Booktalk at Balwyn Library

Do you need some suggestions for new authors and good books? Do you find it hard to get your hands on a really good book despite there being so many out there?

Come to one of our booktalks and see what the library staff are reading.  We will introduce you to new titles and review old favourites.  A selection of new books will be available for loan.

The next booktalk will be at Balwyn Library on Monday 17 October at 11:00 am

Refreshments will be served.

This session is free and no bookings are required.

These are some of the books we recommended previously:

Jane recommends:

LEON, Donna Drawing Conclusions

LEAL, Suzanne Border Street

DE BLASI, Marlena Amandine: a novel

SEE, Lisa Snow flower and the secret fan  

Lee recommends:

BAKKER, Gerbrand The twin

MICHAELS, Anne Fugitive pieces

TREVOR, William Two lives : reading Turgenev and my house in Umbria

CHAMBERS, Jeremy The vintage and the gleaning

Ros recommends:

NESBO, Jo The leopard
SATTIN, Anthony A winter on the Nile : Florence Nightingale, Gustave Flaubert and the temptations of Egypt

BAUER, Jon Rocks in the belly

GORDON, Audrey & GORDON, Phillip Audrey Gordon's Tuscan summer : recipes and recollections from the heart of Italy

MJ Hyland named BBC short story finalist

MJ Hyland was recently named a BBC short story finalist for a version of this story in The Monthly magazine.

MJ Hyland is the author of three acclaimed novels This is how, Carry me down and How the light gets in.

Find them on the library catalogue today.

Everything old is new again

Our new series of talks is coming soon!

Our first talk is on Op Shops with Kelly Lainson

Kelly is a resourceful and enthusiastic bargain hunter. She is the author of The Op Shop Guide (Victoria), a stylish, practical and easy reference directory to locating and shopping at these valuable outlets.

This book provides the perfect companion for short-term and long-term op shoppers. Kelly will talk about her research and share her observations and tips on this increasingly popular shopping experience.

This session is free but bookings are essential.



Wednesday 12 October at 7:30 pm

Location: Hawthorn Library meeting room - Hawthorn Council Offices, 358 Burwood Road, Hawthorn (off plaza, eastern side of Town Hall precinct)

Phone 9278 4666.

Click here for our events calendar to see information on the other talks.

Booktalk at Kew Library

Library staff will introduce you to new titles and review old favourites at our regular BookTalks. These sessions are free and you don't need to book.

So come along and be introduced to new books and friends. A selection of new books will be available for loan, and refreshments will be served.

What people are saying about booktalks.....

"I often choose books from the booktalk for my bookclub and they have all been excellent"

"Thank you so much - I had a great morning. It was really interesting"

"I have come to one other Book Talk at another branch and I think these are wonderful events. I will be coming to more."

Good reading magazine now online!

If you love books you'll love the Good Reading magazine. It's a great resource full of author interviews, books reviews, reading programs and articles for the bookish type.

Go through to our website and click on eresources and use the Books, authors, reviews link to find Good reading online.





Use your whole library card number to log in and you'll be reading in no time!

Get Reading!

The Get Reading! campaign is on again. There is something for everyone in the list of 50 books!

If you hurry, you might be able to pick a guide up from your local library. Don't worry if you miss out because the list of books is available from the Get Reading website.

Follow Get Reading! on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.

Man Booker shortlist

Man Booker Prize 2011 shortlist announced

Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending
Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie
Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers
Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues
Stephen Kelman Pigeon English
A.D. Miller Snowdrops

Check out the library catalogue to reserve something today!

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2011 - Winners!!!

The winners of the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for 2011 have been announced.


Check out the library catalogue to reserve a copy today.

Fiction

That deadman dance

Kim Scott

Nonfiction

An eye for eternity : the life of Manning Clark
Mark McKenna


Young Adult
The three loves of Persimmon
Cassandra Golds


Drama
Do Not Go Gentle & The Berry Man
Patricia Cornelius


Poetry
The Taste Of River Water
Cate Kennedy