Book Club
If you belong to a book club and are wondering what book you should read next, subscribe to receive our free monthly Book Club e-news. Each edition of the Love to Read Local Book Club e-news contains detailed information about our selected ‘Book of the Month’ with accompanying notes to prompt discussion in your group!
Book of the month
Invisible Boys, Holden Sheppard (Fremantle Press)
In a small town, everyone thinks they know you: Charlie is a hardcore rocker, who’s not as tough as he looks. Hammer is a footy jock with big AFL ...
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Invisible Boys
- Author: Holden Sheppard
- Publisher: Fremantle Press
Told in turn from the perspectives of three very different boys, Holden Sheppard’s Invisible Boys is a powerful and compelling debut by a talented new voice in YA fiction. Introverted …
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A Thousand Tongues
- Author: Ian Reid
- Publisher: Framework Press
Ian Reid twists together three tales in an examination of conscience demonstrating that “what is right” is rarely a singular narrative or universal truth. As two post-grad student historians in …
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The Lost Stone of SkyCity
- Author: HM Waugh
- Publisher: Fremantle Press
HM Waugh’s debut novel is a captivating adventure-quest sparkling with humour and wisdom, set amid treacherous mountains where being attuned to one’s surroundings is more crucial than strength to survival. …
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Ollie and Augustus
- Author: Gabriel Evans
- Publisher: Walker Books
Ollie and Augustus, the first picture book Gabriel Evans has both written and illustrated, is a whimsical homage to dogs and the power of friendship. Despite their obvious differences – ‘Ollie …
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