Most Popular in 2024 - Aotearoa New Zealand
Library staff have compiled reports to discover 2024's popular items at Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi. The books are listed in order of how many holds customers placed.
- Did I ever tell you this? : a memoir Sam Neill
- Birnam Wood Eleanor Catton
- The last secret agent : my untold story of life as a spy behind Nazi enemy lines Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson
- Untouchable girls : the Topp Twins's story Jools and Lynda Topp
- From there to here: a memoir Joe Bennett
- The dressmaker & the hidden soldier Doug Gold
- Pet Catherine Chidgey
- Second chances : facing my demons and finding a better me Hayley Holt
- The Axeman's carnival Catherine Chidgey
- Still standing : a memoir Anna Crighton
- On call: stories from my life as a surgeon, a daughter and a mother Ineke Meredith
- There's a cure for this : a memoir Emma Espiner
- Evolving: Finding health and happiness as we age Judy Bailey
- P.S. come to Italy Nicky Pellegrino
- Eddy, Eddy Kate De Goldi
- Bookshop dogs Ruth Shaw
- Smithy : endless winters & the spring of '22 Wayne Smith with Phil Gifford
- Plated : a lifetime love affair with food Tina Duncan
- The boy from Gorge River : from New Zealand's remotest family to the world beyond Chris Long
- The night she fell Eileen Merriman
Top in 2024
Top in 2024
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Teresa's most-loved reads from 2024
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Fionaccl's Top Mystery / Thrillers of 2024
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Paul's Best Non-Fiction Reads of 2024
A general reference librarian reflects on his favourite non-fiction reads of the last year featuring a healthy proportion of NZ titles.
The Spinoff's best NZ Books of 2024 - Children's Literature
The best local books published this year, as selected by books editor Claire Mabey and a panel of experts.
Teresa's most-loved reads from 2024
A list of Teresa's favourite books from the year that's been, fiction and non-fiction, and about half New Zealand titles.
Fionaccl's Top Mystery / Thrillers of 2024
This list is mostly by Kiwis - Here's a list of my favourite crime and thriller reads of the last year.
Paul's Best Non-Fiction Reads of 2024
A general reference librarian reflects on his favourite non-fiction reads of the last year featuring a healthy proportion of NZ titles.
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