If you’ve made your way to the Lalor library, you’ve most likely interacted with some of our amazing staff. Of course, working at a library means our list of to-be-read books is never ending! Starting off the year strong, the Lalor library staff have a few recommendations of recently read books to add to everyone’s list!
Alan recommends...
Words to Sing the World Alive: Celebrating First Nations Languages edited by Jasmin McGaughey
40 First Nations voices, from across the country, come together to share their favourite words in their languages. This anthology shows the power and significance of words – how we can connect with each other and with Country. Alan finds the anthology eye-opening and highly recommends it.
Find a Physical Copy at your local branch. We also have it available as a Libby eBook.
Cécile recommends...
The Hiding Place by Kate Mildenhall
Calling all literary thrill-seekers! In The Hiding Place, four friends (and their dysfunctional families) must survive a lethal camping trip in an abandoned town. Cécile states, “I love Kate Mildenhall’s writing and she is an outstanding human”. YPRL supports local writers such as Melbourne-based author Kate Mildenhall.
We have this novel as a Physical book, Libby eBook, and as a Libby Audio book.
Will recommends...
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Peter and Ivan Koubek live very different lives. The tragedy of their father’s death allows the two brothers to explore grief in their own ways. Will praises the novel, “Beautifully written, touching, and also very funny in places”. Sally Rooney weaves a story that explores love in all its different forms.
Check out the Physical copy at a branch near you, or read on Libby eBook, or listen to it via the Libby Audiobook.
Natalie recommends...
Heart the Lover by Lily King
Jordan, in her senior year of university, befriends two young men from her class: Sam and Yash. The three of them become closer and soon fall in love. Graduation and life separate the three, but life reconnects them again. Nat describes the novel as “a heartbreaking and building story of love and loss and very human missteps shaping our lives”.
We have many Physical copies at our branches, as well as Large Print, and as a Libby eBook.
Gordana recommends...
Kill Your Boss by Jack Heath
A contemporary whodunit mystery following Detective Sergeant Kiara Lui as she investigates the murder of the head librarian. Soon, she discovers a connection between this crime and an unsolved case that haunts her career. Gordana found it to be witty and entertaining!
Grab a physical book or read online a Libby eBook and see if you can solve this murder mystery!