“I’ve read their books, they are wonderful emotional things and I urge anyone who loves reading to try them.”

Nook and Cranny Bookstore owner Bev Cranney is a fan of Australian writers Debra Adelaide and Toni Jordan.

It’s why she is so excited about their visit on Friday, August 1.

And she’s not the only book lover who has been inspired by the talents of these two writers.

Debra Adelaide recently landed a whopping $1 million advance for her much-anticipated novel, “The Household Guide to Dying”.

Debra is just one of two authors who are on their way to Goondiwindi.

The other is Toni Jordan

It is a fictional account of an author and mother’s final days.

The reviews have been glowing.

Debra Adelaide is the author of two previous novels, “The Hotel Albatross” and “Serpent Dust”, and the editor of four themed collections of fiction and memoirs, the latest of which is “Acts of Dog”. She is now a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Toni Jordan was born in Brisbane in 1966 and graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Science. She has worked as a sales assistant, molecular biologist, quality control chemist and marketing manager. Following an early mid-life crisis, Toni left her job in the vitamin industry and enrolled in RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing course with the idea of starting her own writing business.

She needed one more subject, so she picked Novel and in 2006 won a Varuna Awards master class to develop her debut novel, “Addition”.

Toni lives in Melbourne where she works as a freelance copywriter.

Australian writer Debra Adelaide’s, “The Household Guide to Dying” is a fictional account of an author and mother’s final days.

The reviews have been glowing.

Debra Adelaide is the author of two previous novels, “The Hotel Albatross” and “Serpent Dust”, and the editor of four themed collections of fiction and memoirs, the latest of which is “Acts of Dog”. She is now a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology, Sydney.

The authors’ dinner is at the Royal Hotel on Friday, August 1.

The evening which includes a three-course dinner costs $35.

Book your seats or a table at the Library.

Drop in and see June or phone 46714872.

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