	{"id":37399,"date":"2026-01-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/?p=37399"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:41:09","slug":"book-nerd-helps-others-develop-their-love-of-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/book-nerd-helps-others-develop-their-love-of-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Book &#8216;nerd&#8217; helps others develop their love of reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PATRICK Bonello loves a lot of things \u2013 technology, most kinds of media, and much more \u2013 but ranking possibly at the top of his list of interests is books.<\/p>\n<p>The self-confessed sci-fi and fantasy nerd has a massive collection of them, featuring some of the biggest names in their genres: Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, JRR Tolkien, and countless others.<\/p>\n<p>It was Mr Bonello&#8217;s love of science fiction and fantasy stories that led him to join the Ballan Neighbourhood House Book Club when he moved to the town from Melbourne about 17 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I moved here I wanted to get involved with the local community,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Having a passion for reading, I noticed the neighbourhood house offered a lot of different programs \u2013 and the book group jumped out at me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also wanted to broaden my repertoire of reading; I love sci-fi and fantasy, I&#8217;ve loved it since I was a kid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I figured I&#8217;d make new friends and be able to sit down and talk about books that I enjoy reading, but also take on other books that I wouldn&#8217;t normally jump in and read.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37403\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37403\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/20260106_154317_67085-1-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/20260106_154317_67085-1-rotated.jpg 900w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/20260106_154317_67085-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/20260106_154317_67085-1-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Bonello has uncovered some gems he would otherwise have missed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Such is his dedication to the group, Mr Bonello has been its facilitator for at least the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>He has also served on the neighbourhood house committee and teaches tai chi at the premises while running his own marketing and design business, as well as podcasting.<\/p>\n<p>The book club meets on the fourth Monday of each month, which gives members a month to read selected books supplied by the local library.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The focus is a lot on Australian authors, and we&#8217;re very lucky that we have such an amazing talent base to draw from,&#8221; Mr Bonello said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d say 60 per cent of the books would be by Australian authors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bonello said he certainly had uncovered some gems through the group, including the 2020 novel Honeybee by WA author Craig Silvey.<\/p>\n<p>He said everyone in the group loved the book, with some even grading it higher than the usual scale of 1 to 5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve read some amazing books that I wouldn&#8217;t have picked up previously,&#8221; Mr Bonello said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In fact the first book I picked up (as part of the group) was a book by Jodi Picoult called My Sister&#8217;s Keeper \u2013 a beautiful book, and subsequently I&#8217;ve read more of her work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I think I&#8217;ve been very lucky to have been able to join the group and it&#8217;s been great for my repertoire of reading.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And Mr Bonello encourages more locals to sign up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a wonderful opportunity to just dive into a book but also meet with like-minded people to discuss the book,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And living in a smaller town, connecting with people is what the real catalyst is \u2013 and book groups are a great way to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s membership consistently hovers around 10 or 12 people, and anyone interested in getting involved can do so through the neighbourhood house website at <a href=\"http:\/\/ballanneighbourhoodhouse.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ballanneighbourhoodhouse.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The next program begins at 6.30pm on Monday 23 February at the neighbourhood house in Inglis Street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PATRICK Bonello loves a lot of things \u2013 technology, most kinds of media, and much more \u2013 but ranking possibly at the top of his list of interests is books. 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