Recreation

Literature

Best Reads of 2009

Best and Worst competition - December 2009

We're giving you the chance to win book vouchers in time for Christmas. Adults, youth and children all have separate chances to win! See what others are saying on the library blog, then send in your entry.

AudiobooksOverdrive

OverDrive is a digital media platform which allows library customers to download audiobooks to their personal digital audio device - such as iPods and MP3 players. Download fiction and non-fiction titles at any time, there are no late fees as audiobooks self expire.

Literary Prizes

An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah has won the Guardian First Book Award. You can read more and let us know what you think on our blog.

Get reading recommendations

If you like...

Recommended books and authors in different styles and genres: great for exploring the world of books.

On the web

Books, Literature and Reading
Web links from our Internet Gateway
Premium websites
Books & Authors
Literature Resource Center
LitFinder
Novelist Plus
Short Story Index
Te Puna

Literary Prizes

For the award winning books of the year.

Best lists

Check out our recommended reading for each year plus a few round-ups from other sources such as:

Keep up to date with book news

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Read the book - then see the film
Do you want to read a book before you see the film rather than the other way around? If so, we've gathered together most of the movies coming up that are based on books so that you can get in first.
Books made into film and television
Our listing of books made into movies and spin-offs from TV shows.

Articles

Escape to another world the power of imagination
Our imagination has an amazing ability to take us from the routines of everyday life to a different place from where we emerge energised, curious, inspired, transformed, entertained.
How to speak yachtie
Sarah Ell tells us about her book, Shoot the Breeze; a useful introduction to what can be a strange-sounding and colourful world for landlubbers.

Events

Previous years

Events at Christchurch City Libraries

People

Interviews and short biographies of authors, poets and journalists etc.

Poetry

Resources and links for poetry-lovers.

Writing

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