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Great reads to share with your book club
This month's picks for the best books for book clubs include a profound novel about living with dementia, an engrossing memoir of one of Australia's most charismatic and courageous literary figures, and a compelling YA novel about the pursuit of perfection.
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Chilling Australian crime fiction
Set in 1970s Canberra, this is a deft domestic noir about the secrets hidden behind suburban doors.
A gripping thriller that asks: when you can fake anything, how do you know what’s real?
A pitch-perfect historical murder mystery set against the French occupation of Vietnam.
Three families united by a terrible event must survive a deadly wedding in this compelling mystery.

Literary events for your calendar
4 March at 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Two of Australia’s leading historians, Sheila Fitzpatrick and Joy Damousi, in conversation about the birth of the Cold War. 

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4 March at 6pm
Readings Carlton

Come along for a special event celebrating the Cats and Dogs exhibition at the NGV.

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6 March at 6pm
Readings Carlton

Bestselling author of Love and Virtue, Diana Reid chats about her upcoming novel, Signs of Damage.
13 March at 6pm
Readings Emporium

Mindset coach and keynote speaker Sarah Grynberg in conversation about her book, Living a Life of Greatness.
25 March at 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Ecologist and environmental photographer Alison Pouliot in conversation about her new book, Funga Obscura.

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1 April at 6pm
Cinema Nova, Carlton

Join us to hear Kate Grenville in conversation as she discusses her new book Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place.

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