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    In hospital at twilight

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    A poem by Ted Logan
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    Potrick the Caterpillar: A local children’s book, written by kids

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    By Kat Kats As a community, we all know when book week has descended upon us. Seventeen Harry Potters greet us on our morning commute...
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    Recommended reading – November 25

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    Book reviews this month are Yilkari, Mega Rich Guinea PIgs, The Life Experiment, and What Did I Miss?
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    Recommended reading – October 25

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    The month Aryani Siti reviews Always Home, Always Homesick and Snake Talk: How the world's ancient serpent stories can guide us. Reviews from the Sun Bookshop include The Director and Oceanforged: The Wicked Ship.
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    Recommended reading – September 25

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    Books this month include Unsettled, Millie and Stella and The Director.
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    Love Is All I Have

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    They say "love always wins". I have love in my heart, but all I hear are cries.
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    The West’s inaugural Writers’ Success Summit 

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    Melbourne’s West, with its Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers flowing to the Bay, is home to  60,000 years of First Peoples’ storytelling.
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    And Silently Falls the Snow: A father’s legacy becomes an Amazon bestseller

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    Learn about the inspiring story of a local author whose published after death novel has become an Amazon bestseller.

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