Our Latest Book RecommendationsWelcome to the latest edition of the Read Next Newsletter. This month we have recommendations ranging from feel-good foodie fiction to historical romance to self-help and memoirs. We hope you enjoy! Did you know that we offer writing classes at the library?
In partnership with Writers Victoria, we are hosting 3 writing classes at Bunjil Place Library- Make it Sing! Rhythm in Poetry and Prose, Writing with the Archives and Writing your Personal Narrative. They are free to attend, just book a spot. Listen to the latest episode of the Book Matters podcast as Sam chats to Sydney author Catherine Greer about her novel The Bittersweet Bakery Café. This book sheds light on the complex lives of women. Then Kiara speaks with Victoria Brownlee who describes herself as an Eater/Drinker/Writer, about her new novel Eat Your Heart Out.
In Conversation with Emelia Jackson from MasterchefJoin us as we speak with Australian Masterchef winner and author of two best-selling cookbooks Emelia Jackson.
We will chat about her times on Masterchef as well as being a runner-up on Dessert Masters in 2024.
Copies of Emelia's books will be available for purchase on the day, and she will happily sign them. 📌 Bunjil Place Library
📅 Saturday 12 July
⏰ 2pm
The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe
by Catherine GreerAudrey Sweetman wakes up one morning, excited for the promotion she's been waiting for. But by nightfall, everything in her life has been upended.
She escapes to the seaside village of Whitehaven Bay, but her plan to hide is derailed by her new neighbours- the Coffin Cheaters bikie gang, a mouthy teen and a handsome retiree, Dr Flood.
When Audrey faces financial disaster, the villagers help her launch Bittersweet Biscuits. Targeting divorce parties for Sydney's elite, Audrey sells fortune cookies that tell the bitter truth.
Audrey just might be able to make the outlandish business work—if the law doesn't catch up with her first.
Eat Your Heart Out
by Victoria BrownleeChloe Bridgers, an Australian food blogger in Paris, has landed an interview to write the tell-all memoir of controversial celebrity chef Carla Duris. The only catch? She has to compete against a group of world-class food writers during a weekend-long job interview at the Duris family villa.
Chloe starts to worry that French journalist Henri has been sabotaging her. But is winning the only thing he has in mind?
As the weekend unfolds, interviewees are sent packing at random. Does Chloe have what it takes to land the job?
The Let Them Theory
by Mel RobbinsIf you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. The Let Them Theory puts the power to create a life you love back in your hands.
Using the approach that's made The Mel Robbins Podcast a global sensation, Robbins explains how you can apply the theory in eight key areas of your life. You'll realize how much time you've been wasting trying to control the wrong things—at work, in relationships, in pursuing your goals—and how this is keeping you from the happiness you deserve.
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The Mademoiselle Alliance
by Natasha LesterMorocco, 1928. Eighteen-year-old Frenchwoman Marie-Madeleine is not the kind of woman who goes through life sitting down.
Her unconventionalities - rally car driving, flying planes and intelligence work for the government - earn her a reputation.
Paris, 1938. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, an encounter with a mysterious man turns Marie-Madeleine's life upside down.
Recruited to build a resistance network known only as Alliance, she conceals her identity and gender as she navigates a double life. Capture and death are only a heartbeat away.
Lyrebird by Jane CaroTwenty years ago Jessica Weston heard a woman screaming in the remote Barrington Tops. Her relief, when she discovers that it is a lyrebird making the sounds, is profound. Then she remembers—lyrebirds are mimics. Whatever the creature has heard must have really happened. Despite support from detective, Megan Blaxland, with no missing person reported and no body, Jessica is dismissed.
Twenty years later, a body is unearthed, just where Jessica said it would be.
Jessica and Megan reunite and join forces, determined to find the killer.
Muster Dogs
by Melissa Spencer Since Muster Dogs first hit our screens in 2022, it has captured the hearts of people worldwide. The gorgeous hard-working puppies and their dedicated breeders, educators and trainers not only charmed us, they taught us about the drive and capacity needed to work this land and feed our population. In this book are the moments of drama that have made the show, as well as the tough but glorious locations around Australia that they call home. With more than 200 photos of these pups at work and play - creating mischief and demonstrating mateship - this is a tribute to the uncomplaining, reliable and often unsung
heroes of our land.
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Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah KentIn 2003, 17-year-old Australian exchange student Hannah Kent arrives at Keflavik Airport in the middle of the Icelandic winter. That night she sleeps off her jet lag in the National Archives of Iceland, unaware that, years later, she will return to the same building to write Burial Rites, the haunting story of Agnes
Magnusdottir, the last woman executed in Iceland. The novel will go on to capture the hearts of readers across the globe. Always Home, Always Homesick is Hannah Kent's love letter to a land that has forged a nation of storytellers and her ode to the transcendent power of creativity.
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Chinese Parents Don't Say I Love You by Candice ChungAfter a 13-year relationship, food journalist Candice Chung has lost a life partner and her plus-one for anonymous restaurant reviews. When her Cantonese parents offer to eat with her, these outings turn into a backdrop against which they learn surprising things about each other—including how they have drifted apart. This era of undercover eating brings into question Chung's idea of love, solitude and the darkly humorous theatrics of restaurant rituals. Can the dinner table help us reveal ourselves to each other in a way that words—even the most carefully crafted questions—can't?
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