http://ballaratmi.com en-au http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=35 <div><strong>MYSTERY</strong></div><div>Bones of Betrayal, Jefferson Bass</div><div>Red Blooded Murder, Laura Caldwell</div><div>Blood Men, Paul Cleave</div><div>The First Rule, Robert Crais</div><div>Pretty Little Things, J. Hoffman</div><div>Deeper than The Dead, Tami Hoag</div><div>Cold Justice, Katherine Howell</div><div>Hypothermia, Arnaldur Indridason</div><div>Final Scream, Lisa Jackson</div><div>Blood Brother, J.A. Kerley</div><div>In The Blood, J.A.Kerley</div><div>Breathless, Dean Koontz</div><div>Nightfall, Stephen Leather</div><div>Confusion, Martin O'Brien</div><div>The Labyrinth of Drowning ,Alex Palmer</div><div>Fantasy in Death, J.D.Robb</div><div>Forbidden Fruit, Erica Splindler</div><div>BloodVines, Erica Splindler</div><div>Worse Case,James Patterson</div><div>The Legacy, Kirsten Tranter</div><div><br></div><div><strong>ROMANCE</strong></div><div>Rainwater, Sandra Brown</div><div>Days of Gold, Jude Deveraux</div><div>Mastered by Love, Stephanie Laurens</div><div>Bed of Roses, Nora Roberts</div><div>At The King's Command, Susan Wiggs</div><div><br></div><div><strong>HISTORICAL</strong></div><div>Blood Brothers, Josephine Cox</div><div>The Endless Forest, Sarah Duncan</div><div><br></div><div><strong>NOVELS</strong></div><div>In The Mood, Laura Bloom</div><div>Stillwater Creek, Alison Booth</div><div>Three Weeks to say Goodbye, CJ Box</div><div>Remembering Me, Diane Chamberlain</div><div>The Reluctant Hero, Michael Dobbs</div><div>Come Back to Me, Sara Foster</div><div>Becoming Scarlett, Ciara Geraghty</div><div>Long Time Coming, Robert Goddard</div><div>What Kate did Next, Lisa Heidke</div><div>The Wolf At The Door, Jack Higgins</div><div>Farewell to Lancashire, Anna Jacobs</div><div><div>The Double Comfort &quot;Safari &quot; Club, A McCall Smith&nbsp;</div><div>No Way to Say Goodbye, Anna McPartlin&nbsp;</div><div>Roses,Leila Meacham&nbsp;</div><div>The Murderer's Daughters, R.S.Meyers&nbsp;</div><div>The Promise of Rain, Donna Milner&nbsp;</div><div>The Opposite of Me, Sarah Pekkanen&nbsp;</div><div>The Armistice, Nick Stafford&nbsp;</div><div>The Promised World,Lisa Tucker&nbsp;</div><div>The House Across the Road, Ann Whitehead</div><div><br></div><div>NON FICTION</div><div>The Possibility of Everything, Hope Edelman&nbsp;</div><div>Eat Pray Love,Elizabeth Gilbert&nbsp;</div><div>Committede, Elizabeth Gilbert&nbsp;</div><div>Between Me and The River, Carrie Hot&nbsp;</div><div>Without Warning, Jane O'Connor</div><div><br></div><div>LITERATURE</div><div>The Queen Of New Beginnings, Erica James&nbsp;</div><div>The Other Family, Joanna Trollope</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34 <div><strong>FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Feb 6: The Reader</div><div>March 6: In My Skin</div><div>April 3: Mozart Maulers</div><div>May 1: People of the Book</div><div>June 5: It's Not About the Bike</div><div>July 3: Dreams from my Father</div><div>August 7: Inheritance of Loss</div><div>September 4: The Time Traveler&quot;s Wife</div><div>October 2: The Spare Room</div><div>November 6: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo December 4: Her Sister's Eye</div><div><br></div><div><strong>SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div>Feb 27: Heart of &nbsp;Stone</div><div>March 27: Windmill Hill</div><div>April 24: The Memory Keeper's Daughter</div><div>May 29: Shadow of the Wind</div><div>June 26: Jackson's Track</div><div>July 31: Last Tango in Toulouse</div><div>August 28: Bread with Seven Crusts</div><div>September 25: Prodigal Summer</div><div>October 30: The &nbsp;Daughter of the Queen of Sheba November 27: Joe Cinque&quot;s Consolation</div><div><br></div><div><strong>THIRD SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div>Feb 13: Dear Fatty</div><div>March 13: Tuesday's Child</div><div>April 10: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas&nbsp;</div><div>May 8: White Tiger</div><div>&nbsp;June 12: The Memory Keeper&quot;s Daughter&nbsp;</div><div>July 10: Notes on a Scandal&nbsp;</div><div>August 14: Nineteen Minutes&nbsp;</div><div>September 11: Desert Flower&nbsp;</div><div>October 9: Salvation Creek&nbsp;</div><div>November 12: Cross Bones&nbsp;</div><div>December 11: A Thousand Splendid Suns</div><div><br></div><div><strong>TUESDAY BOOK CLUB</strong></div><div>Feb 9: Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living&nbsp;</div><div>March 9: The Time Traveler&quot;s Wife&nbsp;</div><div>April 13: A Thousand Splendid Suns&nbsp;</div><div>May 11: Year of Wonders&nbsp;</div><div>June 8: Nancy Wake&nbsp;</div><div>July 13: Belonging&nbsp;</div><div>August 10: Frankenstein&nbsp;</div><div>September 14: The Lady and the Unicorn&nbsp;</div><div>October 12: The Secret River&nbsp;</div><div>November 9: An Orphan's Escape</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=33 <div>MYSTERY</div><div>David BALDACCI, True Blue</div><div>Stuart BLACK, Shallow Water</div><div>Martina COLE, Hard Girls</div><div>Michael CONNELLY, Nine Dragons</div><div>Patricia CORNWELL, The Scarpetta Factor</div><div>Alan FOLSOM, The Hadrian Memorandum</div><div>Dick FRANCIS, Even Money</div><div>John HARVEY, Far Cry</div><div>Matt HILTON, Judgement &amp; Wrath</div><div>Jonathan KELLERMAN, Evidence</div><div>Sara PARETSKY, Hardball</div><div>James PATTERSON, I Alex Cross</div><div>Louise PENNY, The Brutal Telling</div><div>Stella RIMMINGTON, Present Danger</div><div>J.D.ROBB, Kindred in Death</div><div><br></div><div>HISTORICAL</div><div>Audrey HOWARD, The Flight of the Swallows</div><div><br></div><div>NOVELS</div><div>Bryce COURTENAY, &nbsp;The Story of Danny Dunn&nbsp;</div><div>Clive CUSSLER, The Wrecker&nbsp;</div><div>Judith LENNOX, The Heart of the Night Margaret&nbsp;</div><div>LEROY, The Drowning Girl&nbsp;</div><div>Di MORRISSEY, The Silent Country&nbsp;</div><div>Judy NUNN, Maralinga&nbsp;</div><div>Paullina SIMONS, A Song in the Daylight&nbsp;</div><div>Rachael TREASURE, The Cattleman's Daughter&nbsp;</div><div>Peter WATT, To touch the Clouds&nbsp;</div><div>Jeannette WALLIS, Half Broke Horses</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>ROMANCE</div><div>Daniella STEEL, Southern Lights</div><div><br></div><div>LITERATURE</div><div>Sebastian FAULKS, A Week in December</div><div>John IRVING, Last Night in Twisted River&nbsp;</div><div>Tom KENEALLY, The People's Train&nbsp;</div><div>Barbara KINSOLVER,The Lacuna&nbsp;</div><div>Alex MILLER, Lovesong&nbsp;</div><div>Anne TYLER, Noah's Compass</div><div><br></div><div>NON FICTION</div><div>Andre AGASSI, Open</div><div>Bart CUMMINGS, Bart</div><div>Anita DIAMANT, Day After Night</div><div>Penelope GREEN, Girl By the Sea</div><div>Ray MARTIN, Stories of My Life</div><div><br></div> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=32 <strong>MYSTERY</strong><br>Tempting Evil by Alison Brennan<br>Sharp Shooter - Marianne Delacourt<br>The Waters Edge - Karin Fossum<br>The Memory Collector - Meg Gardiner<br>Intent to Kill- James Grippando<br>Blindman's Bluff - Faye Kellerman<br>TheSilent Hour- Michael Koryta<br>Silent Scream - Lynda LaPlante<br>The Lost Art of&nbsp; Gratitude - Alexander McCall Smith <br>The Dying Hour - Rick Mofina <br>Broken Hearts - Grace Monroe <br>The Complaints - Ian Rankin <br>The Spire - Richard North Patterson <br>The Monster in the Box - Ruth Rendell<br><br><strong>HISTORICAL</strong><br>Suffragette Girl - Margaret Dickinson<br>An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon<br><br><strong>ROMANCE</strong><br>The Book of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern<br>Breaking the Rules - Barbara Taylor Bradford <br>Reckless-Candace Camp <br>The Brightest Star in the Sky - Marian Keyes <br>The Perfect Man - Sheila O'Flanagan <br>Sister's Choice - EmilieRichards <br>Treasures Found - Nora Roberts<br><br><strong>LITERATURE</strong><br>Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier<br>A Change in Altitude - Anita Shrieve<br>The Last Song -Nicholas Sparks<br><br><strong>NOVEL</strong><br>The Invisible Mountain - Caroline De Roberts <br>Secrets She Left Behind - Diane Chamberlain <br>Escape - Anna Flenberg <br>Lustrum - Robert Harris <br>The Italian Matchmaker - Santa Montefiore <br>Pearl in a Cage - Joy Dettmen <br>A Theory of&nbsp; Moments - James Knight <br>Her Fearful Symmetery - Audrey Niffenegger <br>Ghost Child - Caroline Overington<br><br><strong>NON FICTION</strong><br>Mama Jude - Judy Steel<br>The Time of My Life - Patrick Swayse and Lisa Niemi<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31 <strong><br></strong><strong>Twilight Talks Schedule available soon!</strong> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=30 MYSTERY:<br>Lee CHILD, Gone Tomorrow<br><br>Elena FORBES, Our Lady of Pain<br>Mark GIMENCZ,&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The Common Lawyer<br>Heather GRAHAM, Deadly Gift<br>Heather GRAHAM, Deadly Harvest<br>Chris JORDAN, Torn<br>Jonathan KELLERMAN, True Detectives<br>Dennis LEHANE, Coronado<br>Jeff LINDSAY, Dextor By Design<br>Kitty SEWELL, Bloodprint<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>NOVEL:<br>Janet BURROWAY, Bridge of Sand<br>Ida COOK, Safe Passage<br>Clive CUSSLER, Corsair<br>Charles DAVIS, Drifting South<br>Lisa GENOVA, Still Alice<br>Douglass KENNEDY, LEAVING THE World<br>R. McAuley, Finding HOme<br>Elizabeth NOBle, The Girl Next Door<br>Nicky PELLEGRINO, Italian Wedding<br>Jodi PICOUT, Handle with Care<br>Deanna RAYBOURN,Silent On The Moor<br><br>ROMANCE:<br>Nora ROBERTS, Born in Fire <br>Nora ROBERTS, Born in Shame<br>Nora ROBERTS, Born in Ice<br><br><br><br><br>GLITZ &amp; GLAMOUR<br>Wendy HARMER, Roadside Sisters<br><br>Jill MANSELL, Rumour Has It http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=29 Twilight Talks begin at 5.00 pm at the Mechnics' Institute with light refreshments and a chat. The cost of each talk is $5.00 or $25.00 for all six talks.<br><br>April 17: <strong>Sam Everingham</strong><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cobb &amp; Co: The Shocking Truth Behind the Legend<br><br>April 24: <strong>Terence O'Neill Fitzimons</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>The Temperance Movement<br><br>May 1: <strong>Andrew Miller<br></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Dry Stone Walls of the Western District<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><br></strong>May 8: <strong>Graham Gooding</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>Scottish Country Dancing in Ballarat<br><br>May 15: <strong>Wilbert Mapombere<br></strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Another Look at Zimbabwe<br><br>May 22: <strong>Anna Kyi<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong>The Chinese on the Goldfields<br><br> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=28 Books are obtained montly from the<strong> </strong>Central Highlands Regional Library. The Book Club begins at 10am and discussion is friendly, free-ranging and informal. Discussion ends about 11.30am<br><br>Each Club is restricted to 11 participants and a charge of $5 per person is made per session. For all queries please contact Rosemary in the Library or through the '<em>Contact the BMI' </em>link from the menu on this website.<br><strong><br>FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong><br><br>Feb 7: Heart of Stone<br>March 7: The Daughter of the Queen of Sheba<br>April 14: Midwives<br>May 2: Honeymoon with my Brother<br>June 6: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainia<br>Jul 4: Belonging<br>August 1: Prodigal Summer<br>September 5: Shadow of the Wind<br>October 3: Notes on a Scandal<br>Nov 7: Swing by Sailor<br>December 5: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas<br><br><strong>SECOND SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong><br><br>Feb 14: Eucalyptus<br>March 14: The Eyre Affair<br>April 11: The Time Travellers Wife<br>May 9: My Sister's Keeper<br>June 13: Dirt Music<br>July 11: Midwives<br>Aug 8: People of the Book<br>Aept 12: Notes from a Small Island<br>Oct 10: The Secret River<br>Nov 14: In My Skin<br>Dec 12: Mao's Last Dancer<br><br><strong>FOURTH SATURDAY BOOK CLUB</strong><br><br>Jan 31: Dirt Music<br>Feb 28: Balzac and Little Chinese Mistress<br>March 28: White Teeth<br>April 25: Her Sister's Eye<br>May 30: I Capture the Castle<br>June 27: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas<br>July 25: Frida<br>Aug 29: A Thousand Splendid Suns<br>Sept 26: In My Skin<br>Oct 31: It's Not About the Bike<br>Nov 28: The Book Thief<br><br><strong>TUESDAY BOOK CLUB</strong><br><br>Feb 10: Trumpeting Angel<br>March 10: Mrs Cook<br>April 14: Little White Secrets<br>May 12: In the Evil Day<br>June 9: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd<br>July 14: Pride &amp; Prejudice<br>Aug 11: Conditions of Faith<br>Sept 8: The Alchemist<br>Oct 13: Red Tent<br>Nov 10: Jackson's Track<br> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27 NEW RELEASES <br>FOR JANUARY<br><br>MYSTERY<br>Alex BARCLAY, Blood Runs Cold<br>Jefferson BASS, Flesh and Bone<br>Patricia CORNWELL, Scarpetta<br>John FLANAGAN, Storm Peak <br>John FRANCOME, Find Breath<br>M.R.HALL,The Coroner<br>Lisa JACKSON, Twiced Kissed<br>J.A.JANCE,Cruel Intent<br>Jim KELLY, Death Wore White<br>Dennis LEHANE, Coronda<br>Grant McKENZIE, Switch<br>James PATTERSON, Run for your Life<br>Jason PINTER, The Stolen<br>Erica SPLINDLER, Red<br>Erica SPLINDLER, Breakneck<br><br><br>NOVEL<br><br>Bryce COURTNEY, Fishing for Stars<br>Clive CUSSLER, Arctic Drift<br>Amanda FOREMAN, The Duchess<br>Clemency BURTON-HALL The Other Side of Stars<br>Domeica DE ROSA, Summer School<br>Dorothy KOOMSON, Goodnight, Beautiful<br>Stieg LARSSON, The Girl Played with Fire<br>Linda HOWARD, Rules of Engagement<br>Elle NEWMARK, The Book of Unholy Mischief<br><br><br>GLITZ &amp; GLAMOUR<br>Catherine ALLIOTT, The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton <br>Debbie MACOMBER, 8 Sandpiper Way<br>Debbie MACOMBER, 16 Lighthouse Road<br>Debbie MACOMBER, 204 rOSEWOOD Lane<br>Debbie MACOMBER, 311 Pelican Court<br><br>ROMANCE<br><br>Nora ROBERTS, The Pagan Stone<br><br>HISTORICAL<br>Anna JACOBE, Freedom's Land<br><br>LITERATURE<br>Erica JAMES, It's The Little Things<br><br><br>NON FICTION<br>Barack OBAMA, Dreams from My Father<br>Jasvinder SANGHERA, Daughters of Shame<br><br> http://ballaratmi.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26 The Book Clubs currently have no vacancies, however if anyone wishes to put their name on a waiting list please contact Rosemary at 5331 3042.<br><br>The following books scheduled for reading are as follows:<br><br><ul><li>A Short History of the Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.</li><li>Midwives by Chris Bohjalian</li><li>Heart of Stone by Renate Dorrestein</li><li>Belonging by Renee Goossens</li><li>The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne</li><li>People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks</li><li>My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult</li><li>Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin</li><li>The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger</li><li>The&nbsp; Secret River Kate Grenville</li><li>Eucalyptus Murray Bail</li><li>The Red Tent Anita Diamont</li><li>Jacksons Track Daryl Tonkin</li><li>In the Evil Day Peter Temple</li><li>A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini</li><li><div>The Book&nbsp; Thief by Markus Zusak</div></li></ul>