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Murder on a Monday Reading Group 2025

Murder on a Monday Reading Group 2025

Date & Time

This group will meet monthly from Monday 3rd February – Monday 1st December 2025, 12:00-2:00pm.


The group is currently full. Any changes to this will be published in our Newsletter.

“Murder on a Monday” is a crime and mystery reading group for SMSA Members.

The group meets on the first Monday each month at SMSA Level 1 or 3 from 12:00-2:00pm.

There is a topic for each month, and members read books of their own choosing that relate to that topic.

Each meeting, a volunteer from the group will give a short presentation on that month’s topic, then members are encouraged to share with the group comments on the books they have read in the past month.

This is a friendly “brown bag” lunch event – that is, BYO lunch to munch during our meeting.

Group Coordinators

Peter Maywald
Gaby Meares

 

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Murder on a Monday – meeting schedule for 2025

Date
PresenterTopic
3 February
ClaireQuirky crime writers – Fred Vargas, for example
3 March
JaneGender bender: Women who write about male detectives; Men who write about female detectives
7 April
LynKorean crime writing
5 May
LoraineRookwood Guided Tour #4
2 June
RuthCrime novels with neurodiverse or disabled characters
7 July
EffieCrime writers who died in 2024
4 August
RozCrime podcasts and associated books
1 September
MerilynFrench crime writers, with special reference to Daniel Pennac
13 October* 
CatrionaCybercrime
3 November
BrianEdgar Allan Poe and the invention of detective stories
1 December
EveryoneMy favourite book of 2025, plus shared Christmas lunch; including a review of the year’s activities and planning for 2026

* First Monday in October is a public holiday.

Date & Time

This group will meet monthly from Monday 3rd February – Monday 1st December 2025, 12:00-2:00pm.

Location

Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Pitt Street, Sydney NSW, Australia

SMSA Meeting Rooms

280 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000

Level 3

Membership

When you join SMSA as member, you get a wide range of benefits.

Access to the SMSA Library

We are home to a unique collection of books, a highlight being our Mystery and Crime section.

Able to borrow from the Tom Keneally Centre

We are honoured to be the home of Tom Keneally’s personal collection of books, many of which have been used as research for his own works.

Access to member only events

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Access to member only activities such as members groups

We provide a variety of member only events, these are relaxed social occasions to have fun and make new friends.

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