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Anna Fienberg and Kim Gamble at Manly Library
We have a fabulous event for kids planned for the next school holidays at Manly Library. Anna will talk about writing her Tashi books and Kim will show you how he illustrates them. And then there will be Tashi craft to follow, What a fabulous morning! Date: Thursday October 7 at 10:45am Please call the Library on 9976 1722 to book. |
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Bill Granger coming to Manly Golf Club
Bill has a new book, Bill’s Basics, and he’ll be at Manly Golf Club on wednesday October 13 to talk about this beautiful book. Date: Wednesday October 13 at 12 noon. $85 per head. Book through Bookoccino, 9973 1244 |
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ABC Journalist Peter Lloyd
It is July 2008 at 8pm and one of ABC-TV’s best-known foreign correspondents, Peter Lloyd, is being arrested on the streets of Singapore on drug charges. And so begins a dramatic and highly publicised ordeal. To talk about his story, Peter will be our guest at Manly Library introducing his new book Inside Story. Date: Wednesday October 27 at 6:30 pm For bookings ring the Library on 9976 1722 |
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Karen Martini
Karen will be coming to Manly Golf Club on monday November 23 for the launch of her new cook book, Feasting. Date: November 23 at 12 noon $85 per head Call us at Bookoccino on 9973 1244 |
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Tom Keneally
Tom will be our guest at Manly Library to introduce his new book, Three Famines. This is the story of three great famines. The first is an Gorta Mór, the great hunger of Ireland, the second is the less well-known but more deadly famine that struck Bengal in 1943. The third is the Ethiopian famine, which first sprung up in lethal form in the 1970s Date: Wednesday Nov 3 at 6:30pm Bookings through the Library, 9976 1722 |
PREVIOUS EVENTS
| /td> | Literary Lunch with Lyndey Milan and Ian Hemphill
Venue: Manly Golf Club, 38-40 Balgowlah Rd, Manly Date: Monday March 29 Time: 12 noon Cost: $85 |
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Literary Dinner with Ray MartinVenue: Manly Golf Club, 38-40 Balgowlah Rd, Manly
Date: 10th November, 2009 Time: 6.30pm Cost: $85 per person |
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Lunch with Bill GrangerVenue: Manly Golf Club, 38-40 Balgowlah Rd, Manly
Date: 6th April, 2009 Cost: $85 |
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Lunch with Wendy HarmerVenue: Manly Golf Club, 38-40 Balgowlah Rd, Manly
Date: 5th May, 2009 |
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Dinner with peter FitzSimonsVenue: Manly Golf Club, 38-40 Balgowlah Rd, Manly
Date: 9th June, 2009 |
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Author Talk with Bob Ellis
Venue: Manly Library, Market Place, Manly Date: 24th June, 2009 |
In April we’ll be starting a new series of events in the cafe courtyard. Conversations in the Courtyard will launch with John-Paul Bell talking about his book Laughter is the Best Medicine, life with Australia’s clown doctors. As Jean-Paul says Ýou see, I’m not really a doctor. Not a medical doctor, that is. I’m something a bit more unusual. I reckon I have the best job in the whole world - I’m a clown doctor!’ Come and here Jean-Paul tell us about his life visiting sick children in hospital, bringing laughter and fun to more than 100,00 patients and families each year. Cost is $5 which includes coffee, and we’ll start at 10:30am. Bookings essential, call us on 9973 1244.
Clive Small at Manly Library