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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

November 2024

 

Haere mai, welcome to our non-fiction newsletter. Discover interesting library events, and books and resources focused on the factual.

 

New For You

Staff List

New For You - Science & Nature - November 2024

Science and Nature books for people with enquiring minds. A selection of recently arrived or on order titles.

Staff List

New For You - History & Current Events - November 2024

The newest additions to our collection that explore history and global issues including politics, media, climate change, racism and more.

More New for you lists
 

In the library catalogue

New in non-fiction

"Lucky You're Tough" by Law, Mark (Helicopter pilot)
"Stuff the British Stole" by Fennell, Marc
"Pokécology" by Yonehara, Yoshinari
"Beginning to Live" by Van Deurzen, Emmy
"The Four Wives of Windsor" by Vigar, Simon
"Bugs" by Robson, Kirsteen
"Stuff the British Stole" by Fennell, Marc
 
Find more Non-fiction
 

Library events

Dewey Book Group (Tuesday)
Series

Sep 1st | 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

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Each month read a book of your choice on a set theme and over the year we will read across the entire non-fiction spectrum.

Shortland Pounamu: WORD Christchurch Festival 2026

Sep 4th | 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Tūranga

Ngāi Tahu Archive panellists Atholl Anderson, Helen Brown, Takerei Norton, and Michael Stevens share the story of the Shortland Pounamu.

More library talks
 

Behind the Curtain: In Rehearsal Workshop

Sep 8th | 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Tūranga

Take part in a rehearsal room process in this 1-hour workshop unpacking a scene with Director Kathleen Burns.

Try Comics Plus
 

Recommended reads

Website

The Baillie Gifford Prize

The 2024 winner of the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the United Kingdom is How to end a story by Australian author Helen Garner.

Blog Post

Blood and Dirt by Jared Davidson Review

Troy reviews Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand, a book about how prison labour was vital to shaping Aotearoa.

More non-fiction reads
 

World and travel reading guide

Be transported. Find reads that take you to exotic cities, feast on the foods of a foreign culture, or be inspired by real life adventurers.

Non-fiction recommendations
 

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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