Pageturners Book Club at Orange City Library
Each month we discover different authors, topical themes and thought-provoking reads! The group usually meets at Orange City Library (ground floor) on the second Wednesday of the month at two sessions 12.30pm to 1.30pm; and 5.30pm to 7 pm. Current meetings are limited to 12 participants. Please RSVP online at eventbrite.com or call 6393 8132. We also welcome your reading suggestions especially for 2026!!!
Upcoming meetings:
- 12 November – Join us at the Daytime discussion at 12.30pm to talk about The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, and the Evening Group at 5.30pm to talk about Searching for Charmain by Suzanne Chick at 5.30pm – 7pm, both at Orange City Library.
- 10 December – talk about Searching for Charmain by Suzanne Chick at the Pageturners Daytime meeting in December and The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah at the Evening Group meeting at 5.30pm – 7pm. We will also be doing our usual “Kris Kringle” where we bring along a book (we’ll pop them into paper bags) to swap among Pageturners!!! So remember – bring a book you can part with.
Save the date for a special Book Club event: State Library of NSW Big Book Club Chat with Demelza from Collins Booksellers and Jasmine from Central West Libraries on favourite Book Club books and what makes a great Book Club read, there will be new books to see and check out, and a Livestream with the 3 hosts of the State Library’s Friends’ Book Club – Roanna Gonsalves, Jonty Claypole and Sophie Gee at Orange City Library on Friday 28 November at 5pm – 7pm. Please book you place here.
All book lovers and bookclubbers welcome.
And you may wish to be prepared by reading the featured books:
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2025 Miles Franklin winning Ghost Cities by Siang Lu
What Kept You? by Raaza Jamshed.
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In 2025 Pageturners read:
- Holiday Reads discussion – the groups talked about their holiday reading.
- Dirrayawadha (Rise Up) by Anita Heiss
- The Belburd by Nardi Simpson
- Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
- Lyrebird by Jane Caro
- Miles Franklin Literary Award Longlist
- Miles Franklin Undercover by Kerrie Davies
- Oribital by Samantha Harvey
- This Kingdom of Dust by David Dyer
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In 2024 Pageturners read:
- Discussed Holiday Reads
- Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang
- Anam by Andre Dao – Winner 2024 Prime Minister’s Literary Award
- Beware of Dogs by Elizabeth Flann
- Burn by Melanie Saward
- 2024 Miles Franklin Literary Award Longlist – Winner Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright
- The Fraud by Zadie Smith
- The Prophet Song by Paul Lynch – 2023 Booker Prize winner
- Genre read – Health and Wellbeing (your choice)
- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver and here is a great interview with the author published in The Guardian. 2023 Pulitzer Prize co-recipient and 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction.
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Classic read)
During 2023 Pageturners read:
- The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
- The Seven Moons of Maalia Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (2022 Booker Prize winner)
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au (2023 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Fiction winner)
- 2023 Miles Franklin Longlist – Winner Shankari Chandran for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
- Genre read – Biography (your choice)
- Wifedom by Anna Funder (New York Times Notable Book of 2023)
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- All The Broken Places by John Boyne
- The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
New Book Club – Friday Book Banter
Love books, but don’t want the pressure of assigned reading?
We have started Friday Book Banter with Librarian Antariksa and it is a relaxed space for book lovers to share what they’re reading, discover new books, swap favourite reads, and connect with fellow readers over afternoon tea—no required reading list, just great conversation!
*Join us on the second Friday of every month at Orange Library, 5.30–6.30pm.
The next Friday Book Banter will be on Friday 14 November!!!
Expect book discussions to include a mix of different themes and topics.
Bookings are not essential, but you’re welcome to register your interest to receive a reminder email.
Here is the link to register your spot: https://tinyurl.com/Fri14NovBookBanter
inklings – a book club for kids @Orange City Library
We also have book clubs at Orange Library that cater to our younger readers, who meet up every month. Are you a bookworm? Just can’t put a good story down? Do you tell anyone and everyone about your latest great read? Our kids Book Club, inklings, is for you. Read the suggested book, or pick any book up from the library, and read it ahead of our meeting. Maybe you loved it, maybe not! Your opinion matters and we want to hear it! Activities, discussion and afternoon tea await you at our gathering, where you can borrow the next book and meet other keen readers. Inklings – for 7-12 year-olds meet 2nd Monday of the month during school terms, at Orange City Library, from 4pm – 5.30pm.
Discover the Book Club Collection
Do you belong to a book club? Are you looking for your next read? Central West Libraries has sets of multiple copies of the same book ready for your group to borrow. Please ask us for assistance when searching for Book Club collections. You can view the books online or in Orange City Library on the Book Collection shelves located in Adult Fiction. Happy browsing!