Pakiwaitara - Fiction
Here you'll find information about our Fiction collections - new titles, guides and resources.
Recent Fiction Stories
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Past author event: Watch Fact and Fiction, Writing History
Watch the video of our author event with Kate Mahony,Clare Gleeson and Mary McCallum. -
Author Interview: Brannavan Gnanalingam
We chat to author Brannavan Gnanalingam about his new novel, The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat. -
Author Interview: Becky Manawatu
We chat to author Becky Manawatu about her new novel, Kataraina.
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eBook Collections
Wellington City Libraries has two primary fiction eBook collections: Libby (previously known as Overdrive) and BorrowBox.
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Libby
Libby is OverDrive's simplified site and app. Read and listen to eBooks, eMagazines & eAudiobooks — over 66,000 titles available.
New Titles
For new eBook titles in our Libby collection, select a link from the following options:
New Fiction | Mysteries & Thrillers | Romance | Science Fiction & Fantasy
Unlimited Fiction Titles in Libby
We regularly change the selection of over 100 specially chosen, always available, eBook fiction titles, ready for book groups, community reads and discussion without limit.
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BorrowBox
eAudiobooks & eBooks (mainly eAudiobooks) from Australia's leading provider — over 4800 titles
Online Resources
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Books & Authors (Gale)
Explore the latest genre fiction, essential non-fiction and the authors behind the titles. Search or browse by author, title, or genre, or discover award-winning titles from the 1950s onwards. Includes over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike and favourites lists.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)
A comprehensive online literary site with information on many literary topics, authors and their works.
Book Review Sites
- Guardian Books
An excellent site for books published in Britain, fiction and non-fiction. Links to Authors, top 10s, and London Review of Books essays - Literary Hub
If you're looking for an easy way to get all of your daily literary news, look no further than Literary Hub - Radio New Zealand — Books & Authors
Book reviews and related news. - Goodreads
Goodreads is a website and community for readers - record what you're reading and follow other members to see what they're reading. It's a great source of book recommendations with more than 9,200,000 members who have added more than 330,000,000 books to their shelves - LibraryThing
LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. Because everyone catalogs together, LibraryThing also connects people with the same books, comes up with suggestions for what to read next, and so forth - Book Riot
A blog covering book news, reviews, advice, fun lists, and more - Electric Literature
Interviews, reviews and more
Book Awards
- The Crime Writer's Association - The Daggers
- International Dublin Literary Award
- The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
- LAMBDA Literary Awards
- Man Booker Prize
- New Zealand Book Awards
- Nobel Prize for Literature
- Women's Prize for Fiction
- Pulitzer Prize
Bestseller Lists
- New York Times Best Seller
Hardcover and paperback Fiction and Non-fiction best seller lists. Links to reviews and first chapters. - Publishers Weekly Best Sellers
Features author interviews, best seller list, reviews and book news.
Science Fiction websites
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
This is a complex site holding 68,000 items covering science fiction, fantasy, horror supernatural and weird fiction. The site includes history, criticism, commentary, fan writings and some reviews. It is a very good tool for tracing short story publications. There is an extensive Thesaurus to enhance search options. - Science Fiction book reviews
This site covers Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Games. There are extensive reviews, award lists, interviews and serial sequencing. - The Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy
This is the ultimate site for reviews of new and past material. All the Science Fiction and Fantasy awards are reviewed, with book covers included. The site includes fiction excerpts, author list that includes Philip K. Dick, Paul J McAuley, Terry Pratchett, Kim Stanley Robinson and Dan Simmons and a Discussion Forum. There is a long list of links which includes Author and Fan sites, Conventions, Magazines and Interviews. The site will ensure many hours of enjoyment. - Science Fiction and fantasy world
This interactive site covers just about everything related to this genre. It includes, all reviews, from official to authorâs reviews, articles, interviews, and news. There is series information and games, DVD and comic links, and also reader's reviews. - ASFA : Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists
Although this site is still in the early stages of development it is worth checking out. Included are gallery portfolios, new additions and recently updated art work, index of artists, articles and FAQ(s). For anyone interested in the art work that usually accompanies the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre, will find this site very informative.