City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Woohoo – what a ride! City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert is Vivian’s life, told in flashback, and what a life it is! Chapter one…
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The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
The Invisible Library is a science fiction novel by Genevieve Cogman, about ageless, time travelling Librarians, scouring the world for rare books.
Catching up with Suzanne Leal
Our members love a great crime novel, so we were over the moon to have the opportunity to ask award winning author Suzanne Leal to…
Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan
What makes a great crime book? A book that is about so much more than the crime itself. Midnight at Malabar House is that sort…
2024 Year In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Mysteries
Mystery & Crime lovers abound at SMSA, so we have highlighted the top books from that genre this year. Which have you read? We hope…
2023 Year In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Have you managed to read all of SMSA’s most popular books? Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2023, in our Year in Review…
Author Review: Robert Van Gulik
Author Review: Robert Van Gulik follows the main character Judge Dee, who is based on a real statesman and detective Di Renjie, who lived in…
Author Review: Douglas Clark
Author Review: Douglas Clark. No longer in print, but still worth reading. Check them out in the SMSA Library
Tom Keneally’s “Red Dot List” from the TKC
SMSA Member’s can borrow books from the Tom Keneally "Red Dot List" – books all reviewed by, and with notations from, Tom, himself.
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci is the second instalment (in assumedly a series of five) of a new series featuring Atlee Pine, a…
Mystery & Crime Reading Group 2025
The Mystery & Crime reading group is for SMSA Members, meeting regularly for lively discussion with people who share a love of books.
Hope for the Best by Jodi Taylor
This reviewer has just binge-read all ten books of The Chronicles of St Mary’s series, culminating with the latest installment Hope for The Best.
