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The Nowhere Boy: Anne Cleary
Sun
1 Nov
2026
“A gripping debut, fast-paced and wonderfully tense” - Josie Shapiro
Winner of the Allen & Unwin fiction prize 2025
A child disappears in broad daylight—and no one sees a thing… This is the premise of Anne Cleary’s first, already award-winning crime novel taking Aotearoa by storm.
Join Cleary as she talks with celebrated writer Lee Murray about taking a horrifying situation and crafting it into an un-put-downable novel with twists, turns and deep humanity. What does it take to create authentic characters? What kind of research is involved in depicting police work? What is it like to write into fear and delusion and come out the other side?
“A finely observed tale about every parent's worst nightmare” - Gavin Strawhan
Location
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library
Event Dates
November 1, 2026
at
12:00 pm
Programme
Celebrate Brazilian Culture and Portuguese Language Week! Join us for fun workshops and a storytelling session in Portuguese. Children will create their own books and build traditional Brazilian percussion shakers. The activities conclude with a mini-Carnaval performance featuring musicians Ed Rizzi and Paulo Brayner. Timetable as follows:
6 Nov
Programme
Tuesdays in Term 4 in Tauranga Come and have some fun exploring different drawing techniques, a variety of mediums and heaps of new creative ideas. For ages 10–13 years, of all abilities. Draw Squad is a great place to be creative with your friends. All that is needed is a love of drawing and an enthusiasm to learn new skills and make some new cool creative friends too!
3 Nov
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8 Dec
