Book Club Resources
Are you a devoted reader in our community! Are you part of a book club? Would you like to start a book club? If you are a member of an existing book club, why not check out our book club sets. We have selected a diverse collection of reads designed to inspire discussion.
Great news! The Bunbury Library run three book clubs each month. You can find out more about our clubs and to register your interest by contacting our Library team.
Bold indicates NEW book club set (updated February 2024)
| Title | Author | Genre | Copies |
| Alias Grace | Atwood, Margaret | F | 6 |
| The Handmaid’s Tale | Atwood, Margaret | F | 8 |
| Working Class Boy | Barnes, Jimmy | BIO | 8 |
| The Suspect | Barton, Fiona | F | 6 |
| Atlas Si | Blake, Olivie | F | 8 |
| The Hearts Invisible Furies | Boyne, John | F | 8 |
| Lion : A long Way Home | Brierley, Saroo | NF | 8 |
| Behind the Voice | Callea, Anthony | BIO | 8 |
| Caught | Coben, Harlan | F | 6 |
| The Innocent | Coben, Harlan | F | 7 |
| The Black Box | Connelly, Michael | F | 9 |
| Boy Swallows Universe | Dalton, Trent | F | 9 |
| All Our Shimmering Skies | Dalton, Trent | F | 8 |
| The Day the World Came to Town | DeFede, Jim | BIO | 8 |
| Room | Donoghue, Emma | F | 7 |
| While Paris Slept | Druart, Ruth | F | 7 |
| The Cry | FitzGerald, Helen | F | 6 |
| Gone Girl | Flynn, Gillian | F | 9 |
| Lessons in Chemistry | Garmus, Bonnie | F | 9 |
| Still Alice | Genova, Lisa | F | 10 |
| The Fault in Our Stars | Green, John | F | 8 |
| The Kings Curse | Gregory, Philippa | F | 6 |
| A Room Made of Leaves | Grenville, Kate | F | 8 |
| Water for Elephants | Gruen, Sara | F | 10 |
| The Foundling | Halls, Sarah | F | 8 |
| The Dressmaker | Ham, Rosalie | F | 10 |
| Scrublands | Hammer, Chris | F | 8 |
| The Dry | Harper, Jane | F | 6 |
| The Lost Man | Harper, Jane | F | 10 |
| Force of Nature | Harper, Jane | F | 7 |
| The Survivors | Harper, Jane | F | 8 |
| The Exiles | Harper, Jane | F | 9 |
| Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine | Honeyman, Gail | F | 8 |
| Between You & M | Horton, Joanna | F | 8 |
| Handling Edna | Humphries, Barry | BIO | 8 |
| The Honey Queen | Kelly, Cathy | F | 8 |
| The Lost English Girl | Kelly, Julia | F | 7 |
| Devotion | Kent, Hannah | F | 8 |
| Revival | King, Stephen | F | 6 |
| Orphan Train | Kline, Christina Baker | F | 6 |
| We Could Be Something | Kostakis, Will | F | 8 |
| Backlash | LaPlante, Lynda | F | 9 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Lee, Harper | F | 6 |
| Hidden Figures | Lee Shetterley, Margot | NF | 8 |
| We Must Be Brave | Liardet, Frances | F | 6 |
| Ma, he sold me for a few cigarettes | Long, Martha | BIO | 9 |
| Arthur and Teddy are Coming Out | Love, Ryan | F | 8 |
| Too Much Lip | Lucashenko, Melissa | F | 10 |
| Don’t Want to Miss a Thing | Mansell, Jill | F | 6 |
| Can I Steal You for A Second? | McAlister, Jodi | F | 8 |
| Once Were Wolves | McConaghy, Charlotte | F | 8 |
| Crimson Dawn | McDonald, Fleur | F | 10 |
| Hello from the Gillespies | McInerney, Monica | F | 9 |
| The Pearl Thief | McIntosh, Fiona | F | 8 |
| The Scholar | McTiernan, Dervla | F | 8 |
| The Song of Achilles | Miller, Madeline | F | 8 |
| The Hundred Foot Journey | Morais, Richard C | F | 10 |
| Nine Perfect Strangers | Moriarty, Liane | F | 7 |
| The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Morris, Heather | F | 9 |
| Cilka’s Journey | Morris, Heather | F | 6 |
| The Golden Land | Morrissey, Di | F | 8 |
| The Road Back | Morrissey, Di | F | 10 |
| Homecoming | Morton, Kate | F | 9 |
| Giver of Stars | Moyes, Jojo | F | 8 |
| The last explorer | Nasht, Simon | NF | 8 |
| Sweet Sorrow | Nicholls, David | F | 10 |
| Into the Fire | Orchard, Sonia | F | 8 |
| The Thursday Murder Club | Osman, Richard | F | 8 |
| The Family Doctor | Oswald, Debra | F | 8 |
| Past the shallows | Parrett, Favell | F | 9 |
| Leaving Time | Picoult, Jodi | F | 6 |
| My Sister’s Keeper | Picoult, Jodie | F | 10 |
| Mad Honey | Picoult, Jodie | F | 8 |
| Bones Never Lie | Reichs, Kathy | F | 8 |
| The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | Reid, Taylor Jenkins | F | 8 |
| The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek | Richardson, Kim Michele | F | 8 |
| Bruny | Rose, Heather | F | 8 |
| Dirt Town | Scrivenor, Hayler | F | 8 |
| Honey Bee | Silvey, Craig | F | 8 |
| The Best of Adam Sharpe | Simsion, Graeme C. | F | 8 |
| The Rosie Project | Simsion, Graeme C. | F | 8 |
| Aberash – A Mysterious Land Down Under | Smith, Helene | YAF | 10 |
| Children of Morwen | Smith, Helene | YAF | 10 |
| Wild : A Journey from Lost to Found | Strayed, Cheryl | NF | 10 |
| Perfume : The Story of a Murderer | Suskind, Patrick | F | 8 |
| The Goldfinch | Tartt, Donna | F | 6 |
| Nora Webster | Toibin, Colm | F | 6 |
| White Horses | Treasure, Rachael | F | 8 |
| Finding Grace | VanLiere, Donna | BIO | 8 |
| The Bookbinder of Jericho | Williams, Pip | F | 8 |
| Gemini Falls | Wilson, Sean | F | 9 |
| Eyrie | Winton, Tim | F | 10 |
| The Shepherd’s Hut | Winton, Tim | F | 8 |
| They Hate Each Other | Woody, Amanda | F | 7 |
| Total Sets – 94 |
What titles are available? Lists of our book club sets are available from our libraries, online or we can email them through to you.
How do we access the book club sets? Book clubs must be a registered as members with Bunbury or Withers library to borrow the sets. Your club will be issued with a membership card, this card is used to borrow book sets. The set must be borrowed and returned as a set, in full.
How does my book club become a member? We require two members of your book club to supply their details as book club contacts. One or both will be required to sign and accept the conditions of use on behalf of the book club.
For how long sets be borrowed? The loan period is six weeks.
What is the best way to keep track of books? Each of the books within the set will be individually numbered e.g. 1/8, 2/8. Some book clubs allocate a constant number to a specific member.
How do we return the sets? The books must be returned as a set including the reading notes (if present). The complete set can be returned to either Bunbury or Withers. The returns chute or after-hours chute cannot be used. Please ensure you give the bag to a library staff member.
Can a title be reserved for our book club? Yes – our library staff can help you to do this, either in person at one of our branches, by phone 9792 7190 or email on bunlib@bunbury.wa.gov.au
What happens if a book for the set is lost or damaged?
As per our terms, the book club will be financially responsible for all books borrowed. If the damage is minor, the library may try to repair the book if feasible. If the damage is major, there may be a charge for the book. If the book is lost, the book club will need to pay for or replace the book.