Book genres
When you join the library you will be asked what genres you like to read and what your interests are. We will then set up a profile for you that will automatically generate book titles to be sent to you based on what you have told us.
Our book genres are listed below. Note that the advanced search function in the catalogue will enable you to search by these genres. You can also download lists of available books for our most popular genres. Please contact Library Lending Services if you would like lists for any of the other genres.
Fiction and literature
- Adventure stories (.pdf, 121kb).
- Australian stories (.pdf, 66kb).
- Classics & essays.
- Country life (.pdf, 60kb).
- Disabilities.
- Fairy stories.
- Fantasy.
- General fiction (.pdf, 133kb).
- Historical fiction (.pdf, 209kb).
- Horror & supernatural.
- Humour (.pdf, 84kb).
- Light romance.
- Māori language & literature.
- Modern women's fiction.
- Mystery & detective (.pdf, 270kb).
- Myths & legends.
- Nature & animals(.pdf, 52kb).
- NZ & Pacific novels.
- Poetry.
- Romance (.pdf, 119kb).
- Science fiction.
- Sea stories.
- Short stories.
- Spy stories (.pdf, 66kb).
- The family (.pdf, 132kb).
- Thrillers (.pdf, 133kb) .
- War stories.
- Westerns.
Biographies
- Actors & entertainers (.pdf, 76kb).
- Authors.
- Blindness & vision impairment.
- Disabilities.
- General (.pdf, 122kb).
- Medicine.
- Musicians.
- Politics.
- Religion.
- Royal families.
- Sportspeople.
- War memories.
Countries: travel, history, culture
- Africa.
- Ancient history & classical studies.
- Asia.
- Australia & Pacific.
- Great Britain (.pdf, 53kb).
- Europe (.pdf, 56kb).
- Middle East.
- North America.
- NZ history.
- NZ travel (.pdf, 49kb).
- Polar regions.
- South America.
- World.
- World Wars.
Other non-fiction
- Adventure (.pdf, 64kb).
- Biculturalism in NZ.
- Business & economics.
- Christianity.
- Country living (.pdf, 60kb).
- Crafts & hobbies.
- Crime & the law.
- Disabilities & society.
- Disasters.
- Fine arts & architecture.
- Food & beverages.
- Gardening.
- Health.
- Human biology.
- Language & linguistics.
- Life skills.
- Māori.
- Media & communications.
- Music.
- Nature & animals (.pdf, 71kb).
- New Age.
- Philosophy.
- Sciences.
- Sociology.
- Spirituality.
- Sport.
- Supernatural.
- The environment.
- Transport & technology.
- Women in society.
- World religions.