Bookclub | Western Downs Libraries

Feb, 2020

Debut Australian Authors

By: dalbywordpress | Tags: Australiana, author, books, dalby library, great reads, Historical fiction, New Releases, reading | Comments: 0

Sink your teeth into one of these debut novels from Australian authors! We highly recommend: Beneath the mother tree “Beneath the Mother Tree plays out in a unique and wild Australian setting, interweaving Indigenous history and Irish mythology.” Sign “A captivating novel full of strength, courage and the struggle to overcome silence.” The Van Apfel Girls are gone “Blackly comic, sharply observed and observed and wonderfully endearing, this is Picnic at Hanging Rock for a new generation. A haunting coming-of-age story with a shimmering, unexplained […]

Feb, 2019

The Lost Man – Jane Harper’s new release her best yet

By: dalbywordpress | Tags: australia, Australiana, Book, books, crime, Jane Harper, library, mystery, outback, reading, relationships, review | Comments: 0

Jane Harper has provided the Australian Mystery & Crime genre with another fantastic story set in the very heart of the outback. Based on a fictional outback station near, a town strikingly similar to Birdsville, two brothers attempt to come to grips with the unusual death of their third brother, and attempt to unearth how it this tragedy occurred. Their brother Cam has been found dead beneath an old stockman’s grave at an isolated spot on the 30,000 acre property. His brother Lee, already an outcast from the closest town, […]

Mar, 2017

Bookclub – Where Great Minds Think Alike

By: Lisa Harth | Tags: bell, Bell Bunya Community Centre, bookclub, books, Chinchilla Library, dalby library, Jandowae Library, meandarra library, Miles library, Moonie library, Tara Library, Wandoan Library | Comments: 0

It doesn’t matter if you’re into Shakespeare or Sci-fi, Christian Grey or Dorian Gray you’re certain to find something new to read at one of our popular Bookclubs. Our Bookclub sessions have been postponed. Please follow us on Facebook for updates and to be notified when our Bookclubs resume. Bookclubs meet all over our region and provide a welcoming, chatty and fun escape for those of us looking to get excited teasing out the finer points of our latest read. For some it’s a monthly dose of sanity, for others it’s […]

Feb, 2017

Story Central is the place to be!

By: tarawordpress | Tags: bookclub, books, education, great reads, learning, reading, Tara Library | Comments: 0

Story Central has been postponed. Please follow us on Facebook for updates and to be notified when Story Central resumes. Story Central has returned to support your reading addiction. Story Central is an afternoon of discussion, reading, writing and exploring. We share our favourite books, discover new authors, write alternative (better) endings, and generally just have fun with like-minded young people. The 6 week program is assisted by a professional teacher, but will never feel like homework. It is a chance to extend yourself and take a new path and […]

Oct, 2016

The Treehouse that Keeps Getting BIGGER

By: dalbywordpress | Tags: andy griffiths, books, children's books, great reads, junior fiction, treehouse | Comments: 0

Have you ever wanted your very own tree house to share with your best friend? Andy Griffiths, along with Terry Denton, has created a set of books based on the happenings in an ever-expanding tree house, where anything and everything imaginable is possible. Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are the main characters living in the tree house and their antics will keep you laughing out loud for hours! The set comprises six books (so far), with the latest edition being published in August 2016. All the books are available at Western […]