Together We Read Campaign

On 16 August 2023 the Whitsunday Regional Libraries join hundreds of public libraries and thousands of readers across Australia in offering the latest Together We Read digital book club selection. From 16 - 30 August Whitsunday Regional Libraries patrons can enjoy The Paris Mystery by Kirsty Manning, as an ebook or audiobook for free. Readers can access the digital book with no waitlists or holds by downloading the Libby app. Borrow the featured title and join in the discussion: togetherweread.com/au

The Together We Read: AU/NZ digital book club connects readers through participating Australian and New Zealand public libraries with the same ebook for two weeks and only requires a valid library card to get started. This free program is facilitated by Overdrive, the leading digital reading platform for ebooks, audiobooks and magazines and creator of the award-winning Libby app.

The Paris Mystery - a glittering mystery, set in pre-World War II Paris, combining exquisite settings, fascinating characters, delicious food and high fashion with engrossing intrigue and dark secrets. Described by Kerry Greenwood as 'A superb evocation of pre-war Paris … a mystery I couldn't put down.'

About Kirsty Manning 

Kirsty Manning grew up in northern New South Wales. A country girl with wanderlust, her travels and studies have taken her through most of Europe, the east and west coasts of the United States and pockets of Asia. Kirsty's debut novel, The Midsummer Garden, was published in 2017. Her second book, The Jade Lily, was published in 2018 followed by The Lost Jewels (2020), The French Gift (2021) and The Paris Mystery (2022). Her novels are also published in the United States and in Europe. Kirsty is a partner in the award-winning Melbourne wine bar Bellota, and the Prince Wine Store in Sydney and Melbourne. She lives in Melbourne, Victoria.