Entertainment

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert Land of the Giants VOX This podcast series just completed its third season and is full of information and insights into the world of today’s tech giants: Amazon, Netflix and Google. It dives deep into the founding of the companies, their rise to…

May Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart Margarita Montimore F MON – (Frankton) Brooklyn, 1982: Oona Lockhart and her boyfriend are about to ring in the New Year and Oona’s 19th birthday. But seconds after the New Year begins, Oona is…

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert Conning the Con by Emma and Sarah Ferris Conning the Con is an incredible true crime story in which local businesswoman and single mum Emma Ferris shares her experience of dating a conman right here in the Queenstown region. The story begins with…

April Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read Apeirogon, A Novel Colum McCann F MCCA – (Frankton, Arrowtown, Queenstown) Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of intractable conflict that colours every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed…

Podcast of the Month with Karolin Frohnert Chasing Cosby by LA Times As you can imagine, this podcast series is not always easy to listen to and has some tough emotional segments. The episodes are centred around victims telling their stories: how they were lured into trusting Cosby, why they…

March Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read Agatha Ann Cathrine Bomann F BOM – (Frankton, Arrowtown, Queenstown) Can you help someone find a way to live when you’re lost yourself? Set in the suburbs of 1940s Paris, a psychiatrist counts the days until his retirement. He lives…

February Readingwith Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Libraries Adults’ Read The Chicken Sisters K.J. Dell’Antonia F DEL – (Frankton) Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster. Merinac, Kansas. Chicken Mimi’s and Chicken Frannie’s have spent a century vying to serve up the best friend chicken in the state.…