Newsletter – July 2025
30/06/2025
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A Message from the Chair… | Rosemary’s New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks – Exhibition – Film – Live Comedy – Live Music | Festivals
Ballarat Libraries in partnership with BMI | Now cancelled due to travel restrictions caused by recent devastating floods
Join bestselling crime writer Chris Hammer in conversation with 2022 Indie Book Award winner for debut fiction Lyn Yeowart. Hammer, the multi-award-winning author of Scrublands will be discussing his highly anticipated novel The Tilt.
A must attend event for lovers of gripping, homegrown Australian crime writing.
Yeowart’s debut novel (The Silent Listener) and Hammer’s latest work explore protagonists returning home and delve into gritty stories set in the heart of small-town Australia.
Got a question for Chris? There will be a 15-minute Q&A at the end of the session.
Bookings are essential. Contact the Ballarat Library on 5338 6850.
This event is a BMI Community Cultural Project – Ballarat’s Oldest Cultural Institution
Rosemary’s Book of the Week
30/06/2025
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Broke Road Matthew Spencer. From the bestselling author of Black River. This July sees the release of Broke Road. Perfect for fans of Jane Caro and Chris Hammer, this gripping mystery unravels a string of unexplained murders set against the haunting backdrop of the Hunter Valley. Broke Road was inspired by a conversation Matthew Spencer had with a
A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | July 2025
26/06/2025
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Important Dates Hi Folks I have a confession to make- I’m writing this note from a plane heading from Budapest to Nice and it is definitely warmer here. I tell you this not to boast but because as you can expect my husband and I are enjoying many cultural and heritage sites and buildings. Amongst
Our Library | New Releases & Recommendations July 2025
25/06/2025
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Go to the Library webpage to view all New Releases. Our Library Why not become a member Up coming Author Talks
Rosemary’s Book of the Week
23/06/2025
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The Secret Year of Zara Holt Kimberley Freeman. Melbourne 1927 The summer flowers smell like Christmas the night Zara Dickins meets Harry Holt. It’s party season and the university crowd are celebrating end-of-year exams. Zara loves dancing with the boys and flirting with them, but it’s a game to her. Nothing serious. Until Harry. He plans
Rosemary’s Book of the Week
09/06/2025
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The Last Girl’s Cry Alison Belsham. Det Lexi Bennett is walking through the quiet Canterbury streets when she hearsscreaming. Rushing towards the sound, she finds the body of a teenage girl lying beneath one of the city’s ancient towers. Lexi looks up at the cold grey stone, and vows that she will find answers. Did
