Reading recommendations - Fiction
Science fiction, mystery, adventure and more - find your next favourite read at the library.
Explore our section devoted to fiction. You'll find staff picks and recommended reading in a range of genres, award-winners, local book events and more.
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There’s part of a sentence in this novel that perfectly sums up what it is: “my summer imbued with a cosmic sheen of queer magic.” For this story is summery,…
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Whatever kind of fiction you're into find lists, new authors to try, and staff picks.
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For books that are a cut above - find shortlisted and award-winning titles of international and New Zealand literary prizes.
Award winners
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The Awakenings
Atmospheric read based in the late 19th century where a woman suffering from the loss of her brothers and father is further haunted by dreams of a woman…
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