Welcome to YarraPlentyBooks!

YarraPlentyBooks is a Reader Development Wiki created by Yarra Plenty Regional Library staff. It is constantly being added to and updated for everyone's enjoyment so you may discover something new each time you visit. We have created booklists, book reviews, links to Book Groups and Reader Development tools with a focus on sharing reading experiences. We hope you find your visit interesting!

Feature Author - July 2008 - Kylie Ladd

Kylie Ladd is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Good Weekend and O magazine, amongst others. She also holds a PhD in neuropsychology and writes a weekly blog for Sydney's Child magazine. Her first novel, After the Fall, will be published by Allen and Unwin in 2009."

Kylie will be talking about her work and experiences as a new writer at:

Ivanhoe Library Tuesday 29 July 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Click here for more information about Kylie

Click here for previous Feature Authors and podcasts of their events.

Authors a Plenty in August!

The month of August will bring a plethora of authors to Yarra Plenty Regional Library including:

Archimede Fusillo, Michael Pryor, Holly Sievers, Anna Walker, Marion Roberts, Nick Place, Kim McKay, Toni Jordan, Alison Croggon, Chrissie Perry, Meredith Badger, Debra Adelaide, Kerry Cue, Anne Manne

Booksalive

Check out this site from Sunday 27 July for the Booksalive events hosted at Yarra Plenty Regional Library. The authors and titles are under embargo at the present time so be surprised and thrilled by who will be visiting in August and the titles on the Booksalive list - it will make for some fun and fascinating reading!

The booksalive booklists will be available in our branches from Sunday 27th July.

Children's adventure day

Come along on a reading adventure, bring the family along for a fun packed afternoon of author and illustrator sessions including sessions with Archimede Fussillo, Michael Pryor, Holly Sievers, Anna Walker, Marion Roberts and Nick Place. Eltham Library Sunday 31 August 2008 12.30pm - 5.00pm. More details...

'Yarra Plenty Reads' Events at Yarra Plenty Regional Library

take a look at our exciting range of reading events at Yarra Plenty Regional Library

Plenty of Reading: Schools Reading Challenge

Click here for details of the Plenty of Reading: Schools Reading Challenge!

The Big Debate: Will the traditional book exist in 50 years?

As part of Education Week 2008 Yarra Plenty Regional Library, Eltham College of Education and the Debating Association of Victoria partnered to run a debating event at the Eltham Library

For more information about what's on at your library Click here.

Reading Events Links

Check out LibraryThing Local it is a gateway to local bookstores, libraries and book festivals. It also features author readings, signings, discussions and other event. It is effective linking of the online and offline book worlds.

Take a look at the line up for the Melbourne Writers Festival. Join Rosemary Cameron, Director of the Festival to get the low down on the authors and events in 2008.

Watsonia Library, Sunday 20 July 2.00pm - 3.00pm

Crime and Justice - a festival of literary offerings and judicial debate 18 - 20 July

"Beyond Cuisine: a theatrical dining experience" Saturday, August 2 & 9, at 5:30pm - Actors Humphrey Bower, Jane Clifton, Francis Greenslade, and Suzanne Shubart present dramatic readings from popular Australian and international literature in an evening of food, wine and culture at the Wattle Café in Hurstbridge.

For other Reading events around Melbourne Click here

Archive News

Reader and Staff Reviews: Click here to see pictures of staff, councillors, authors and local celebrities and discover what they are reading!

We'd like to encourage any visitors to contribute book reviews. Below are three feature books for this month feel free to write a short blurb and contribute to our wiki! Click here for more information...

The feature reviews for this month are: