Category: Adult Fiction

Delve into our Collections and discover your next read with curated lists and suggestions from Hamilton City Libraries staff.

Heritage Lit Awards

NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards 2021

Monday 1 November | NZ Titles, Adult Non-Fiction, Adult Fiction, Children,

The New Zealand Society of Authors announced the winners and runners-up of this year's New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards at the Christchurch Heritage Festival on 22 October.

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Funny Funky Feminine Fun

Lockdown: Funny, Funky, Feminine Fun

Friday 15 October | Adult Fiction,

In the mood for something on the lighter side? These funny "chick lit" titles could be just the thing to listen to this weekend!

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All our wrong todays

Reading Map: All Our Wrong Todays

Friday 24 September | Adult Fiction,

As we're getting ready to put our clocks forward this weekend for Daylight Saving time, Time Travel is one of the themes in this reading map!

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Best of the West

Best of the West

Friday 17 September | Adult Fiction,

Stories of hardship, loss, love, revenge and betrayal are common themes in these Wild West and Frontier novels which have been turned in to movies or TV series.

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LibChoice Peter May

Librarian's Choice: Peter May's Lewis Trilogy

Friday 27 August | Librarians Choice, Adult Fiction,

Detective Fin Macleod is sent from Edinburgh to investigate a murder on the Island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of northwest Scotland.

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compelling suspense

Lockdown: Compelling Suspense

Tuesday 24 August | Adult Fiction,

Bring some excitement into your lockdown days with these compelling suspense titles! All are available online in eBook or eAudiobook format, so you can borrow from your bubble.

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Is your lover outside of your bubble

Lockdown: Is your lover outside your bubble?

Thursday 19 August | Adult Fiction, Young Adult,

We're all back in the safety of our Bubbles due to Alert Level 4. If you've been caught away from your lover, here's some inspiration to help keep the romance alive from a distance...

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across the ditch

Lockdown: Stories from Across the Ditch

Wednesday 18 August | Adult Fiction,

A collection of stories both historical and modern, about people, their personal struggles within themselves and with the land that shaped them.

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customer picks

Hillcrest Customers' Picks

Friday 23 July | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction,

This week, the readers are making the suggestions! Here are some of the Hillcrest Library visitors' favourite books.

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Fun Home A Family Tragicomic

Reading Map: The Fun Home

Tuesday 20 July | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction,

If you enjoyed Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel, we have some suggestions for your next read. Click any title below check availability or place a hold.

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The Ockhams

2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Award Winners

Thursday 13 May | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, NZ Titles,

The winners of New Zealand Book Awards were announced last night - congratulations to all winners!

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Autism Awareness

Autism Awareness Month

Friday 7 May | Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Young Adult, Children,

April was Autism Awareness Month, so Hillcrest Library was celebrating books about and by people on the autism spectrum.

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