Habib, Samra
We have always been here : a queer Muslim memoir
A queer Muslim woman searches for the language to express her
truest self, making peace with her sexuality, her family, and Islam ...
more. Winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for lesbian memoir/biography
Detective
McDonald, R.W.R.
The Nancys
Set in South Otago, this book book is about friends, family, a murder
and a young girl's obsession with the Nancy Drew series of books. It's simultaneously
funny, dark, touching and ultimately joyously uplifting
...
more.
Winner of the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Award for best new crime writing
Fiction
Gardiner, Kelly
Goddess
A sparkling and witty historical novel based on the life of the
remarkable Julie d'Aubigny, known as Mademoiselle de Maupin –
swordswoman, opera singer, occasional nun and seventeenth century
superstar ...
more
New books for October
Fiction
Krasner, Marolyn
The Radicals
After twenty-five years of extremist feminist activism, D is on
probation for assaulting homophobes and she is becoming something
she never wanted to be: respectable ...
moreRivera, Gabby
Juliet takes a breath
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to
Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn't sure if
her mom will ever speak to her again ...
more
Nonfiction
Wellington Zinefest; Lesbian & Gay Archives of New Zealand
The Archive is alive : exploring Aotearoa NZ's queer history
Zine produced by young LGBTIQ+ people in Wellington from their discoveries in
the LAGANZ archives during a weekend workshop on local queer history ...
more.
New books for September
Fiction
Buchanan, Andi C.
From a shadow grave
Set in Wellington - based on the life and death of Phyllis Symons.
Urban legend meets urban fantasy ...
moreDennis-Benn, Nicole
Patsy
A deeply queer, sensitive and vividly written novel about a woman's
right to want and a child's right to carve her own path ...
more
Nonfiction
Godoy, Esther (prod./ed.)
Butch is not a dirty word. Issue 6, The mental health issue
Seventeen butches reflect on issues ranging from the struggle to
accept self to gender identity and sexuality
...
interview with Esther Godoy.
New books for August
Fiction
Dennis-Benn, Nicole
Here comes the sun
A cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a
maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village ...
moreFitzwater, A.J.
No man's land
A historical fantasy and a love story (land girls!) set in North
Otago during World War II ...
more
Detective mystery
McMan, Ann
Galileo
When it comes to finding dirt, Evan Reed is the best in the
business - she's a dust-buster, a paid operative hired to vet
candidates, political appointees, and judicial nominees
...
more.
New titles for July
Memoir
O'Brien, Lil
Not that I'd kiss a girl : a Kiwi girl's tale of coming out and coming of age
A heartbreaking and hilarious true story of coming out as a lesbian in New Zealand
...
more.
Fiction
Chadwick, Angela
XX
Ovum-to-Ovum technology offers a breakthrough for reproductive
rights but also has fierce opposition when news is leaked that
Rosie has become pregnant from the treatment ...
more
DVD
- Vita & Virginia
- The story of the passionate relationship between literary trailblazer Virginia
Woolf and the enigmatic aristocrat Vita Sackville-West ... review (105 min.; region 4).
New titles for June
- DVD: Colette
- An early-years biopic of French literary phenomenon Colette that is
invigorating, mercenary and sexy ... review (111 min.; region 4).
Fiction
Burton, Jessie
The Confession
A luminous, powerful and deeply moving novel about secrets and
storytelling, motherhood and friendship, and how we lose and find
ourselves ...
moreCabezón Cámara, Gabriela
The Adventures of China Iron
A riotous romp from the turbulent frontier culture of the
Argentinian pampas deep into indigenous territories ...
more
Nonfiction
Rupp, Lisa J.
Sapphistries : a global history of love between women
From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia,
women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved,
and had sex with other women. Sapphistries tells their stories ...
...
more.
New DVD for March
- Gentleman Jack : the complete first season
- Sally Wainwright has turned Anne Lister’s diary into a thrilling
coal-town romp that flirts with parody ... review (477 min. - 8 episodes on 2 discs; region 4).
Only one disc at a time
New books for March
Fiction
Heartfield, Kate
Alice Payne rides
Alice Payne returns in the sequel to Kate Heartfield's Alice Payne
Arrives. Alice and her buddies muddle across the centuries trying to escape the
baddie, accidentally take smallpox with them ...
more
Nonfiction / Memoir
Hall, Sand (curator)
Amazon Acres, you beauty : stories of women's lands, Australia
Shelters and building : stories of women's lands, Australia. Volume 2
Two collections of stories, photos, music, poems, paintings and drawings
from women who have connections with Amazon Acres, a female-only community set up within
a sprawling 400 hectares of remote mountaintop in northern New South Wales in the mid-1970s.
...
more. Amazon Acres accompanied by an audio CD.
New books for January
Detective/mystery
Palgrave, Jennifer
The One that got away
Wellingtonian Lauren Fraser is easing into a comfortable retirement when
her historian friend Ro reveals a shocking secret. Ro’s research has
uncovered the attempted poisoning of a New Zealand prime minister ...
more
Fiction
Arnett, Kristen
Mostly dead things : a novel
Young adult
Villasenor, Victoria (ed.)
Speaking OUT : LGBTQ youth memoirs
Personal accounts from queer youth on confronting and overcoming the
obstacles they face ...
more
Anthologies
Over communicate : magazine for LGBTQIA+ women, non-binary folk, and friends, issues 1 - 3
