Haven’t read The Rosie project, Rosie effect and The Rosie result, now is your chance. You can even ask the author Graeme Simsion a question. Meet the author at Riverside Theatre and find out how these quirky and some times hilarious characters go through their lives.
Category Archives: Australian Authors
Stories of Paris
Walking in Paris, you feel the bustling life in cafes, bars, and feel the artistic and romantic ambiance. After a short visit to Paris I have become very interested in French history. Continue reading
Top 10 Loans Parramatta Libraries 2018
2018 was a very busy year for the City of Parramatta Libraries with over 1 million loans across all our branches! We have selected the top 10 loans for adult non fiction, adult fiction, young adult fiction and junior fiction from our libraries. Have you read them all yet?
Adult Non Fiction
The barefoot investor – Scott Pape
The subtle art of not giving a f*ck – Mark Manson
Inglorious empire – Shashi Tharoor
The 7 habits of highly effective people – Stephen R. Covey
Sapiens: a brief history of humankind – Yuval Noah Harari
The life-changing magic of tidying up – Marie Kondo
12 rules for life: an antidote for chaos – Jordan B. Peterson
The secret – Rhonda Byrne
The happiest refugee – Anh Do
When breath becomes air – Paul Kalanithi
Adult Fiction
Two kinds of truth – Michael Connelly
Origin – Dan Brown
The Midnight Line – Lee Child
Force of nature – Jane Harper
Night School – Lee Child
The Woman in the Window – A.J. Finn
The Dry – Jane Harper
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine – Gail Honeyman
Truly Madly Guilty – Liane Moriarty
The Rooster Bar – John Grisham
Young Adult Fiction
Turtles all the way down – John Green
Fantastic beasts and where to find them: the original screenplay – J.K. Rowling
The tales of Beedle the Bard – J.K. Rowling
Magnus Chase and the ship of the dead – Rick Riordan
Throne of glass – Sarah J. Maas
Catching fire – Suzanne Collins
Queen of shadows – Sarah J. Maas
The hunger games – Suzanne Collins
The hate u give – Angie Thomas
Crown of midnight – Sarah J. Maas
Junior Fiction
Crazy weird! – Anh Do
Super good skills (almost…) – Liz Pichon
A tiny bit lucky – Liz Pichon
Captain Underpants and the revolting revenge of the radioactive robo-boxers – Dav Pikey
DogZombies rule (for now) – Liz Pichon
Extra special treats ( … not) – Liz Pichon
Old School – Jeff Kinney
The cheese experiment – Geronimo Stilton
A suitcase full of ghosts – Geronimo Stilton
Excellent excuses (and other good stuff) – Liz Pichon
In Conversation with Graeme Simsion
City of Parramatta Library, in partnership with Text Publishing, is proud to present a very special author talk event to be held in Riverside Theatres Thursday 7th February 2019.
Hilarious and thought-provoking, with a brilliant cast of characters and an ending that will have readers cheering for joy, The Rosie Result is the triumphant final installment of the internationally best-selling and beloved series that began with The Rosie Project.
Books will be available for purchase on the night and you will have the opportunity to meet Graeme to have it signed.
All attendees will have the chance to win lucky door prizes of the Rosie books on the night.
An Auslan interpreter will be signing the talk.
Book your ticket ($10) via Riverside Theatres, in person, by phone 8839 3399 or online.
Podcast In Conversation with Grace De Morgan
New Pod Cast from Parra Pods – In Conversation with Grace De Morgan!
Listen to the recording of City of Parramatta Library’s Wine and Cheese night with Grace De Morgan author of ‘Everything Happens for a Riesling: Your not so Fancy-Pants Guide to Wine’.
