We are proud to present Deborah Thawley at 5pm, Monday 15 March.

In 2009, Deborah wowed library members and guests with her thoughts on reading and books in America. This year, entitled A shelf of books on America: my choice of 51, she will speak about the books that have 'revealed' America to her. Deborah, who lives in the U.S, is a linguist with an interest in cross cultural communications. Her book reviews are published on the Athenaeum Library website.

Please advertise this event at your school or workplace. You can download the poster  (pdf 477 Kb).

We are proud to present Jean Lombard, author of An Irish Woman in Czarist Russia, at 1pm, Tuesday 16 March.

Jean will talk about her biography of Kathleen ffrench, the headstrong child of an Irish diplomat and a Russian heiress who grew up in her family's estates by the Volga and her father's castle in Galway. It is a fascinating tale of barons and princesses, the 1917 Russian Revolution, the brutality of Bolshevik prisons and Eastern Siberia. Jean's book will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.

Please advertise this event at your school or workplace. You can download the poster  (pdf 698 Kb) and press release (pdf 116 Kb). For more information about the author and Kathleen ffrench:  www.jean-lombard.com.

We are proud to present Melbourne history and mystery writer for all ages, Goldie Alexander, at 1pm, Wednesday 24 March.

The author of over 60 books, Goldie will talk about the differing age levels for which she writes. She will share what inspires her to write and how she is able to write for such different audiences. Goldie's books will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.

Please advertise this event at your school or workplace. You can download the poster here (pdf 576 Kb).

We are thrilled to present another session with Kay and Jonathan, but we must encourage people to book early as these are very popular on Wednesday 17 March 6-8pm.

Are you a book collector or a collector of books? Can vintage comics be as valuable as a first edition of James Joyce's Ulysses? What are fhe four salient points in book collecting? Is there a guide to first editions? What is the meaning of books terms such as 'foxing', 'first thus', 'cropped', 'shaved' and 'sophisticated'? Discover the answers to these and other questions in this interactive session with antiquarian booksellers Kay Craddock and Jonathan Burdon.

Cost: $20 non-members / $15 members and concessions, includes glass of wine and light refreshments. Prepayment at booking preferred.

Please advertise this event at your school or work place. You can download the poster here (pdf 359 Kb).

Missed some of the Author talks at the Ath? Listen to them by clicking on the links below:

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We have signed books for sale from authors who have done an Author Talk at the library:

• Matthew Schafer: Pandora's Market
• Peter Klein: Punter's Turf
• Elaine Lewis: Left Bank Waltz
• Jennifer Talbot: The Tree of Life
• Tiggy Johnson: Svetlana or otherwise
• Christine Darcas: Dancing Backwards in High Heels
• Peter Ralph: the CEO
• Peter Ellyard: Designing 2050: Pathways to Sustainable Prosperity on Spaceship Earth
• Sue Saliba: something in the world called love
• Karl Hudousek: Only Gods Never Die
• Paulette Gittins: The Secret World of Annette Robinson
• Louise Wilson: Robert Forrester, First Fleeter
• Anne Marsden: The Marsdens of Melbourne - The rise and fall of a family's fortunes 1841-1941

Also for sale:

• The Melbourne Athenaeum 170 years - A journal of the history of a Melbourne institution (see all details about this publication under heading "What's On" on this website: Read all about it - the Athenaeum's first 170 years!) 
• Award Winning Australian Writing - The best winning writing from short story & bush poetry competitions nationally, 2008 and 2009 editions, special price at the library $25 (2 books)
• Judith Buckrich: Collins - The Story of Australia's Premier Street, $69.95