As Kingfishers Catch Fire: Birds and books by Alex Preston Having kept notebooks over many, many years, Preston has collected the words of dozens of writers. Each chapter is arranged around a bird, each bird illustrated by Neil Gower. The Guardian gives this book a rave review: Memoir, or rather memory, gilds the narrative. The most […]
Read More from Cool stuff from the Selectors – NatureLife is just better on roller skates
Just over two years ago I started training for roller derby - at about the same time that I started working as a library assistant. I'm still working on the roller derby and in the library. Roller Derby is an athletic and strategic full-contact sport, played on quad skates with two teams competing against each other […]
Read More from Life is just better on roller skatesThe interior of a clothing factory: Picturing Canterbury
The interior of a clothing factory. The people standing at the end of the middle tables are operating irons. Date: 1909. Do you have any photographs of factories in Canterbury? If so, feel free to contribute to our collection. Kete Christchurch is a collection of photographs and stories about Christchurch and Canterbury, past and present. Anyone can […]
Read More from The interior of a clothing factory: Picturing CanterburyLibrary memories
Having been a librarian for longer than I care to remember, the card catalogue holds a place dear to my heart. I remember as a library assistant filing new cards — one for the author, the title and the subject entries. A tedious job, but vital for the smooth running of the library. You can […]
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I've had this song in my head since I saw Peter Garrett recently. Not at the Midnight Oil concert, but at the WORD Christchurch Shifting Points of view session at The Piano. It was the last talk in a series of goodies that formed WORD's suite of Christchurch Arts Festival offerings. Peter Garrett - musician, former […]
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The Doll Master is the latest offering from Joyce Carol Oates (aged 79!). And she's as fresh as ever. The Doll-master and Other Tales of Terror Highly recommended by Gillian Flynn, The Doll Master is a riveting collection of thrillingly sinister stories from the dark side of life. All is not as it appears. Each protagonist […]
Read More from Joyce Carol Oates: The Word Master“They would much prefer staying at home and attending to their household duties”: 19 September 1893
124 years ago - on 19 September 1893 - women in New Zealand got the vote. On the day after, The Press editorial shows that some of the population felt this was an imposition upon women who would much rather be "staying at home and attending to their household duties". Yeah right. Kia ora to our founding mothers […]
Read More from “They would much prefer staying at home and attending to their household duties”: 19 September 1893Arrrrrr it be Talk like a Pirate Day
Ahoy mateys! If it's pirate chatter ye be after, you've come to the right place. Mango's Pirate Language Course will teach you everything you need to know to "parley" in perfect Pirate. Don't be a lily-livered landlubber, belay yer carousin' and haul wind smartly. Get on to Mango Languages and find some booty. Take your […]
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Take a walk through the aisles of our general fiction section with our Fiction A to Z newsletter and discover reads to engage and enlighten. This month's newsletter includes: Subscribe to receive this newsletter directly in your inbox every month, or read it online. For more great reads, check out our Literary Prizes page and […]
Read More from Fiction A to Z newsletterLyttelton by train
Maybe you lived in Lyttelton and caught the train to go to high school. Or worked on the wharves but lived in town and caught the train to and from work. And what about the ferry service to Wellington – you might have taken the train to catch a sailing. Lyttelton Museum and Christchurch City […]
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