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Check out the reviews in our Stamp of Approval series.
Stamp of Approval is a series of reviews from the Dunedin Public Libraries. It covers books, eBooks, eAudiobooks and DVDs in the library collection, as well as movies from the Beamafilm online library.
Welcome to our reviews for Winter 2020
In this issue, avid readers from among Dunedin Public Libraries' staff review an eclectic mix of genres for your reading and viewing ... Read more…Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
Shirley reviews the latest novel by an award-winning author Read more…Jeremy Scott - The People's Designer
Philip reviews a fashion documentary about iconic designer @itsjeremyscott from the free Beamafilm collection Read more…Life Undercover by Amaryllis Fox
Michelle reviews the autobiography of a former CIA agent Read more…Catherine the Great, starring Helen Mirren
Shirley reviews a miniseries from our free Beamafilm digital collection Read more…Do I Sound Gay?
Philip reviews a documentary from our free Beamafilm digital collection Read more…The Earth is Singing by Vanessa Curtis
Amanda's video review Read more…Saving Missy by Beth Morrey
Shirley reviews the debut novel by a new British writer Read more…Three Summers. A film by Ben Elton
Rachel reviews a movie from our free Beamafilm digital collection Read more…The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow
Shirley reviews a Jane Austen-inspired first novel Read more…The Diary of a Bookseller and Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
Rebecca's video review of two memoirs full of humour Read more…The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Shirley reviews a novel by the late Spanish author Read more…There There by Tommy Orange
Rebecca's video review of this American author's debut book Read more…Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Emma reviews the book that Auckland is raving about Read more…Seeing Gender: an Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression by Iris Gottlieb
Lynn reviews the young adult non-fiction book for "want-to-be-woke" people Read more…Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Emma reviews the first book of a trilogy by a fantasy NZ author Read more…The Durrells
Shirley reviews a TV series from our DVD collection Read more…Woman in Gold
Autumn reviews a film from our DVD collection Read more…Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Shirley reviews a coming-of-age tale by this American author Read more…Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Emma reviews a debut rom-com Read more…Beautiful Lies directed by Pierre Salvadori
Rachel reviews a movie from our free Beamafilm collection Read more…The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
A popular fantasy novel reviewed by Lauren, Ben and Emma Read more…The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Laura reviews and epic fantasy novel by the author of Vintner's Luck Read more…The Geometry of Holding Hands by Alexander McCall Smith
Shirley reviews the latest in the Isabel Dalhousie series Read more…The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa
Rebecca's review of a distopian science fiction novel Read more…
