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The Libby Book Club for WA is a monthly digital book club available to Western Australian library members (State Library and public library), hosted by local author David Allan-Petale. The book club, delivered online - will take place on the third Wednesday of every month. Join the State Library of Western Australia - it's free.
You can watch previous book clubs on the OverDrive Youtube channel playlist.
Wednesday 15 October at 7:30pm is Audrey's Gone AWOL by Annie de Monchaux.
Book Club
Join author Louise Wolhunter to discuss Shadows of Winter Robins.
This month’s featured title, should be available to borrow in digital format, with no waitlists or holds! If not, you can request your library buys this title.

Louise Wolhunter
Louise Wolhuter grew up in northern England and moved to Queensland, before settling in Perth to raise a family. Also the author of An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb, Louise writes what she terms ‘twisty fiction’ with a focus on lives that creep up on people and there being more to everyone than meets the eye. She currently works as an Education Assistant in a primary school, which leaves her early mornings, weekends, and school holidays to write.
David Allan-Petale
David Allan-Petale is a Perth/Boorloo writer whose debut novel ‘Locust Summer’ (Fremantle Press) was longlisted for the 2021 ALS Gold Medal and shortlisted for the 2022 WA Premier’s Book Awards. The manuscript was shortlisted for the 2017 Australian/ Vogel’s Literary Award, and developed through a fellowship at Varuna, the National Writers’ House. David worked for many years as a journalist in WA and internationally with BBC World and Al Jazeera, and is passionate about helping the arts sector thrive.
Libby Book Club for WA
The Libby Book Club for WA is a free monthly digital book club hosted by author David Allan-Petale - brought to you by OverDrive Australia for all members of the State Library and Public Libraries, Western Australia. We welcome guests to join us the third Wednesday of each month to engage and interact with authors from all genres. The Zoom link will be emailed to all attendees on the day of the event.
The Libby Book Club for WA is brought to you by OverDrive Australia. Libby is compatible on all devices with iOS 10+ and Android 5.0+ and KOBO. If you have a Windows computer, Mac computer, or a Chromebook, you can use Libby in your web browser at libbyapp.com. We suggest using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.
This month’s featured title should be available to borrow from your local library with no waitlists or holds on the Libby reading app! During this book club, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, interact with the authors, and enjoy a bookish discussion. Hosted by David Allan-Petale – brought to you via Libby, the library reading app. This event will be hosted via Zoom - the link will be sent to online attendees on the day of the event. Download the Libby reading app to borrow the free ebook or audiobook from your library using your phone or tablet.
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