Winter's end - written by Paige Shelton, read by Suzie Althens   Reserve this audiobook book here.   [video width="700" height="700" mp4="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Copy-of-2-winters-end.mp4" poster="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/winters-end.jpg"][/video]

Treasure & dirt- written by Chris Hammer, read by Dorje Swallow   Reserve this audiobook book here. Reserve this book here.   [video width="700" height="700" mp4="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Copy-of-1-treasure-and-dirt.mp4" poster="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/treasure.jpg"][/video]  

  Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall   Reserve the book here.     [video width="700" height="700" mp4="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1.mp4" poster="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bfmat.jpg"][/video]  

  The battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons   Reserve the book here.   This is another great historical book by Peter Fitzsimons about the famous battle for Australian troops in Vietnam on 18 August 1966.  I didn't have a great deal of knowledge...

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  Famous in a small town by Kylie Scott   Reserve the book here.     [video width="700" height="700" mp4="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2nd.mp4" poster="https://richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Web-capture_23-12-2022_133459_www.dymocks.com_.au_.jpeg"][/video]    

  My pen is the wing of a bird by Various Afghan women   Reserve the book here.   My Pen is the Wing of a Bird is a collection of 23 stories written by 18 women and is the first ever anthology of short...

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Killing time - written by Stephen Leather, read by Paul Thornley     Reserve this audiobook book here.       Billy and Charlie are elderly gents living out their final days in a less than great aged care home in Blackpool.  The care is...

When the corn is waist high - written by Jeremy Scott, read by Thom Rivera     Reserve this audiobook book here.     This mystery gives an insight into 1980’s American culture of the poor corn crop growing states around Indiana. It also lets...

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The Bangalore Detectives Club - written by Harini Nagebdra, read by Radhika Aggarwal     Reserve this audiobook book here.      The mystery features Kaveri a newly married young Indian girl who is just getting to know her new husband Dr Ramu, his home...

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  When you are mine by Michael Robotham   Reserve the book here.     I have read a couple of Michael Robotham books and have enjoyed them all. This is a stand-alone title and not part of a series. Philomena McCarthy has defied the...

  The Hitler Years: triumph 1933-1939 by Frank McDonough The Hitler Years: disaster 1940-1945 by Frank McDonough   Available as  eAudiobooks on Libby.   The Hitler Years – Triumph 1933-1939 (16 hours) by Frank McDonough.  On 30 January 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the German...

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  The Widow of Walcha: a true story of love, lies and murder in a small country town by Emma Partridge     Reserve the book here. Also available on BorrowBox as an eBook and eAudiobook.       I listened to this as an...

  The Night Shift by Alex Finlay     Reserve the book here.       This is just a good crime fiction book with some interesting twists. It involves the murder of 3 teenagers at a Blockbuster Video Shop in New Jersey and then...

  Harry Kenmare, PI at your Service by A. B. Patterson     Reserve the book here.     This is the 3rd Aussie fiction book I have read about Private Investigator, Harry Kenmare.  Harry is old school, knockabout former disgraced cop who is now...

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It Wasn't Meant to Be Like This - written by Lisa Wilkinson     Reserve this book today!     Lisa Wilkinson is one of Australia’s most well-known and respected journalists and media identities. Currently co-host of Channel 10’s news program The Project, Lisa has...

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  Dark Horse  by Greg Hurwitz     Reserve the book here.     This is book 7 in the Orphan X series which is a series I have thoroughly enjoyed. Evan Smoak was raised and trained as part of the Orphan Program, an off-the-books...

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Sleigh All Day - written by Gina LaManna, read by Suzie Althens     Reserve this audiobook book here.     Sleigh all day is from the Detective Kate Rosetti mystery series.  This is a Christmas murder mystery which revolves about Kate’s New York Italian...

Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography      Reserve this DVD here!         This true-life crime autobiographical DVD explains the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping and 9 month confinement by a self-confessed Morman prophet Emmanuel and his partner Hephzibah.  Elizabeth now 29 tells of her kidnapping and...

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton     Reserve this book here. Reserve the large print edition here.      Casino village book club has just finished its first book and hence the following review.   All 10 members took a copy of the book...

Murder at the Races - written by David Pearson, read by Aidan Kelly     Reserve this audiobook book here.       If you like mysteries about not so colourful racing identities, Irish culture  and the horse industry then this mystery is for you. ...

The Stoning - written by Peter Papathanasiou, read by Todd Boyce   Reserve this audiobook book here. Reserve the written book here. Listen to the eAudiobook now available from uLibrary here or on your  uLibrary app.     Cobb is drying up in many ways. ...

Double Solitaire - written by Craig Nova, read by Phil Thron         Reserve this audiobook book here.     Quinn Farrell is a modern-day fixer. Just like in the movies and urban legends he really does  fix or clean-up rich, celebrity, sports...

  High Voltage : the life of Angus Young, AC/DC's last man standing  by Jeff Apter     Reserve the book here.     The library has a copy of the book (782.42166/APT) but I listened to the eAudiobook on Borrowbox.   This is a...

Paradise, WV - written by Rob Rufus, read by Coleen Marlo       Reserve this audiobook book here.     Paradise, West Virginia is a small U.S country town decimated by the effects of the opioid crisis sweeping the Western World. Teen siblings, Jane...

Last Words - written by Michael Koryta, read by Robert Petkoff     Reserve this audiobook book here. Reserve the written book here.   Whoa! What a compelling read. If you like a thriller with a subtle paranormal twist and you’re ok with small, dark,...

  Wild Place by Christian White     Reserve the book here.     This is a great book by one of my new favourite Australian authors. It is a captivating thriller. I also really enjoyed his other books The Nowhere child and The Wife...

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  The last days of John Lennon : the assassination that changed a generation by James Patterson with Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge [eAudiobook version read by Matthew Wolf and K.C. Clyde]   Reserve the physical book here. Reserve the eAudiobook here.   I listened...

  The madness locker by Eddie Russell   Reserve this book now.   This book came to my attention when new title notifications was emailed to me. If you would like more information on how this can be set up for you please contact the...

The master : the brilliant career of Roger Federer - written by Christopher Clarey   Reserve this book today!     Christopher Clarey, the author of this well researched and written biography has been a global sports correspondent and columnist for The New York Times...

Love stories - written by Trent Dalton   Reserve this book today!     Trent Dalton is a multi-award winning journalist, screenplay writer, and author of the critically acclaimed and award winning Boy Swallows Universe - his first novel, published in 2018. His second novel,...

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You’re doing it wrong: a history of bad & bonkers advice to women - written by Kaz Cooke     Reserve this book today!     I have been a fan of Kaz Cooke for many years. I remember reading Real Gorgeous : the truth...

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The dictionary of lost words - written by Pip Williams   Reserve this book today!   I am not generally a reader of historical fiction, but this book came highly recommended to me by a family member who has listed it in his top 5...

  Murder at the lakeside library - written by Holly Danvers, read by Allyson Ryan Reserve this book today!     Rain Wilmot is tall, sporty, good-looking, blonde, happy and in her early 30’s with her everything going for her until she is suddenly widowed. ...

Mango, Mambo and murder - written by Raquel V. Reyes, read by Frank Corzo   Reserve this book today!   A first book from Reyes in her Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series.  I really enjoyed so much about this book.  Reyes wrote well, the main characters...

            Alice Feeney. Reserve this book now.   If you liked Gone Girl and Girl on a Train, I'm sure you will enjoy these books by Alice Feeney. Sometimes I Lie I  Know Who You Are His & Hers Rock...

  The Family Doctor  by Debra Oswald. Reserve this book now. Debra Oswald is an award-winning author of both adult and children’s fiction, as well as creator of film, television, stage and radio scripts. An Australian, she is the creator of the hugely popular TV...

The Storyteller : tales of life and music by Dave Grohl Reserve this eAudiobook now.   Dave Grohl is in my opinion the coolest person on the planet. (I have also seen the Foo Fighters live 3 times) This book is currently No. 1 on...

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Bones of Hilo by Eric Redman Reserve this book now. I really enjoyed this read.  Young detective Kawika Wong is on career making or breaking case on the up-market, resort side of Hawaii’s Big Island. Kawika is a mixed heritage Hawaiian – his estranged Dad known...

An Unholy Mess by Joyce Cato Reserve this book now. This is a light, intriguing mystery with likable protagonists but possibly too many characters to keep track of.  Set in a Cotswold village, lead characters Monica Noble and her new husband Rev Graham work alongside DI...

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High-wired by Andrea Frazer Reserve this book now. What a great story!  In the tradition of best British mysteries Andrea Frazer’s High-wired is the first book in her Fine Line series featuring fab fem detective duo DI Olivia Hardy and DS Lauren Groves.  The story weaves...

Windows written by Patrick Guest and illustrated by Jonathan Bentley is a timely picture book which tells the story of some children during lockdown in different homes as they describe what they see from the safety of their windows- a much more quiet world with...

Cutters End by Margaret Hickey Reserve this book now. I thoroughly enjoyed this debut novel which is a crime thriller set in Cutters End, an outback town in South Australia. It is a cold case involving a murder 32 years earlier on desert highway of...

Freckles by Cecelia Ahern Reserve this book now. Freckles is my first time reading a story from Irish author Cecelia Ahern. A story about someone with freckles trying to fit into her own life was just asking for me to read! Freckles is told from...

Whisper of Bones by L.T. Ryan Reserve this audiobook now. What a great new author!  L.T. Ryan writes detective, thriller mysteries with a paranormal twist.  A deceased man is found murdered, he’s been drugged into a paralysed state, his legs horribly broken, then strangled to death...

The Case Against William by Mark Gimenez Reserve this book now. An excellent mystery and read. The mystery revolves about the infamous American NFL.  The money, special treatment, extravagance and adoration showered upon these so-called sporting heroes is as unbelievable as it is sickening, dark...

Soar: A Life Freed by Dance By David McAllister with Amanda Dunn. Reserve this book now. Although not necessarily a lover of ballet, I have always found magazine articles, radio interviews, or television specials (such as the terrific ABC’s “And We Danced”) with David McAllister...

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Still by Matt Nable Reserve this book now. I picked this Aussie fiction book up because I have enjoyed some of the TV series and movies that Matt Nable has been in: Brothers in Arms and Underbelly and the movie “The Dry” to name just...

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Reserve this book now. What is antiracism? Kendi explores this question in the book How to be an Antiracist, using many historical examples of racism going back to the origins of transatlantic slave trading policy created...

I enjoy reading thrillers and these would be my top 10 favourite authors (not in any particular order). I included John Grisham in the list as I also enjoy a courtroom drama and he is the best at this. Gregg Hurwitz -Orphan X series– 6...

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Reserve this book now. This is an enjoyable read because of the fascinating characters and the interesting and unusual plot. The gentleman of the title is Count Rostov sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel near the...

Giving up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel Reserve this book now. This is a very personal memoir of interest not only to Mantel admirers. It was first published in 2003 when she had already written several novels but well before the recognition that came with...

My Father's Daughter: Memories of an Australian Childhood by Sheila Fitzpatrick Reserve this book now. Sheila Fitzpatrick's memoir begins in Oxford in 1965 where Sheila is a graduate student disappointed not to be going to the Soviet Union for a year of research in the field...

More Than a Body : Your Body is an Instrument, not an Ornament by Lindsay Kite and Lexie Kite Reserve this book now. Lindsay and Lexie Kite are twin sisters who have written this book based on extensive research into body image. The book looks...

Seat 7A by Sebastian Fitzek Reserve this book now. This is a new psychological thriller that caught my eye. Dr Mats Kruger is a psychiatrist travelling from Buenos Aires to Berlin where his daughter is about to give birth. He has a fear of flying...

Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend   Reserve these books now. Nevermoor : the trials of Morrigan Crow Wundersmith : the calling of Morrigan Crow Hollowpox : the hunt for Morrigan Crow I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SERIES! Wow, where do I start? The minute...

Mountain Reserve this DVD now or watch on Beamafilm This awe-inspiring documentary film, based on the award-winning book “Mountains of the Mind” by Robert MacFarlane, is a collaboration between German adventure cinematographer Renan Ozturk, Australian film director Jennifer Peedom, Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber...

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor Reserve this book now. This is the fourth book I have read by C.J. Tudor and I have really enjoyed them all. This is another psychological thriller. A female vicar moves to a small village in the English countryside...

Quiet in her Bones by Nalini Singh Reserve this book now. What a mystery!  So many twists and well crafted suspects.   A really interesting bildungsroman mystery from the point of Aarav Rai a young, Indian-New Zealand author making a name for himself as a rising...

The Auschwitz Photographer by Luca Crippa and Maurizio Onnis Reserve this book now. Having been to Auschwitz and seen what a harrowing and distressing place it is, books on Auschwitz have always fascinated me and the title of this book caught my attention. This book...

David Attenborough's Tasmania Reserve this DVD now. Another amazing DVD from David Attenborough - you don't realise how beautiful and special the Tasmanian Wilderness is until you have watched this DVD. David Attenborough takes you on a journey of discovery, looking at the wildlife and...

The other side of beautiful by Kim Lock Reserve this book now. I picked up this novel by Australian author Kim Lock purely to push myself beyond my comfort zone and read something different to what I would normally. Little did I know I would...

Ravenels series by Lisa Kleypas Reserve these books now. 1. Cold-Hearted Rake 2. Marrying Winterborne 3. Devil in Spring 4. Hello Stranger 5. Devil's Daughter 6. Chasing Cassandra 7. Devil in Disguise If you enjoyed the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn, or even just enjoyed...

This Chicken Life : Stories of chickens and the Australians who love them by Fiona Scott-Norman Reserve this book now. Backyard chicken keeping is having a revival – and when better than while people have been staying at home in lockdown, often for long periods...

Damaged by Dan Scottow Reserve this book now. A heart-stopping psychological thriller that makes you silently scream, “No, no, no!”, but you just have to read on as the truth slowly unfolds. Journalist Emily Blake was once at the centre of a sickening nightmare, when...

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Old Macdonald had a phone by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross. Reserve this book now. This is the fourth picture book Jeanne Willis has written in the online-safety series. Old Macdonald now has a phone to help him manage the day to day running...

The End of the World is Bigger Than Love by Davina Bell Reserve this book now. This is a Young Adult novel by an Australian author and it won the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2021. It...

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton. Reserve this book now. This is such a fabulous and entertaining story from debut New Zealand author India Holton. It is full of action, and doesn’t stop its fast pace the whole way through the book,...

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The Joy of Movement : how exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage by Kelly McGonigal. Reserve this book now. I read this book to further my understanding of the relationship between physical activity and mental health. The benefits of exercise for physical...

Apeirogon by Colum McCann Reserve this book now. I read Apeirogon because it was the 'book of the year' last year for a relative.  It is fact-based fiction; the story of two men, one Israeli, one Palestinian, both of whom have lost a daughter to...

Paper Emperors : the Rise of Australia's Newspaper Empires by Sally Young. Reserve this book now. The Introduction to Paper Emperors begins:  'Newspapers have found it difficult to tell the truth about themselves.' The author, Sally Young, with the help of five research assistants, then...

Turns Out, I'm Fine by Judith Lucy. Reserve this book here. Judith Lucy is an actress, and one of Australia’s most popular and successful stand-up comedians. In this biography, she writes as she performs – her style is candid, at times confronting, with a liberal...

The Art of Paint Pouring by Amanda VanEver Reserve this book here. The paint pouring trend has been around for a couple of years. It’s an abstract art technique that combines acrylic paint with a pouring medium to create colourful and unique artworks. It wasn’t...

The Resilience Project : finding happiness through gratitude, empathy & mindfulness by Hugh Van Cuylenburg Reserve this book here  or listen now on Borrow Box. I have just finished listening to the The Resilience Project. I decided to listen to it after hearing about it...

Dear Mum edited by Samuel Johnson Reserve this book here. Released for Mother’s Day in 2021, Dear Mum is Samuel Johnson’s third collection of letters published to raise money for his charity, ‘Love Your Sister’. The letters have been written by notable Australians including Amanda...

55 by James Delargy Reserve this book here. This is an Australian thriller set in the remote outback of Western Australia. The story revolves around a man called Heath walking into a police station saying he had been drugged and tied up and was going...

Cemetery Road by Greg Iles Reserve this book here. I listened to this book on BorrowBox and thoroughly enjoyed it. We also have the book in the library as well. If I didn’t get the chance to listen to the book I’m sure I would...

Songspirals : Sharing Women's Wisdom of Country through Songlines by Gay'wu Group of Women Reserve this book now. This amazing book was many years in the making as the Sisters and their Daughter worked to share with their own Yolgnu people, and a wider Australian...

How Good Is Scott Morrison? by Wayne Errington and Peter van Onselen. Reserve this book now. The authors of How Good Is Scott Morrison? (324.29405), Wayne Errington and Peter van Onselen, expect that the subject of their book will become our fourth longest serving prime...

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Reserve this book now. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson is set in 1956 when, towards the end of his life, Reverend John Ames is writing to his young son in the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa, while at the same time observing...

Gossip from the Forest by Tom Keneally. Reserve this book now. Gossip from the Forest is an account of the proceedings which resulted in the signing of the Armistice at the end of the Great War in a train carriage in a forest.  It gives...

The Ambulance Girls series by Deborah Burrows Reserve these titles now. The Ambulance Girls series was written by Australian author Deborah Burrows. There are three novels: The Ambulance Girls, Ambulance Girls Under Fire and Ambulance Girls At War. The story is set in England during...

Ginger Meggs by Tristan Bancks Reserve a copy of Ginger Meggs here. Tristan Bancks is an author living in the Northern Rivers and is the great-great nephew of the creator of Australian icon Ginger Meggs. To celebrate 100 years of Ginger Meggs Tristan has written...

Clutter Corpse by Simon Brett Reserve a copy of Clutter Corpse here. Ellen Curtis is a middle-aged, widowed businesswoman, Mum and carer to her adult son.  After the tragic suicide of her husband - a successful syndicated comic strip artist -  Ellen has to quickly...

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No Strings Attached by Harper Bliss Reserve a copy of No Strings Attached here. No Strings Attached is a lesbian romance story by Harper Bliss. As well as being a writer, Harper hosts a weekly podcast with her wife called Harper Bliss & Her Mrs....

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The Shadow Man by Helen Fields Reserve The Shadow Man here. This was an interesting, slightly disturbing and dark book set in Scotland. When I borrowed the book I was really looking forward to reading but I am not sure I actually enjoyed it. The...

MiNDFOOD Magazine - June 2021 issue Reserve a copy of Mindfood here. MiNDFOOD carries the hashtag #SMARTTHINKING with good reason – the articles and featured content are always topical, interesting, and informative, often covering serious issues without being too technical. The June 2021 issue is...

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Simon Sock by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet, illustrated by Nick East. Reserve a copy of Simon Sock here. I recently read ‘Simon Sock’ with the Kookaburra Preschool children during our library visit together and as part of a discussion about friendship and difference. Simon...

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Sooley by John Grisham Reserve a copy of Sooley here. I have read and enjoyed all of John Grisham’s books and there are quite a few. Most of his fiction books are courtroom dramas but this one is different and is about basketball. Seventeen year...

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A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan Reserve a copy of A Room Called Earth here. This is the debut novel from an Australian writer. A room called Earth is contemporary fiction based on a night in the life of a young woman who goes...

New Year’s Eve Murder by Leslie Meier Reserve a copy of New Year's Eve Murder here. Another light murder mystery in the Lucy Stone series by Leslie Meier.  We find Lucy feeling the post Xmas/New Year blues deflated, exhausted and financially over-spent. Lucy’s children are...

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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston Reserve a copy of Amari and the Night Brothers here. Amari is a 13-year-old African American girl who lives with her single mother. Amari and her mum are coming to terms with the disappearance of Amari’s older...

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Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig Matt Haig is an English author of fiction for adults and kids, and nonfiction. He has become one of my favourite authors in the last year, so I have been trying to read everything he has had published....

Body Positive Power : How to Stop Dieting, Make Peace with your Body and Live by Megan Jayne Crabbe This is an important book for anyone who struggles with their body image. It was a book I had seen recommended on social media and the...

Each year we hold a challenge for library members who would like to try reading something different. Everyone who participates (whether you complete the reading list or not) will be entered into a prize draw in December. Reading Challenge lists are available at your local...