# New Titles and Recommendations November 2023 Source: https://ballaratmi.org.au/library/new-titles-and-recommendations-november-2023/ ## November 2023 ## New Releases ## Rosemary recommends more > ##### Mystery *The Running Grave | Robert Galbraith* [Reserve](https://ballaratmi.org.au/reserve-a-library-book/) ##### Mystery *Shadow Angels | DK Hood* ##### Mystery *Stop Them Dead | Peter James* ##### Mystery *From a Far and Lovely Country | A McCall Smith* ##### Mystery *Past Lying | Val McDermid* ##### Mystery *The Last Devil to Die | Richard Osman* ##### Mystery *Private Rome | James Patterson* ##### Mystery *23 1/2 Lies | James Patterson* ##### Mystery *Payback in Death | JD Robb* ##### Mystery *The House in the Pines | Ana Reyes* ##### Mystery *His Perfect Crime | Alex Sigmore* ##### Mystery *Killing Me Softly | Bianca Sloane* ##### Australian *Lola in the Mirror | Trent Dalton* ##### Australian *War of Hearts | Tania Farrelly* ##### Australian ![Book cover](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Love_Match_COVER-670x1024.jpg) *Love Match | Clare Fletcher* ##### Australian *Weekends in the Sunshine Gardening Society | Sophie Green* ##### Australian *The Seven | Chris Hammer* ##### Australian *Darling Girls | Sally Hepworth* ##### Australian *Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky* ##### Australian *The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard | Natasha Lester* ##### Australian *The Hidden Book| Kirsty Mannning* ##### Australian *Good as Gold | Justin Smith* ##### Australian *Back on Track | Trisha Stringer* ##### Historical Fiction *The Princess | Wendy Holden* ##### Historical Fiction *The Air Raid Book Club | Annie Lyons* ##### Romance *The Challenge | Danielle Steele* ##### Romance *Happiness | Danielle Steele* ##### Novels *The Seventh Son | Sebastian Faulks* ##### Novels *Farewell to the Little Coffee Shop of Kabul | Deborah Rodriguez* ##### Non Fiction *The Eagle in the Mirror | Jessie Fink* #### Rosemary's Newsletter **Author of the Month | Gabriel Bergmoser** Gabriel is a Melbourne based author and playwright. After starting out in the youth theatre scene with his early plays *Windmills, Life Without Me* and *Hometown*, Gabriel completed his Masters of Screenwriting at the Victorian College of the Arts. A film adaptation of *The Hunted* is currently being developed in a joint production between Stampede Ventures and Vertigo entertainment in Los Angeles. [![Portrait of author with book title](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gabriel-bergmoser-promotional-squre.jpg)](https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-gabriel-bergmoser/) ##### Books of the Month – *Doll’s Eye* | Leah Kaminsky & *I’ll leave you with This |* Kylie Ladd ***Doll’s Eye*** | **Leah Kaminsky** **Germany, 1933** Anna Winter returns home to find a note from her father, warning her of grave danger. She flees overnight, taking her precious doll collection with her, and sets sail for Australia. She lands a job at the Birdum Hotel and carves a new life, hiding her past from the world – until a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger, Alter Mayseh, changes everything. **Australia, 1938** A yiddish poet fleeing persecution, Alter has seen the writing on the wall for his people, Armed with a letter of introduction from Albert Einstein, he escapes Europe and arrives in Australia in search of a safe place to call home. When fate leads him to Anna, he’s convinced he’s found his future with her. But a disturbing clue to her dark past threatens to unravel the delicate life she has built on top of the secrets left behind. *Doll's Eye | Leah Kaminsky* ***I’ll Leave You*** **| Kylie Ladd.** Three years after the death of their beloved brother, all Daniel’s sisters have left of him are their memories. They know he’s helped others by donating his organs, but as miracles come true for the recipients, his own family are struggling with their devastating loss. When Clare suggests that they find the people Daniel’s death saved, her sisters have their doubts. Will meeting them help to bring the sisters back together, or will old tensions and surfacing secrets splinter the fragile family ties forever? *I'll leave you with This | Kylie Ladd* ##### Recommended Reads ***The Hidden Book* | Kirsty Manning** **Europe, 1940s:** Imprisoned in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, Spanish fighter and photographer Mateo Baca is ordered to process images of the camp and inmates for a handful of photo books being made for presentation to top Nazi figures. Just five books in total,or so the officials think… Mateo manages to make a secret sixth book and, with the help of a local women, Lena Lang, it remains hidden until the end of the war. **Australia present day:** When thirteen-year-old Hannah Campbell’s Yugoslavian grandfather, Nico Antonov, arrives in Australia to visit his family, one of the gifts he brings with him is an intriguing-looking parcel wrapped in a flour sack, which Roza, Hannah’s mother, quickly hides… *The Hidden Book| Kirsty Mannning* ***The Last Devil to Die* | Richard Osman** It’s rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them – an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang’s search leads them into the antiques business ,where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers,art forgers, and online fraudsters- as well as heartache close to home – Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and lbrahim have no idea whom to trust. *The Last Devil to Die | Richard Osman* **More of Rosemary’s new releases & recommendations.** [October 2023](https://ballaratmi.org.au/library/new-titles-and-recommendations-october-2023/) ## Library events ![BMI Library book sale promotional image with gift-wrapped book](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-christmas-26-300x300.jpg) ##### [Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Christmas reading](https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-christmas-reading/) December 12 @ 10:00 am - December 13 @ 2:00... ![BMI Library book sale with vinyl records and autumn leaves](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/square-promo-autumn-26-300x300.jpg) ##### [Book Sale | Reward yourself with some excellent Autumn reading](https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/book-sale-reward-yourself-with-some-excellent-autumn-reading/) 01/05/2027 @ 10:00 am - 02/05/2027 @ 2:00 pm Free... ![Ross McMullin author of The Light on the Hill book](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/square-promo-tt-ross-mcmullin-300x300.jpg) ##### [Twilight Talks: Season 2, The Light on the Hill: An Updated History of the Australian Labor Party.](https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-season-2-the-light-on-the-hill-an-updated-history-of-the-australian-labor-party/) October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 –... ![Kerri Rogan author event promoting Witchy Sister book](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/sp-promo-talks-kerri-rogan-v2-1-300x300.webp) ##### [In Conversation with Kerri Rogan](https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/in-conversation-with-kerri-rogan-november/) November 4 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $11.00 Humffray... ## Library news ![Monica McInerney author photo with When Sullivan Met Lola book cover](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/libary-bow-monica-mcinerney-when-sullivan-met-lola-240x300.jpg) ##### [Rosemary’s Book of the Week | When Sullivan Met Lola by Monica McInerney](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-of-the-week-when-sullivan-met-lola-by-monica-mcinerney/) When Sullivan Met Lola Monica McInerney Don’t miss Monica who... ![Michael Robotham Tell Me Something True book cover BMI Library](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/libary-bow-michael-robotham-tell-me-something-true-240x300.jpg) ##### [Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Tell Me Something True by Michael Robotham](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-of-the-week-tell-me-something-true-by-michael-robotham/) Tell Me Something True Michael Robotham Don’t miss Michael who... ![Sally Mackinnon promotes her fashion book Styled](https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/libary-bow-sally-mackinnon-styled-240x300.jpg) ##### [Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Styled by Sally Mackinnon](https://ballaratmi.org.au/rosemarys-book-of-the-week-styled-by-sally-mackinnon/) Styled Sally Mackinnon Don’t miss Sally who will be talking... **Stay informed of our new releases** Subscribe to our Newsletter [subscribe newsletter >](https://ballaratmi.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=dd70ef083716c1e78fa7f77de&id=e81f7ed3c4#) ## Library Back to our Library homepage [Library](https://ballaratmi.org.au/library/) ## Tours The BMI can provide public tours of the building. 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