Your Next Read, Watch or Listen - July 2026

New and recommended titles from Waimakariri Libraries Staff.

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New Junior 
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Animal Helpers by Ben Hubbard
Detective Stanley and the Green Thumbed Thief by Hannah Tunnicliffe 
The Academy by T.Z. Layton

New Teen
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Beyond the Board by Maya Gabeira 
This Season's Draft by Jason Gent 
Almark, Vol. 1 by Noboru Yamada

New Adult Fiction 
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A Little Bit Bad by Cassandra Neyenesch
Malachite by Ashley Andersen
The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead
Your Every Move by Sam Blake 
How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kirsten Perrin

New Adult Non-Fiction
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Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats by Courtney Gustafson
The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson
Adventures in the Lourve by Elaine Sciolino


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Reel Reviews
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The Housemaid
This film brings the Freida McFadden thriller racing to life. Suspenseful and tense from start to finish.
Available on DVD

Maigret
Rowan Atkinson is perfectly cast in this BBC detective series set in 1950s Paris.
Available on Kanopy

The Pout-Pout Fish
An adventure that might just turns Mr Fish's frown upside down! A colourful adventure under the sea for the family.
Available on DVD

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