Hi all!

Upcoming titles for book club this month include Go Set A Watchman the sequel to the award winning To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee for the Wednesday morning group.

The Wednesday evening group will be reading Richard Glovers' autobiography Flesh Wounds.  Richard's weekly humour column has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald for over twenty years. He also presents the top-rating Drive show on ABC radio in Sydney.

The Monday evening group will be discussing Fever of Animals by Miles Allinson. Miles is a writer and an artist. He was born in Melbourne in 1981. This is his first book.

It is now that time of year for everybody to start thinking about titles for discussion for next year! If there is any particular book you would like to suggest or discuss for your group please let me know here at the Library!

We also have a few spots available for new members to join just give the library a call on  02 4645 4444

Cheers
Dave

 

Hi All!

This month at Book Club the Wednesday morning group will be reading A Man Called Ove by Frederick Backman.

The Wednesday evening group will be reading Miles Allison's Fever of Animals, winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2014.

Due to popular demand we now have started a Monday evening group! There are still a few vacancies so if you know anyone interested get them to give me a call here at the Library on 46454444. Held on the last Monday of every month!
The first title being discussed will be All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

Upcoming Titles:

Flesh Wounds by Richard Glover
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Cheers
Dave

Hi all!

The end of another year is almost upon us and also another year of good reading for the Book Club. So now is the time to start thinking about what you would like to read and discuss next year and start getting your selections in!

This month the morning group will be discussing 1974 by David Peace. 1974 is the first book in a four part series, 1977, 1980 and 1983. It is a novel of passion, violence and corruption set in Yorkshire, England starting in 1974 (of course). It was also made into a 3 part television movie called the Red Riding Trilogy starring Sean Bean and Andrew Garfield that is available for loan from the library.

The evening group will be discussing Peter Carey's Bliss a "darkly funny and prescient fable about the idiocy of defiling nature."

cheers
Dave

Hi all!

This month at Book Club the morning group will be discussing David Baldacci's The Camel Club. A story of Washington politics, corruption and murder.

While the evening group will be looking at the Biography of Tara Moss, The Fictional Woman.

For any information on the authors or a review of the current titles please follow the links above.

It is also that time of year to start thinking about your reading for next year so please get your selections in to me as soon as possible by either dropping them in at the front desk or leaving them behind on your next Book Club visit. Or you can email me at david.manchip@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au

Also some exciting news, due to the great demand and interest from patrons at the Library we will be starting up another evening group, starting in February of 2016 and meeting on the last Monday of every month. More details will follow closer to the end of the year.

Cheers
Dave

Hi Book Clubbers!

This week I received an email from another book club in the Sydney region and thought it might be worth checking out:

"Hi there! We're a Sydney based book club that started out just meeting up and discussing our thoughts on books we've read. This eventually turned into something much bigger! This year our novel 'The Painted Sky' written by five of our members was published by Random House and will be published in Germany in October. Writing a book with 5 team members is something that has never been done before. We want to reach out to other book clubs who may be inspired by our example and invite you to join our community. We think there's a lot of wasted talent out there that might see the light of day through writing together as a group. We hope that you would like to join our Facebook community or hop on over to our website for more info. Thanks!"

I have included the link here

Cheers
Dave

Greetings all!

This month the morning group will be discussing How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman, a story about Marta who has been married to Hector for longer than she can remember. She has always tried hard to be a good wife.
But now Hector has come home with a secret. And Marta is beginning to imagine - or revisit - a terrifying truth.

While the evening group will bo looking at Kevin Powers The Yellow Birds.

"The war tried to kill us in the spring," begins this breathtaking account of friendship and loss. In Al Tafar, Iraq, twenty-one-year old Private Bartle and eighteen-year-old Private Murphy cling to life as their platoon launches a bloody battle for the city. In the endless days that follow, the two young soldiers do everything to protect each other from the forces that press in on every side: the insurgents, physical fatigue, and the mental stress that comes from constant danger.
Bound together since basic training when their tough-as-nails Sergeant ordered Bartle to watch over Murphy, the two have been dropped into a war neither is prepared for. As reality begins to blur into a hazy nightmare, Murphy becomes increasingly unmoored from the world around him and Bartle takes impossible actions.

 

Cheers
David

Hello all and welcome to a new year of Book Club!

This month the morning group will be discussing the Miles Franklin Literary Award winning All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld.

 While the evening group will be looking at One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

If you would like any further information on this months current authors please click on the links above.

A few of our upcoming titles:

How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman
1974 by David Peace
The Fictional Woman by Tara Moss
The Camel Club by David Baldacci
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

Cheers
David

Hi All,

There has been a slight change in the Book Club Date for December, but this will affect the night group only.
The night group will now be meeting on 17th December. The time remains the same.(6.30pm)
Don't forget to bring a plate and a present of a second hand book (wrapped in chrissie paper of course!)

Look Forward to seeing you all there!!

Cheers
Dave

Hi all,

The Book Club Christmas Party this year will be held on 19th December 2014 in the meeting room at Campbelltown Library. Times are per normal for both groups (10.30am and 6.30pm).
Don't forget to bring a plate of goodies!

Cheers
Dave

This months Book Club meeting will be held on 26th November at the usual haunt.
The evening group will be discussing the Edgar Award winning novel Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kruger, while the morning group will be taking a look at prolific author Agatha Christie.
As another year comes to a close for Book Club it is time to start thinking about dates for the December Christmas Party and also for reading titles for next year. Any suggestions give me a call here at the library on 46454415 or drop into the front desk for a chat.

Cheers
Dave

This months titles Book Club Members will be discussing are A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley (morning) and Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.(evening). If you would like any information on the current titles or authors click on the above links.

Upcoming titles in the next couple of months are The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger.

Now is the time to be thinking about what you would like to read next year so get your lists in!

Cheers
David

 

If any body is after a new or used book check out one of these shops!!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/bookstores-that-will-literally-change-your-life

Book Club this month will see the morning group looking at The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty and the evening group Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.

Don't forget to get your suggested selection list in the next few weeks so we can finalise next years reading list.
There are still some vacancies left for the morning group so if you know of anyone interested please get them to contact me here at the library.

 

 

Hello All!

This month the Book Club will be discussing And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (morning group) and Defending Jacob by William Landay (evening group). For more information about the books and authors please click on the links above.

It's also that time again to start thinking about titles for next year. So if you have any suggestions please let know.

We have a few vacancies for our morning group at the moment, if you know of anyone who would be interested please contact me at the Library on 46454415.

cheers
David

Greetings!

This month for Book Club the morning group are discussing The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay while the evening group will be looking at Burial Rites by Hannah Kent.
Next months titles will be Defending Jacob by William Landay and And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.

Meeting dates for Campbelltown Book Club 2014:

26 February
26 March
30 April
28 May
25 June
30 July
27 August
24 September
29 October
26 November
December TBA

Evening group is full but there is a few spaces left in the morning group.
This months books are available to pick up from the Library, they are Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury for the morning group and The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling for the evening group.

 

Cheers Dave

Greetings all and a Happy New Year,

Welcome back to another year of Campbelltown City Library Book Club!
This year our first get together will be on Wednesday 26th February for both groups, books are now available for collection at the Library, as usual all meetings will be held on the last Wednesday of each month.
The reading list for this year has been set and is as follows:

Fahrenheit 451  -  Ray Bradbury
The Casual Vacancy  -  J.K. Rowling
Burial Rites  -  Hannah Kent
Life After Life  -  Kate Atkinson
Railwayman's Wife  -  Ashley Hay
The Husband's Secret  -  Liane Moriarty
And The Mountains Echoed  -  Khaled Hosseini
A Long Way Home  -  Saroo Brierley
Defending Jacob  -  William Landay
Glass Castle  -  Jeanette Walls

Due to illness and changing commitments there will be a few new members to both groups this year so please make all newcomers welcome. I would also like to thank those not returning for contributing your time and effort in to making the Book Club such a success.

If anyone has any queries or needs any further information please do not hesitate to give me a call on 46454415 or drop in at the Library between Monday and Friday during the week.

Cheers
David

Hi All,

Another great year of Campbelltown Book Club.
Our last meeting for the year will be on Wednesday 11th December 2013, 6.30pm in the Library Meeting Room. Tea/coffee will be provided but please bring a plate.

Book Club will be re-starting in the New Year on Wednesday 26th February 2014.
We currently have about 5 vacancies for each group so if you know of anyone who is interested please get them to contact me here at the Library.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Cheers
Dave

Campbelltown Library Book Club

Hello All,



 This month Book Club will be discussing Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Peter FitzSimons' A Simpler Time. For more info on the above authors please click on the links above.

Time is running out for suggestions on next years reading list, if you haven't got your choices in shortly you could miss out!

Just a reminder to everyone that Book Club meets on the last Wednesday of each month. Morning group at 10.30am and evening group at 6.30pm (at Campbelltown Library, branches different times). We also have Book Clubs now at all branches of Campbelltown City Library, if you require any info regarding above please contact Dave at Campbelltown Library or any of our Branches at Glenquarie, Minto, Eaglevale or Ingleburn.

Cheers
Dave

                                                                  

GLENQUARIE LIBRARY BOOK CLUB

Hi Everyone,

The next Book Club meeting at Glenquarie Library will be held on Monday 16^th September at 10.30am

The discussion for this session is on any title by the Author John Grisham

Please come along for a cuppa and a chat

 

Wendy