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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

May 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our eBooks newsletter.

Here you'll find the latest picks of eBook titles available through your Christchurch City Libraries membership.

 

Read these no wait titles on Libby

Staff List

Te Hāpua Reads: January 2026

A round-up of the books, movies, podcasts and more that the Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre staff have enjoyed over the past month.

Community List

Cosy Kiwi Crime Reads

If you liked The Bookshop Detectives, or you're a fan of Dame Ngaio Marsh you'll love these terrific cosy mysteries from Aotearoa.

 

May's featured genre: Fantasy

Staff List

Fantasy - eBooks & eAudiobooks

The best Fantasy stories available through Libby, Borrowbox, and Overdrive. Escape to a fantastical world from the comfort of your own home.

 

Staff List

Te Hāpua Reads: January 2026

A round-up of the books, movies, podcasts and more that the Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre staff have enjoyed over the past month.

 

New eBooks

New Zealand

"1985" by Hoey, Dominic, 1977-
"Harbouring" by Pattrick, Jenny, 1936-
"Paper Cage" by Baragwanath, Tom
"Better the Blood" by Bennett, Michael, 1964-
"Speaking My Language" by McRoberts, Mike, 1966-
"Five Minutes Alone" by Cleave, Paul, 1974-
"Harbouring" by Pattrick, Jenny, 1936-
More New Zealand

Fiction

"The Correspondent" by Evans, Virginia, 1986-
"Clive Cussler Ghost Soldier" by Maden, Mike
"Muckle Flugga" by Pedersen, Michael, 1984-
"Girl Dinner" by Blake, Olivie, pseud
"Game Changer" by Reid, Rachel
"A Caribbean Mystery" by Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976
"Clive Cussler Ghost Soldier" by Maden, Mike
More fiction

Biographies

"Mana" by Iti, Tame Wairere, 1952-
"A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls" by Morgan, Adam, 1968-
"How to End A Story" by Garner, Helen, 1942-
"Joyride" by Orlean, Susan, 1955-
"Year of the Tiger" by Wong, Alice, 1974-2025
"Martin Scorsese" by Nathan, Ian
"A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls" by Morgan, Adam, 1968-
More biographies
More eBooks for teens

Tamariki - Kids

"This Woven Kingdom" by Mafi, Tahereh
"City of the Dead" by Ponti, James
"The Pirates of Scurvy Sands" by Duddle, Jonny
"Forbidden City" by Ponti, James
"Mission Manhattan" by Ponti, James
"Valentines Are the Worst!" by Willan, Alex
"City of the Dead" by Ponti, James
More eBooks for kids
 

More from the Library: 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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