2021 Year In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Mysteries
Sections Top 10 Books Honourable Mentions Top 10 Books Click the title to see the book in the Library Catalogue 10 The Night Gate…
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, is the epic tale of a Spanish family, that falls in and out of fortune over…
2022 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…
Series Review: John Puller by David Baldacci
The John Puller series by David Baldacci follows an ex-Army, Chief Warrant Officer with the Army’s Criminal Intelligence Division, investigating criminal activity where US soldiers…
The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson
This book is a love-letter to libraries, and all who work in them. It is based on the extraordinary true story of the Bethnal Green…
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
If this is an example of the YA/adult cosy fantasy genre, let there be more! It was a real pleasure to find a well plotted…
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child (Parts One and Two) by J. K. Rowling, J. Thorne & J. Tiffany
Harry Potter & the Cursed Child is the 8th installment of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series, set 14 years after the last book & focusing…
Listen Again: Matt Rogers & Michael Brissenden
Matt Rogers lit up the stage with insights into The Forsaken, his latest high-octane thriller packed with rogue agents and gut-punch betrayals. The conversation with…
Crucible by James Rollins
Whilst this instalment; Crucible, is number 14 in the Sigma Force thriller series, it’s best to have read the immediate predecessor The Demon Crown first…
Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther
Mrs. Miniver by Jan Struther describes a little journey into the mind of middle‑class mother and housewife Mrs. Miniver, as she interacts musingly with the…
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson
Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson tells the story of a changing city during the 60s & 70s, through the eyes of a young girl named…
Listen Again: Let’s Talk About Louisa – More Than Henry’s Mother
We were joined at the SMSA for History Week by Michelle Scott Tucker, author and State Library of NSW Visiting Scholar, and Rachel Franks, historian and coordinator…