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🪞 Portal Picks: Through the Looking Glass ✨🌊✨ This week’s escape: Daughters of the tideA windswept Tasmanian coastline, ...
20/06/2026

🪞 Portal Picks: Through the Looking Glass ✨🌊
✨ This week’s escape: Daughters of the tide

A windswept Tasmanian coastline, a house filled with echoes, and a past that refuses to stay buried… this one pulls you in slowly, like the tide itself. When Isla’s estranged aunt returns, old stories of selkies and sea-song begin to resurface—blurring the line between memory, myth, and something far more unsettling.
There’s a haunting rhythm to this story, where family secrets drift to the surface and the ocean feels almost alive, calling its daughters back. It’s atmospheric, a little eerie, and beautifully steeped in longing and mystery.

🌊 Why cross the glass?
✦ Lush coastal setting with a strong gothic edge 🌫️
✦ Folklore woven through family secrets and memory 🐚
✦ A slow-building, haunting pull that lingers 🖤

📚 Your next adventure awaits… if you’re brave enough to follow the tide

🌿 The Friday Flow with Cath ✨✨ Too Scot to handle ✨I’ve gone for something a little lighter this week—an easy, comfortin...
19/06/2026

🌿 The Friday Flow with Cath ✨
✨ Too Scot to handle ✨

I’ve gone for something a little lighter this week—an easy, comforting read with just the right amount of charm. There’s something about a Scottish hero finding his footing in polite society that makes this one hard to resist.

Colin MacHugh might have left the army behind, but he hasn’t quite escaped the battles—especially the social kind. When he crosses paths with Anwen Windham, what begins as a simple effort to help an orphanage slowly turns into something warmer, deeper, and just a little bit complicated. I really enjoyed the balance of gentle romance, quiet strength, and that underlying spark that keeps the pages turning.

It’s the sort of story you can sink into—steady, engaging, and perfect for unwinding at the end of the week.

📚 A lovely choice if you’re after something relaxing with heart

Have a peaceful and hopefully drier weekend!

📲 Libby Vibe Check 🖤✨🎧 Mood: “quiet heartbreak, second chances, old ties resurfacing”📚 Genre: Contemporary fictionA tend...
18/06/2026

📲 Libby Vibe Check 🖤✨
🎧 Mood: “quiet heartbreak, second chances, old ties resurfacing”
📚 Genre: Contemporary fiction

A tender layered listen about grief, friendship, and the fragile ways people find their way back to each other. When three lives reconnect between Auckland and the Coromandel, what starts as a return to old comforts slowly shifts—where the past lingers and every choice carries weight. Thoughtful, reflective, and quietly powerful.

Vibe check highlights:
✦ Slow-burn emotional tension with a reflective edge 🖤
✦ Interwoven lives shaped by loss, ambition, and history 🔗
✦ A strong sense of place with a distinctly Aotearoa backdrop 🌊

📲 Your next listen is waiting on 🎧

📘 The Knowledge NookThis week’s pick: Rich family, smart family: raise your family’s financial IQ and take control of yo...
17/06/2026

📘 The Knowledge Nook
This week’s pick: Rich family, smart family: raise your family’s financial IQ and take control of your future.

This practical and thought-provoking guide explores how financial literacy begins at home. Robert Kiyosaki breaks down the language of money into everyday concepts, encouraging families to rethink how they talk about income, assets, and long-term security. With simple ideas and reflective prompts, it’s designed to help readers build confidence in managing money and understanding how it shapes future choices.

A line to take with you:
“Financial intelligence begins with financial literacy… our minds are our greatest assets.”

Why it’s worth a look:
✦ Encourages early conversations about money within families
✦ Breaks down complex financial concepts into clear, accessible ideas
✦ Focuses on building long-term thinking around income and assets

🥁 The BorrowBox BEAT 🥁This one lingers.Beat check: slow, reflective, quietly unraveling.A family returns to their childh...
16/06/2026

🥁 The BorrowBox BEAT 🥁

This one lingers.
Beat check: slow, reflective, quietly unraveling.

A family returns to their childhood home to pack it away—but what they uncover shifts everything they thought they knew. Old secrets surface, long-held truths begin to crack, and the past refuses to stay buried.

💬 “What if everything you believed about your life was wrong?”

Ready to read on

📚 The Monday Mini’s✨ Mini #1 — Later, only love remainsA grieving man retreats into isolation after a tragic loss, only...
15/06/2026

📚 The Monday Mini’s

✨ Mini #1 — Later, only love remains
A grieving man retreats into isolation after a tragic loss, only to find his solitude quietly unravelled by unexpected company. Slow-burning and reflective, this one leans into guilt, redemption, and the fragile threads that keep us connected 🤍

✨ Mini #2 — Cold fire
A missing aircraft, a powerful new weapon, and rising global tension in the Arctic set the stage for a high-stakes race against time. Fast, action-packed, and full of shifting alliances, this is a classic edge-of-your-seat thriller ❄️

✨ Mini #3 — Alan opts out
After a career-defining failure, a successful ad executive questions everything—his work, his values, and the system he’s been part of for years. Sharp, thought-provoking, and timely, this is a story about stepping away and searching for something more 🧠

The Book Movement - Walking Book club has been cancelled today due to unforeseen circumstances.See you all next week!
14/06/2026

The Book Movement - Walking Book club has been cancelled today due to unforeseen circumstances.

See you all next week!

⏰A reminder that the Ronald Hugh Morrieson open workshops will be held on Saturday 20 June at Hāwera LibraryPlus | Te Ra...
14/06/2026

⏰A reminder that the Ronald Hugh Morrieson open workshops will be held on Saturday 20 June at Hāwera LibraryPlus | Te Ramanui o Ruapūtahanga in Hāwera.
Morning tea is provided.
- Open short story workshop with Tracey Slaughter at 9am – 12noon
- Open poetry workshop with Glenn Colquhoun at 12.45pm – 3.45pm
Find more information here: https://www.southtaranaki.com/our-council/news?item=id:2y892qv641cxbybcjtzl
Council is now taking bookings for the open workshops held on Saturday 20 June.
Please contact your local LibraryPlus, email [email protected] or phone 0800 111 323 to secure your space. See less

💙 Cover Crush Sunday 💙A Post Office Christmas by Poppy CooperSnow falls gently over a glowing London skyline, with Big B...
14/06/2026

💙 Cover Crush Sunday 💙
A Post Office Christmas by Poppy Cooper

Snow falls gently over a glowing London skyline, with Big Ben rising above the rooftops and the river reflecting the city lights below. In the foreground, three figures hold bundles of letters and parcels—small but meaningful connections being carried through the cold. Their crisp white blouses and stacks of post create a sense of purpose against the soft winter backdrop.

The blend of deep blues, warm gold typography, and drifting snow gives the cover a nostalgic, wintry feel—perfect for a story set during a wartime Christmas.

“In the midst of war, can the girls keep up the Christmas cheer?”
A reminder of how powerful simple acts of kindness and communication can be, especially during the toughest times.

🕵️ Shadow File: After the end by Barbara AbelIn the dark...A fresh start is supposed to feel safe. But some houses remem...
13/06/2026

🕵️ Shadow File: After the end by Barbara Abel

In the dark...
A fresh start is supposed to feel safe. But some houses remember everything—and some neighbours are watching far more closely than they should.

What lurks beneath:
• a quiet suburban setting where nothing is quite as it seems
• grief twisted into something far more dangerous
• family secrets that refuse to stay buried

A whisper from the pages:
“What you don’t know can still destroy you.”

Fear measure: Quiet dread that lingers.

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