Read a New Book month

Read a new book month is the perfect opportunity to pick up that book you’ve always been meaning to start…but never quite gotten around to. Check out our top picks that are new to the Library, or click here to see the complete list.

537 days of winter: resilience, endurance and humanity while stranded in Antarctica during the pandemic – David Knoff

What would you do if you were stranded in the coldest place on Earth as the world you knew back home changed forever? David Knoff had embarked on the adventure of a lifetime as station leader of Davis research station in Antarctica when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After their ride home was cancelled indefinitely, what was supposed to be a routine mission became a high-pressure cauldron of uncertainty and anxiety.

The warriors – Lindsay Tanner

Knockabout Melbourne taxi driver Jack Van Duyn has hit rock bottom. The mundane process of applying for the dole and finding a place to live unexpectedly propel Jack onto the front line of the gender wars. He is forced to go back to uni and enrol in Gender Studies, and finds himself enlisted to infiltrate the Warriors, a secretive men’s group dedicated to harassing women who’ve separated from their violent partners. Their prime target is his new co-tenant Anita, a sex-worker who Jack commits to protecting, because he is falling in love with her.

The woman in the library: a mystery – Sulari Gentill

The tranquility is shattered by a woman’s terrified scream. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers, who’d happened to sit at the same table, pass the time in conversation and friendships are struck. Each has his or her own reasons for being in the reading room that morning – it just happens that one is a murderer.

The consul – Ian Kemish

An absorbing insider’s account of leadership and service within Australia’s Consular service, through tumultuous events including the September 11 attacks, the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day Tsunami. As head of Australia’s consular service, Ian Kemish played a central role in the nation’s response to some of the most dramatic events of the early twenty-first century.

A remarkable woman – Jules Van Mil

Frenchwoman Avril Montdidier is on a mission: to emigrate to Australia and start her own fashion business, leaving the tragedies of the Second World War behind her. But just as she’s ready to begin, an event in her personal life forces her to make the difficult decision to flee to a cattle station in southern Queensland to work as a nanny. It is here Avril meets Tim: the eldest son of her benefactor and heir to Monaghan Station. Avril must grapple with her twin desires – her love for Tim and the impossibility of their situation, and her yearning to stand on her own two feet and gain independence.

The terminal list: a thriller – Jack Carr

On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming, Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government. Now, with no family and free from the military’s command structure, Reece applies the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward avenging the deaths of his family and teammates.

Almost vegetarian one pot – Australian Women’s Weekly

Embrace the veg with our collection of one pot vegie-forward recipes (with some sneaky chicken and fish dishes), perfect for your busy week. Using only one pot – cooked on the stove, oven or pressure cooker – these delish dishes are a simple way to get more veg into your life.

Hello, goodbye, and everything in between – Jennifer E. Smith

Every ending is also a new beginning . . . On the night before they leave for college, Clare and Aidan have only one thing left to do: figure out whether they should stay together or break up. In twelve hours, they’ll be heading to opposite ends of the country. But the quiet night they had planned quickly turns into an unexpected adventure, a roller-coaster ride through their past . . . . As the clock winds down and morning approaches, so does their inevitable goodbye. The question is, will it be goodbye for now or goodbye forever?

Nothing taking your fancy? Scroll through our Hot Speed Reads featuring bestselling authors and titles, or pop into your local branch – our Library staff are happy to help you find your next perfect book.

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