Outback author to visit our libraries

If you love a great yarn, don’t miss the upcoming visit by well-loved outback novelist, Nicole Alexander.
Nicole will return to Warwick Library this month as well as making her first visit to Stanthorpe Library to talk about her new book A Changing Land.
It’s the sequel to her first novel, The Bark Cutters, the highest selling debut novel in this genre.
Warwick librarian Marianne Potter said the libraries were looking forward to her visit.
“There was such a good response to her previous visit and we are thrilled that she has approached us to return to the region,” Mrs Potter said.
“The library service is glad to be able to offer this kind of opportunity across our branches.”
Nicole is a fourth generation grazier and her books are generational sagas about what it’s like to a be woman on the land – and she knows what she’s writing about.
Nicole grew up on her family property, located between Goondiwindi and Moree, eight and a half hours by car to get to Sydney, five hours to reach Brisbane and six hours from the coast.
Life in the bush is harsh. Having survived numerous droughts, Nicole and her family are now battling the Northern NSW floods and, at the time of writing, are on 24 hour flood watch.  So why does she live here? Is the pull of the land so irresistible? The answer is clearly a resounding ‘yes’.
After gaining a Master of Letters from Central Queensland University, running a marketing career in Singapore and Australia, and a brief stint on the catwalk, Nicole is back in the bush, exactly where she wants to be.
Fourteen years ago she returned to the family’s wheat/cattle station and is now its business manager.
A Changing Land will be released in April and Nicole says she is now working on her third novel.
Come along and hear about her new book and the trials and tribulations of novel writing, at her free author talks at Stanthorpe and Warwick libraries.
Warwick Library:    2pm March 23
Stanthorpe Library: 10am March 31
Bookings essential:    Contact 4661 0342 for Warwick or 4681 2141 for Stanthorpe.