Librarian Picks

Our team of librarians - the Staff Pickles - are here to bring you recommendations with flavour. We share booklists, book reviews, and blog posts - all about the books, movies, TV, and music we love.

Booklists

Alina

Alina's picks: Best of 2017

Alina

Fantasy/scifi, mysteries by dead ladies, cookbooks with great photography, and graphic novels without capes.

Dan

Dan

What I love the most is Historical Fiction set in Tasmania/Australia/New Zealand during the 1800s era, also partial to a bit of well written fantasy and scifi.

Donna

Word Up: My year in books 2018
Donna's picks: Best reads of 2017 and Best NZ book covers 2017

Donna

I like all shades of books - chunky literary novels, biographies, comics, history, art, fashion, history, feminism, and radioactivity.

Joyce

Joyce

I still read moderately formulaic books and occasionally dabble in “lowbrow” literature. I generally alternate between literary fiction and police procedurals or psychological thrillers but I also throw in medieval history non-fiction titles, interior design books and the odd memoir.

Katherine

Katherine's top books of 2017

Katherine

I have a particular interest in the First World War and early aviation and hope to share my knowledge about twentieth century and other conflicts, plus other topics like heritage, films, theatre, Antarctica and anything else that takes my fancy.

Kim

My particular passion is for illustrated books - from picture books to graphic novels, for kids and adults.

Moata

Moata's picks: Best of 2017 

Moata

Things I love include - funny feminists, science fiction, old-skool horror, pop culture, movies, vintage homeware and fashion, non-smug parenting advice, ye olde Christchurch stuff, popular science, cycling, whakapapa.

Roberta

Roberta

I like to read contemporary fiction. If it's award-winning, that is even better. I'm also a great believer in the serendipitous find.

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