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New Books:
- The following are a selection of some of the books that have just been shelved in the hot off the press area.
- Young Adult Books:
- Junior Books:
- Picture Books for Little Children:
- New DVDs:
The following are a selection of some of the books that have just been shelved in the hot off the press area.
August 2010
Unholy Ghosts - Stacia Kane
This is Book One of The Downside Ghosts series.
The Marrowbone Marble Company - Glenn Taylor
From the author of the critically-acclaimed The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart comes a sweeping novel of love and war, power an oppression, faith and deception, over the course of three defining American decades.
Death Trap - Lee Weeks
From the cover: Lee Weeks is the female James Patterson.
The Go-Away Bird - Warren Fitzgerald
This book is the life-affirming story of two people from very different cultures, thrown together by circumstance. When their two worlds collide nothing is ever the same again.
Time of Death - Alex Barclay
From the cover: Alex Barclay is the rising star of the hard-boiled crime fiction world, combining wild characters, surprising plots and massive backdrops with a touch of dry humour.
The Chosen One - Sam Bourne
From the cover: The biggest challenger to Dan Brown's crown.
The Secret Mandarin - Sara Sheridan
This book is an unforgettable story of love, fortitude and recklessness - of a strong woman determined to make it in a man's world and man who will stop at nothing to fulfill his desires.
Scandalous - Tilly Bagshawe
From the cover: Enter the glamorous world of Tilly Bagshawe - you'll never want to leave.
Lost River - Stephen Booth
A May Bank Holiday in the Peak District is ruined by the tragic drowning of an eight-year-old girl in picturesque Dovedale. For Detective Constable Ben Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, the incident is not only traumatic, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the Nields, the dead girl's family.
July 2010
Fields of Gold Fiona McKintosh
This Body of Death Elizabeth George
Bride Flight Marieke van de Pol
Blue Eyed Boy Joanne Harris
The Night Book Charlotte Grimshaw
The Bones of the Hills
Theodore Boone John Grisham
House Rules Jodi Picoult
And an example of more coming soon:
The Swimmer Roma Tearne
Innocent Scott Turow
The Lake Shore Limited Sue Miller
The Other Family Joanna Trollope
The Postmistress Sarah Blake
The Whisperers John Connolley
The spy Clive Cussler
30 April 2010
Gravel by Peter Goldsworthy
Inheritance by Jenny Pattrick
Lola by Elizabeth Smither
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave
Nocturnes by Kasuo Ishiguro
Wizard Squared by K.E. Mills
61 Hours by Lee Child
Lords of the Pacific by Grant Hyde.
2/4/09
Adult Fiction:
Silent Predator by Tony Park
Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
Lost Boys by James Miller
Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Journey to Stone Country by Alex Miller (previous winner of the Miles Franklin Award)
Landscape of Farewell by Alex Miller
Blackstone Key by Rose Melikan
When We Were Bad by
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Song Yet Sung by James McBride (author of the excellent 'Colour of Water')
Rumour Has It by Jill Mansill
Indian Clerk by
Something to Tell You by Hanif Kureshi
Season of Leaves by Catherine Law
Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Gold by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Trafalgar by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Enemy by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Girl on the Landing by Paul Torday
Soul Catcher by Michael White
Leftovers by Laura Weiss
Without Prejudice by Andrew Rosenheim
Train to
Before I Knew Him by
Enchantress of
Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Who's that Girl by Alexandra Potter
Late Nights on Air by
The Other by
Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
Butterfly by Sonya Hartnett
The Sonnet Lover by Carole Goodman
Lost Souls by Jenny Haworth (NZers in Boer War)
Unspoken by Sam Hayes
Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand
The Quiet Girl by Peter Hoeg (author of 'Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow')
The Return by Victoria Hislop
Vlad's Last Confession by CC Humphries
Taking Off by Matt Howard
The Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt
Time of Terror by Seth Hunter
Swimmer's Rope by Stephanie Johnson
Pilgrim by James Jackson (tale of the Crusades)
Ulterior Motives by Lucienne Joy
Remembering Bones by Frances Itani
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Red Dress Walking by SA Jones
Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen
Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Chasing Windmills by Catherine Hyde
Night Music by Jojo Moyes
Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje (author of 'The English Patient')
Once a Runner by John L Parker Jnr
The Widower by Ray Kluun
If You Were Mine by Carol Lefevre
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent by James Meek (Award winning author)
The Four Seasons by Laurel Corona ? a novel of Vivaldi's
Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
Home by Marilynne Robinson (Pulitzer prize winning author)
Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope
Love Affairs for Grown-Ups by Debby Holt
A Most Immoral Woman by Linda Jaivin (historical novel set in
The
Rides a Dread Legion by Raymond Feist (Fantasy, intrigue and action!)
Still
The Paris Enigma by Pablo de Santis (detective novel in
Bloodprint by Kitty Sewell
The Rescue Man by Anthony Quinn (
Goodnight Beautiful by Dorothy Koomson
The Boat by
Black Orchids by Gillian Slovo
John by Niall Williams
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
Adult Non-fiction:
Our Stories Our Visions by Zoe Sallis (famous women interviewed - 920)
Punished by
Memories, Dreams and Reflections by Marianne Faithfull (Biography - 920)
My Father?s Keeper by Julie Gregory (autobiography of harrowing childhood - 920)
The Great Life Makeover by Daniel Monti MD and Anthony Bazzan MD 'couples' guide to weight, mood and sex - 158)
The Lost City of Z by
4/3/09
This Charming Man by very popular author, Marion Keyes
The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O?Neal
The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
The First Touch of Light by Ruth Pettis - the story of the effects of war on an NZ family
Management Bites by Angela Atkins - non-fiction book on being a better manager (Dewey number 658.4)
Up the Duff by Kay Cooke - comprehensive guide on pregnancy (Dewey 618.2)
Still Standing by Liz Jamieson-Hastings - overcoming early alcoholism and making a success of life ? Dewey 362.292
One Thing Led to Another, a fun book by Katy Regan
The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher (shortlisted for the Man Booker in 2008)
Once in a Lifetime by Cathy Kelly
More by Austin Clarke (winner of the Commonwealth Writers?-Prize for his previous novel, the Polished Hoe)
The Book of Love by Kathleen McGowan - an addition to the popular theme of mysticism, ancient scrolls and mystery
Palace Circle by Rebecca Dean - living the high life in glamorous places!
Divine Justice, the latest from very popular David Baldacci
Solo by Rana Dasgupta - a novel about lost roots and broken traditions, set in
City of
The Sacred Blood by Michael Byrnes - a follow-up to Sacred Bones, about the
The Exodus Quest by Will Adams ? a thriller about an Egyptologist, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the riddle of the Exodus
When the Snow Gums Dance and Song of the Bellbirds, two Australian sagas in one, by Anne McCullagh Rennie
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ? a novel about an adolescent/adult love affair and its consequences ? made into an Academy Award nominated film
Slumdog Millionnaire by Vikas Swarup ? the book that the award winning film was made from
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry ? shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2008
The Song Before it is Sung by Justin Cartwright ? a novel around the attempted assassination of Hitler, revisited after 60 years
Fascination by William Boyd ? a book of short stories by a popular author
The Pages by Murray Bail ? relationships, set in the Australian outback
The
Merde Happens by Stephen Clarke - the funny follow-up to his best selling novel A Year in the Merde ? this time about 3 people travelling the US in a Mini
Fiction Class by Susan Breen - an intense story about a creative writing teacher
The Pesthouse by Jim Grace - imaginative novel about the
The Houri I First Believed by Wally Lamb ? author of the best selling I Know This Much is True, a lengthy novel of the consequences of war and violence on human lives blown irrevocably off-course
Love Out of Season by Ray Collolly - a novel set in
Mr Allbones? Ferrets by Fiona Farrell - a novel by a NZ author based on a real life character
Towelhead by Alicia Erian - the tale of an Arab/American child sent to live with her father in
The Truth About These Strange Times by Adam Foulds - a novel by the winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 2008, set around the world memory championships
The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber - a novel around ancient artifacts from Irag, an eye-witness account of the crucifixion, myths etc.
The Painted Drum and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse - two novels by a very good writer, Louise Erdrich, a native American
The Solitude of Thomas Cave by Georgina Harding - historical novel about being stranded in
Love All by Elizabeth Jane Howard Sage - novel set in the
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway - novel about a cellist in the sieged town of
Stray Dog Winter by David Frances - suspense novel set in
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant - a literary novel shortlisted for the Man Booker prize, set in
The Spare Room by Helen Garner - having a friend come to stay who is dying of cancer
Dreamboat Dad by Alan Duff - NZ author's latest, set in geyserland
So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger - a train robber fugitive from justice in
A Good War by Patrick Bishop - story of a Polish airman based in the
High Potential by Ber Carroll - a story of ambition and family secrets
The Deportees by Roddy Doyle - more humour from a previous winner of the Booker
Glitz by Louise Bagshawe - living a glamorous life in the
The Various Flavours of Coffee by Anthony Capella - historic novel set in
Untold Stories by Alan Bennett - short pieces by a very famous author
God of Speed by Luke Davies - novel about flying based on Howard Hughes
The Last Summer (Of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
Amenable Women by Mavis Cheek - story of a widow who is researching the life of Anne of Cleves
The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole by Stephanie Doyon
The Other Side of the Stars by Clemency Burton-Hill
Remember Me by Melvyn Bragg - literary novel of a tragic love affair between an English and French couple
The Idea of Love by Louise Dean - set in
The Glass of Time by Michael Cox - family saga set in 1876
Footprints in the Sand by Sarah Challis - adventure in
Palace Council by Stephen I Carter - thriller, plotting to manipulate the
All in the Mind by Alastair Campbell - changing relationships between a psychiatrist and his patients. The author was previously PR man for Tony Blair
Usborne Book of Art Projects by Fiona Watt (Dewey 740) - lots of new ideas
Which Native Tree (Ecology Edition) by Andrew Crowe (Dewey 582)
Beautiful Lie by Diane Chamberlain - thriller
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett - the Queen gets a passion for reading!
Playing the Game by Belle de Jour - adventures of a
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry - mystery set in
A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry - WWI story - shortlisted for the Man Booker
Coward on the Beach by James Delingpole - humour about an Irish coward in WWII
Thanks for the Mammaries - women's stories by multiple well-known writers - profits to the Breast Cancer Foundation
Mini Down Under - the story of 50 years of Minis (Dewey 388.34)
10 Degrees of Reckoning by Hester Rumberg - NZ story of a sea adventure (Dewey 910.45)
Endam by the Partons - the story of a dog who helped restore a severely disabled Gulf War victim (Dewey 920)
Blood Brothers - the history of the genesis of Anzac (Dewey 993.02)
12/2/09
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor. Thriller
Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik. Fantasy
The Virgin's Tale by Sherri Smith. A tale of ancient
The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson. An exciting tale of
Ship of
Dracula Dossier by James Reese. A suspense novel
Tsar by Ted Bell. Thriller
Dean Stanley by Lord Dunsany. A reprint of the novel recently made into a film
A Seduction at Christmas by Cathy Maxwell. A novel for the romantically minded
The Piano Teacher (sorry, forgot to record the author), a tale of the conquest of Hong Kong in World War II
Born Bad by Josephine Cox - Latest human story from a very popular author
Bad Things by Michael Marshall. A psychological thriller
The Fire by Katherine
You Being Beautiful by Roizen and Mehmet - a healthy and beautiful you!
Calorie Counter, Revised edition - a guide to how many calories you are consuming!
Secret Pleasures of Menopause by Dr Christine Northrup, MD - a positive guide.
The Virtuoso by Sonia Orchard. A praised first novel inspired by the life of the pianist Noel Mewton-Wood.
The Vagrants by Yiyun Li. Chinese story set in the musical world post war, winner of the Guardian First Book Award.
The
Wonderful Wacky Families by Jackie French. Kids, if you think your famiily is mad, read this!
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TOCYoung Adult Books:
4/3/09
Jimmy Coates - Power by Joe Craig (part boy, part weapon, a totally deadly genetically engineered boy)
10/2/09
Saving Sam by Susan Brocker. A boy and a dog in danger
Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds by Anthony Hill. Wonderfully illustrated picture book for the little ones.
Love, Splat by Rob Scotton. If you loved Russell the Sheep (and who doesn't?), here is Rob Scotton latest book about a delightful cat to delight the small fry (and the Adults who read it to them).
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TOCJunior Books:
4/3/09
Junior Fiction:
Gosebumps Horrorland - My Friends Call Me Monster by RL Stine
Shadow Dragon Org by Mark Robson
Hardy Boys - Double Down by Franklin W Dixon
Horse Mad Heights by Kathy Helidoniotis
The 39 Clues - The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis
The Race Across
Coach Hyatt is a Riot! By Dan Gutman
Phantom Stallion -
The Brimstone Network - The Shroud of A - Ranka by Tom Sniegoski
Kyla by
Nancy Drew - Secret Identity by Carolyn Keene
Power of Three Warriors - Long Shadows by Erin Hunter
Junior Non-Fiction:
Butterflies and Mothers by Nick Bishop (595.78)
Gallipoli - Reckless Valour by Nicholas Brasch (940.426)
4/3/09
The Lost Island of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar - 3 children alone on the ocean reach a magic island
The Runaway Settlers by Elsie Locke - reissue of a NZ classic
Summer with Horses, and Ripple by Trudy Nicholson - two books for horse lovers
Phantom Stallion by Terri Farley - another book in this popular series
Mal the Mischievous Mermaid and Flax the Feral Fairy - 2 delightful Little Horror series books about fairies
Stone Soup, The Genie in the Bottle and The Story of Rubbish - 3 little books for early readers
Struggle Down Under by Shannon Gilligan - an adventure
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TOCPicture Books for Little Children:
2/4/09
Gone With the Wand
The Cat With No Name
Madeline's Rescue
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Madeline and the Gypsies
When We're Together
Hello, My Name is Bob
One Little Flower Girl
The Tuatara and the Skink
Cindy and the Lost Jandal
Peculiar Pets
Betsy B. Little
A Penguin Story
Queen of Easter
Tickety-Tock
4/3/09
If I Were the Easter Bunny by Louise Gardner
Wheelbarrow Wilbur by Narine Groome and Bevan Fidler
Funny Noises by Andrew Davenport (Board book with sound effects!)
Charlie and Lola - I'm Really Ever So Not Well by Lauren Child
Not a Stick by Antonoinette Portis (wonderfully illustrated and imaginative)
Tillie Lays an Egg by Terry Golson - an old favourite
Frederik Goes Bananas! by Melissa First - chicken adventures
Pirate Attach by Dot Meharry
Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia - about cars of course
Usborne Nursery Rhyme Picture Book
Peekaboo - a touchy-feely book
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New DVDs:
2/4/09
Special DVDs:
Snowboarding:
That's It That's All
Surfing:
Dude Cruise
Waterman
All Aboard the Crazy Train
Stranger Than Fiction
Longboarding:
One
Thread
Morning of the Earth
6/3/09
Mongol (
How About You
Orphanage
Braveheart (replacement for damaged DVD)
Wall E
Saxondale
The Duchess
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Dav
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28/3/09
Careful He might Hear You
2 Days in
Venus
Song for a Raggy Boy
Joyeux Noel
Kundun
High Hopes
Everest ? Unfinished Business
Frida
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Housewife, 49
Time Out
Beautiful People
The Browning Version
Silk
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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