Holiday themed reading for Citysiders

Our Citysiders decided they wanted a book selected for the holidays so after a bit of a scramble, a book with a cover looking like an old-fashioned suitcase was chosen. The Travels of Daniel Ascher written by Deborah Levy-Bertherat has been translated from the French by Adriana Hunter and apparently has enjoyed much success in France.

The Kirkus Review is not overly impressed however Kristine Morris from Foreword Reviews gave it a five heart rating which seems to indicate a more positive reading experience.

No doubt everyone will have their own encounter with this novel and we'll be able to share this when  we meet on the first Thursday in February.

Merry Christmas and happy reading!

End of year Book Club Chatathon goes well!

Fourteen people from the three Mackay Regional Council Libraries Book Clubs met to share delicious food and delightful conversation on all things books. It was a wonderful way to round off another successful year of book clubbing. Closing time came long before topics had been spent so it was a bit of a rush to wash up, tidy and pack up.

Both BTLBC and CBC have opted to have a book selected for the Christmas break so we'll be able to hit the ground running in 2016.

Wishing all book clubbers a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to much animated discussion about books in 2016!