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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

An enthusiastic group of readers meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss a set book by an Australian author. Books chosen for discussion are generally YA titles although the occasional book for Younger Readers is included.  In the past a book by an overseas author has also made the list for discussion.

There are several special events throughout the year. Guest authors are invited to talk about recent publications and, following the announcement of the Book of the Year Awards Shortlist, the group meets to review all the shortlisted titles.

​Everyone is welcome to attend the Book Discussion Group meetings to improve their knowledge of Australian young adult and children’s literature.
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Contact Gail Spiers: gailspiers@iinet.net.au

2023 Meeting Dates and Books to be Discussed

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  1.    Wednesday 28 June 2023 (6:30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
   We Could Be Something by Will Kostakis

forthcoming titles

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  1.     Wednesday 26 July 2023 (6.30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
    Grace Notes by Karen Comer

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  1. ​   Wednesday 23 August 2023 (6.30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
   We Didn’t Think it Through by Gary Lonesborough.

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  1.    Wednesday 27 September 2023 (6.30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
   One Song by AJ Betts

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  1.    Wednesday 25 October 2023 (6.30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
   The Secret History of the Rainbow Trout Private Hotel by David Metzenthen

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  1.    Wednesday 22 November 2023 (6.30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
   Let’s Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams

previous titles

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          Wednesday 24 May 2023 (6.30pm Contact gailspiers@iinet.net.au for venue information)​
      The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox

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     Wednesday 26 April 2023 (6.30pm at Iona Presentation College)
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     Reviews of the books on the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Shortlist.

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Wednesday 22 March 2023 (7.00pm at Oasis House, Hampden Rd Nedlands)

Growing Up In Flames by Zach Jones (Text Publishing)


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Wednesday 22 Febuary 2023 (6.30pm at Hampden Hotel Nedlands)

Completely Normal (and Other Lies) by Biffy James (Hardie Grant Publishing)

​This debut novel was shortlisted for the Ampersand Prize.


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Wednesday 25 January 2023 (lunch at UWA University Club Café at 11:30am)

Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood (Text Publishing)

By the author of It Sounded Better in My Head, a 2020 CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers.

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Wednesday 23 November 2022

Where You Left Us by Rhiannon Wilde (University of Queensland Press)

By the author of Henry Hamlet’s Heart, a 2022 CBCA Notable for Older Readers.

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Wednesday 26 October 2022

The Not So Chosen One by Kate Emery (Text Publishing)

​The Not So Chosen One is clever, laugh-out-loud funny and sprinkled with romance.

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Wednesday 28 September 2022

Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending by Jodi McAlister (Wakefield Press)

Libby Lawrence is Good at Pretending is a witty campus rom-com about friendship, authenticity,
and all the ways we perform ourselves.

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​Wednesday 24 August 2022

The Cult of Romance by Sarah Ayoub

‘The Cult of Romance is a quintessentially Australian story about love, family, belonging and finding your place in the world.’ - Jan Fran

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Wednesday 27 July 2022

​Sugar 
by Carly Nugent published by Text Publishing

‘Sugar is dark, hopeful, mesmerising—an extraordinary novel that builds and breaks like a perfect storm.’ - Vikki Wakefield

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​Wednesday 22 June 2022

That Thing I Did by Allayne Webster published by Wakefield Press

'If you do only one thing this year, read That Thing I Did. I loved this book.’ – Erin Gough

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Wednesday 25 May 2022


Fish Out of Water by Kate Hendrick published by Text Publishing

Finn is an elite teen swimmer who is grappling with the pressures of teenage life, and the impact of his abusive father’s disappearance.

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​Wednesday 27 April 2022
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Discussion featuring the 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Shortlist.

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​Wednesday 23 March 2022

Social Queue by Kay Kerr published by Text Publishing

Social Queue is an own voices, autistic, coming-of-age, contemporary romance by the author of Please Don’t Hug Me.

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​Wednesday 23 February 2022

How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick published by University of Queensland Press

How to Repaint a Life is a powerful prose novel written from three points of view (including that of a middle-aged father) from one of Australia's most awarded authors.

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​Tuesday 25 January 2022
The 1st meeting of 2022 will be at the UWA University Club, Hackett Drive Crawley. We will be meeting at 12.00pm in the University Club Café for lunch and then in the Members’ Meeting Room next door from 1.30 -2.30

If Not Us by Mark Smith published by Text Publishing
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If Not Us is Mark Smith's first standalone YA novel following his hugely successful The Road to Winter trilogy.
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‘If Not Us has it all: gutsy characters, a good fight, bone-shaking loss, love and hope.’ - Scot Gardner

Book Discussion Group - archive of book titles

Interested to find out which books have previously been read in the Book Discussion Group...? Click below:
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AWARDS FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS

Allen & Unwin · CBCA NSW Branch · Laurie Copping OAM · Margaret Hamilton AM · Maurice Saxby AM · Scholastic Australia · Thyne Reid Trust No.1

Major Donors

​Australia Post · Jill B Bruce · Sandy Campbell · CBCA ACT Branch · CBCA VIC Branch · CBCA WA Branch · Era Publications · Five Mile Press · Libby Gleeson AM · Bob Graham · Hachette Children’s Books · Hardie Grant Egmont · HarperCollinsPublishers · Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians' Network · The James N Kirby Foundation · Kinross-Wolaroi School · Koala Books · Library Board of Queensland · Robin Morrow · Angela Namoi · Northern Territory Government · Parents & Boys at Sydney Grammar Edgecliff Prep School · Penguin Books Australia · Random House Australia · Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe AC) · Gillian Rubinstein · SA Dept of the Arts & Cultural Development · Gail Spiers · Myrtle Spiers · Cathie Tasker · University of Queensland Press · Julie Vivas · Walker Books Australia · Margaret Wild · Sue Williams

Major Donors in Memoriam

Jean Chapman · Max Fatchen · Beryl Moncrieff Matthews · Jill Midolo ·  Narelle Oliver · Jan Ormerod · Eve Pownall · Marion E Robertson · Gregory Rogers · Cassandra Weddell · Maisie Williams, Garah NSW ​

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