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May 2025

 

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

 

Staff List

New For You - Biographies - May 2025

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

New For You Biographies
 

Staff List

Biography - Music

From inspirational to downright dysfunctional, there’s no denying these musicians have lived intriguing lives.

More recommended reads
 

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-
"Alexander" by Richardson, Edmund, 1982-
"Absent Minds" by Pownall, Madeleine
New biographies
 

Aotearoa

"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)
"Bollix" by Russell, Nic
"The Farm" by Ansley, Bruce, 1944-
NZ biographies
 

eAudiobooks

"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-
"The Lady Imam" by Power, Carla
"In True Face" by Mendez, Jonna
New eAudiobook biographies
 

eBooks

"I Once Knew A Guy Named Charlie" by Smith, Jaclyn
"That Woman" by Cartwright, Silvia, 1943-
"Orwell's Roses" by Solnit, Rebecca
"Nothing in Moderation" by Rose, Shep
"The Quiet Hero" by Matthews, Philip
"Surviving Centrepoint" by King, Rachel C.
"That Woman" by Cartwright, Silvia, 1943-
New eBook biographies
 

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NZ Music Month Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa

May is New Zealand Music Month. Find out about music events at libraries, and explore our music resources.

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