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Current Book Club Reads

GENERAL

Our General Book Club reads a wide range of books, mostly novels and often new releases. This book club runs on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm. Join us at the bookshop for a glass of wine, some snacks, and to discuss the book. The pick for October is 'Translations' by Jumaana Abdu.
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PARENTS & BUBS

Join us for a monthly catch up at the Chestnut Tree for parents from the inner west community. Bubs are welcome and hot drinks are available. Our pick for October is 'Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous' by Gillian Anderson.
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JUNIOR FICTION

Dive into amazing stories with fellow young readers! Join us for lively discussions and book-inspired fun. September's pick is 'Meesh and the bad demon' by Michelle Lam.

DECOLONISE YOUR SHELF

Our book club aims to broaden your reading list by reading books written solely by First Nations and People of Colour. Everyone is welcome. Wine and nibbles are provided. Our pick for our October book is 'The Degenerates' by Raeden Richardson.
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West Footscray Local Book Club Current Reads

  1. The Revenge Club ^#
  2. The Nature of Honour ^#
  3. Compassion #
  4. The Women ^
  5. The Bee Sting_^
  6. The Extinction of Irena Rey A
  7. Burma Sahib
  8. The Other Side of Daylight: New and Selected Poems ^#
  9. Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything #
  10. Juno Loves Legs
  11. The School Run A
  12. The Shortest History of Economics
  13. Lola in the Mirror ^#
  14. Mona of the Manor
  15. The Trading Game: A Confession
  16. Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity A
  17. Moscow X
  18. What Happened to Nina?
  19. RecipeTin Eats: Dinner
  20. The Postcard A

From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak, the gripping, utterly compelling and horrifying story of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia’s government turned on its most vulnerable citizens.

An epic novel of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit. This is Tim Winton as you’ve never read him before.

Haruki Murakami’s highly anticipated first novel in six years follows the narrator as his enduring memory of his formative teenage relationship leads him to the mysterious City, and a disruption to the barriers between the real and shadow worlds.

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