GET READING!

Get Reading! is Australia's largest annual celebration of books and reading. Previously called Books Alive, Get Reading! is a nationwide Australian Government initiative developed through the Australia Council for the Arts.
In 2010 Get Reading! runs from 25 August to 30 September, and encourages all Australians to GET LOST, GET FRESH, GET HOOKED, GET REAL and GET COMFY with a book.

Central to the campaign is a fantastic offer: pick up your copy of the FREE 50 Books You Can't Put Down guide, buy one of the 50 books and receive your FREE book, and GET READING!

The Yarra Plenty Regional Library will be hosting an event at the Eltham Library, in partnership with Elthambookshop for Get Reading! Join in for a night of murder and mayhem with award winning crime writers Michael Robotham and Malla Nunn in conversation with Jarad Henry Dress to kill! Bookings are required on 9439 8700 or email elthambookshop@bigpond.com

Thursday 16 September
7.00pm-8.30pm

Who is Michael Robotham? Australian born, Michael Robotham grew up in a small country town before become a cadet journalist and then a globe-trotting journalist. In 1993, Michael became a ghostwriter and wrote biographies for famous personalities, twelve of which became best sellers. All of his novels are well received: The Suspect, Lost, The Night Ferry and Shatter. He lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters.

And who is Malla Nunn? Malla Nunn was born in Swaziland, South Africa, and currently lives in Sydney, Australia. She is a filmmaker with three award-winning films to her credit and has written two novels: Let the Dead Lie and A Beautiful Place to Die.