 

Minority rule by Ash Sarkar, read by the author [Libby]

The debut from political commentator Ash Sarkar reveals how the collective power of ordinary people is under attack.

 

uLibrary Bookclubs

Talking Books Book Club

Join the Talking Books Book Club from uLibrary. May's title is The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher.

Bookworms Book Club

Join Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids audio bookclub. The title for May is The Blackthorn Branch by Elen Caldecott.

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May is NZ Music Month

Website

NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

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