New Titles and Recommendations May 2024

May 2024

New Australian Authors at the BMI

Rosemary's Newsletter

Author of the Month

Pam Swanborough

Pam is a local author and a member of Ballarat Writers Inc. Pam started writing in 2019 after getting inspired by the Fed Uni Ballarat writing course, and has stories published in Australia and the USA. She will be chatting to Rebecca Fletcher about her debut novel and the experience of starting writing career in later life.

Book of the Month

Red Gifts in the Garden of Stones

by Pam Swanborough.

Suspiciously long-lived matriarch Lizzie Coombe expects her one hundredth birthday to be memorable, but what comes after will never be forgotten by anyone in this close-knit Welsh community.

Lizzie and her daughter Myfanway only remember old love from long dead sweethearts, granddaughter Sarah Maud is frightened by it… and great granddaughter Jenner doesn’t seem to need it. As events and people spiral out of her control, Lizzie faces her own ghost, and sees she might have to do the unthinkable: care for her family.

In Conversation with Pam Swanborough

May 28 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm $10 Red...

11/04/2024

Recommended Reads

The Outback Court Reporter

by Jamelle Wells.

After spending almost twenty years in city courtrooms reporting for the ABC on some of the country’s highest profile cases, in The Outback Court Reporter, Jamelle Wells takes you into our country courtrooms, from the grand sandstone edifices of Cobar and Grafton to the repurposed community halls and police stations in outback Queensland and the Northern Territory-introducing you to the court staff- the solicitors, prosecutors, magistrates, witnesses and the accused, in cases that shock, captivate and divide communities.

Devil's Kitchen

by Candice Fox.

This tight-knot four-person unit has worked together to save countless lives and stop out of control fires before they cause major destruction. They’ve also stolen millions from banks, jewellery stores, and art galleries. Under the cover of saving the city, they’re used their knowledge and specialist equipment to become the most successful heist crew on the east Coast.

Andy Nearland is the newest member of the unit, and she’s helping them prepare for their largest heist yet– New York’s largest private storage facility, an expensive treasure trove for the rich and famous. She’s also an undercover operative, and keeping her true motives hidden proves more and more dangerous as the day of the heist approaches.

The Sweet Blue Distance

by Sara Donati.

1857: In bid to outrun her past,Carrie Ballentyne accepts a nursing position with a doctor in the New Mexico Territory. She knows the journey from New York to Santa Fe will not be easy, but she relishes the adventure.

However, nothing could have prepared her for the wilderness she encounters. To endure, she must rely on her fellow travellers-and one enigmatic man in particular.

The trip west is only the beginning of Carrie’s challenges, through. In Santa Fe, she helps women bring new life into the world, making her beloved among new mothers. Soon, however, she realizes that her employer and his wife are keeping secrets from her, and she must ferret out the truth to
protect their young daughter.

But to save the little girl, Carrie will have to confront the demons in her own past-a feat that will take all of her bravery, and the hope of the man she’s come to love above all others.