Here at Bellbird we recognise relationships as the currency of life! We are excited to bring to you our platform which promotes community and connection, The Bellbird Human Library.

Bringing the heart back to the workforce, our Human Library is designed to create a community network that holds space for people to share, learn and play. Sharing knowledge through books, and inspiring through connection, the Human Library is full of resources found within pages and within each other. This is a space for connection, networking and sharing of ideas.

Our Book Club is a space for anyone who resonates with the kaupapa. Come and take what you need and leave what you don’t.

The book for December is Auē by Becky Manawatu.

Taukiri was born into sorrow. Aue can be heard in the sound of the sea he loves and hates, and in the music he draws out of the guitar that was his father’s. It spills out of the gang violence that killed his father and sent his mother into hiding, and the shame he feels about abandoning his eight-year-old brother to a violent home.

But Taukiri’s brother, Arama, is braver than he looks, and he has a friend, and his friend has a dog, and the three of them together might just be strong enough to turn back the tide of sadness.

This bestselling multi-award-winning novel is both raw and sublime, introducing a compelling new voice in New Zealand fiction.