Literature

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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

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

For the award winning books of the year.

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

Christchurch City Libraries' blog: Keeping you in touch with our world, sharing views, opinions and ideas on reading, listening and watching.
Email newsletters: Sign up for the e-list from your library - new titles, tips and library news.
New titles: Online or by email - for the latest titles in our libraries each month or weekly as a RSS feed.
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.

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 new book, Shoot the Breeze; a useful introduction to what can be a strange-sounding and colourful world for landlubbers.