The 2026 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced. Read the books, and check out our list of previous winners and shortlisted titles.
Coming soon
Our fiction selector has picked out the best of the newest crop of sci-fi and fantasy titles. These aren't in libraries yet so get your holds on now or add them to your For Later shelf.
Darkly humorous and rich vivid world-building, this third instalment in the series delves deeper into its complex characters, weaving a tale that is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.
When you want a love story but to also to be frightened. Love is a battlefield, but also sometimes a slaughterhouse.
Coming soon
This December and January, tamariki and rangatahi can enter the Summertime Reading Challenge. It's easy. Pick up a postcard, complete at least three challenges, and drop the card into the library and be in to win cool prizes!
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