What books have sustained you this year?

[image error] View this email in your browserDear Friends, The week has been such a strange one with coronavirus numbers climbing just as I’d begun to hope that things were getting better. I’ve felt a nervousness and an agitation I’ve found hard to quell. Writing has helped. It’s one of the things that can still my often too busy mind. Reading helps, too: both on paper and on audiobook. This week I’ve escaped into the world of 1940s female pilots as I’ve been listening to Natasha Lester’s new novel The Paris Secret. There is something about audiobooks that brings me back to childhood: to be told a story is to feel secure, to feel cocooned.At Thursday Book Club this week, I’d like to find out which books have sustained you during these coronavirus times. Join us to have your say – or send me an email with your recommendations and I’ll include them in next week’s newsletter.Drop in to Thursday Book Club as you can – it doesn’t matter if you’re late or have to leave early. Just join my Zoom conference room at 8pm on Thursdays by clicking on this link:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8521042343If prompted, here are the details to manually enter:Meeting ID: 852 104 2343Password: 886196News
 Greg Woodland in conversation with Suzanne Leal  - presented by Avid ReaderThis Wednesday at 6.30pm, I’ll be interviewing Greg Woodland about his compelling new crime novel, The Night Whistler.  This free online event is presented by Avid Reader bookstore and you can register for it here: https://avidreader.com.au/events/greg-woodland-the-night-whistler
Melbourne Writers Festival (7-16 August 2020)MWF DigitalMelbourne Writers Festival has curated a terrific series of online events that you watch from 7-16 August 2020.   You can find the full program here: https://mwf.com.au/mwf-digital/
SHE I DARE NOT NAMEDonna Ward in conversation with Suzanne LealCanberra Writers Festival Thursday 13 August 202012.30PM – 1.30PM
Donna Ward’s memoir She I Dare Not Name is a terrific read. As part of Canberra Writers Festival, I’ll be in conversation with Donna online. You can register for the event here: https://www.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/event/she-i-dare-not-name
Have a look at the full program for Canberra Writers Festival here: https://www.canberrawritersfestival.com.au/program/2020
 My recommendation 
 I’ve been thinking about books that have nurtured me and, in that vein, this week’s recommendation is Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. When the author is bedridden through illness, a woodland snail takes up residence beside her. What follows is the most beautiful meditation on resilience and fortitude and survival. 
Your recommendations

Ravi S – In Darkness Visible by Tony JonesDark Emu by Bruce PascoeThe Two Popes by Anthony McCartenPenny Wong by Margaret Simons 
Barbie R – The Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey HarrisPaul Kelly: The man, the music and the life in between by Stuart CoupeThe Housesitter by Jeanie GreenA Bookshop in Algiers by Kaouther Adimi
Cristina H – History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
 

Take care,
 

PS. Would you like me to drop in to your book club?If your book club has chosen to read The Deceptions or The Teacher’s Secret, I’d be delighted to attend your meeting by Zoom (whether your group is meeting online or gathering together in person) to answer any of your questions. To schedule a date, please email me here. Questions? Email me Click here for my Zoom Virtual Conference You can buy The Deceptions and The Teacher’s Secret directly from my publisher here.The Deceptions PaperbackAmazon Paperback 
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