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The Bookshelf

What are you reading, loving or being challenged by? We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more and join out monthly Book Club on Facebook.

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“Good marriages are never as interesting as bad affairs”: new books by Ann Patchett, Naoise Dolan and Hwang Sok-yong

“Good marriages are never as interesting as bad affairs”: new books by Ann Patchett, Naoise Dolan and Hwang Sok-yong

Cassie and Kate read Ann Patchett's Tom Lake, Naoise Dolan's The Happy Couple and Hwang Sok-yong's Mater 2-10 with actor... Read more

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The Book Club - Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist

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