Staff Read (they really do)

Morning All,

Who would’ve thought that staff in the library actually read? This week instead of focusing on the monthly book I want to focus on our staff and what they are reading.

“Yes!! Finally the continuation of the Jack West series. A little confusing to start with but once he starts the pace is nonstop. Devoured it in 12 hrs.” -Jamie

(Four Legendary Kingdoms by Matthew Reilly)

“Loving it!!! I'm taking my time because I don't want it to finish” - Kathryn

(The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks)

“Took a bit to get used to but by book three I was totally hooked ” - Laura

(The Captive Prince Trilogy by C.S. Pacat)

Feel free to add your own quick review in the comments below. We’re always looking for a new book to read.

See you all next time

Jamie

New Beginings

Afternoon All,

Welcome to a new year of reading, and a new face to the Community Outreach team (me).

 

The Cityside Book Club is meeting this Thursday. Haven’t read the book? Come along anyway, tell us why you didn’t read it and see what everyone else thought of The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton.

With the official opening happening at the Dudley Denny City Library this week, we’ll all meet up at the Gordon White Library at 6pm instead and sit around have a chat about the book. Bring your book back and pick up next month’s book Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Sarah will be there this Thursday to have a chat, but I hope to catch up with you all at the next meeting (when I've had a chance to read the next book).

 

 

Happy Reading,

Jamie

Eleanor Catton astonishing with the Luminaries?

 Our next novel is The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton.

This month's read takes us back through time to 1866 in Victorian era New Zealand during the times of the gold rush. The 2013 Man Booker Prize winner is Catton's second novel, and an exciting one at that. You can read Kirsty Gunn's review from The Guardian here.

Our next meeting will be held on the 2nd of February 2017 at the Dudley Denny City Library.

A huge thank you to the lovely Cityside book clubbers for a wonderful 2016. Have a very safe and happy holidays, and we'll see you again in the New Year.

Until then, happy reading!

Coffee shops are the place

Return to the little Coffee Shop of Kabul is the long-awaited sequel, by Deborah Rodriguez.

Citywide book clubbers are excited to be reunited with many of the beloved characters, especially six women on opposite sides of the word forever connected through a special little coffee shop.

Sunny, its former proprietor and the new owner of the Screaming Peacock Vineyard in the Pacific Northwest. But can she handle the challenges of life on her own?

Yazmina, the young mother who now runs the cafe, until a terrifying event strikes at the heart of her family, and business . . .

Layla and Kat, two Afghan teenagers in America, both at war with the cultures that shaped them . . .

Zara, a young woman about to be forced into a marriage with a man she despises, with devastating consequences for all . . .

These five women are about to learn what Halajan, Yazmina’s rebellious mother-in-law, has known all along: that when the world as you know it disappears, you find a new way to survive . . .

The Millennium lives on...

The Girl in the Spider's Web continues the Millennium Trilogy started by Steig Larsson, bringing back the characters Salander &Blomkvist. Opening up our readers to questions and comparisons between Stieg Larsson and David Lagercrantz.

Mark Lawson from The Guardian has written a thought provoking article. This could provide you ideas to agree with or disagree with, or just inflame your own thoughts into a different tangent.

Until then happy reading!

Spirits of the Australian outback with Judy Nunn

Our next novel Spirits of the Ghan by Judy Nunn.

Read Judy Nunn's personal Q & A about Spirits of the Ghan.

Citywide book club will meet next at Mackay City library Thursday 6th October 6pm.

Until then happy reading

How would your invoice add up?

This month's read is an easy read which poses some uneasy questions. The writer is a young Swedish actor cum author who challenges us to question the value of happiness.

Kirkus Review had this to say about The Invoice while Arifa Akbar wrote this about the book on the Independent website.

Looking forward to hearing what our readers think of this tiny offering about a big question.

Happy reading!