'They're meant to be shared': Author Maura Pierlot is leaving books on benches around Canberra for you to find

Next time you visit your local shops or take a stroll through a park in Canberra, you may just happen across a book sitting on a bench.

It may look lost, but it's actually just waiting to be found and read.

Each week, award-winning author and playwright Maura Pierlot visits a different Canberra suburb and leaves books on the benches she walks past.