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May 2015
The Very Odd Bookclub – May
On Sunday the 31st of May we'll be getting together at Durty Nelly's to discuss The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter. This is a collection of ten fairytales, most of them familiar, retold through the lenses of psychology, gender, sexuality and power. Here traditional text and subtext are reversed or even completely subverted, taking stories the reader knows and revealing sides of them that are obvious in hindsight and yet confrontingly new. Here are Vampires, werewolves, beauties and beasts, even…
Find out more »June 2015
Stefen’s Mystery Book Special Event
This is a special book club evening to discuss the 'Mystery book' we have been promoting in the store. No RSVP is required, but it does help me to organise space to have some idea so they are appreciated. For those unfamiliar with the 'Mystery Book' promotion, the original web post is linked below. http://www.stefensbooks.com.au/bookseller-on-the-edge/
Find out more »October 2015
Book Launch: Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier
We're very pleased to have local author and store favourite Juliet Marillier back with us for the release of her new book Tower of Thorns. This is the second of the Blackthorn and Grim series and is in trade paperback format for $29.99. Since I've not managed to get my hands on a preview copy I'll have to let the publishers tell you about the book, although based on the number of devoted readers she has (which includes me) you…
Find out more »Stefen’s Bookclub – October
Bete by Adam Roberts The book club book for this month was supposed to be Hard to be a God by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, but I've had some issues getting more copies. If you're one of the folks who did get one, don't despair we are going to do it for the club, I've just had to put it back a month while I wait for restock. Instead we're going to be reading one of most unusual books of…
Find out more »Book Launch: Evermore
Another event hooked up for October! Actually, it's being run by the nice folks at South Perth Library. Isobelle Carmody will be talking about her new graphic novel Evermore. But we'll be on hand with plenty of copies to deal with the desperation to own one that will most assuredly follow. This is a free event, but they do like folks to book so follow the link and we'll see you there! http://bit.ly/1RGQ8VQ.
Find out more »February 2016
The Very Odd Bookclub – February
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti. This will be our second month with Thomas Ligotti as we discuss his 1991 collection Grimscribe, for which he received a World Fantasy Award nomination. We'll be chatting about the collection itself and probably comparing it to last month's odd book, his 1989 collection Songs of a Dead Dreamer. Misanthropic, nihilistic short horror over drinks is not everyone's idea of a good time, but if you think it might appeal to you we still have copies…
Find out more »April 2016
The Very Odd Bookclub – April
The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers This one grew out of the conversations around the two Thomas Ligotti collections The Odd Book Club read recently. There were mentions of Lovecraft and Chambers and the things that change and stay the same within genres over time. That gave me the idea of looking into perhaps putting forward an older example of weird fiction for the group to wrestle with. I bit of research revealed that I could some copies…
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The Very Odd Bookclub – May
The Man Who Was Thursday by G K Chesterton Particularly observant television watchers may recognise G K Chesterton from the credits of the Father Brown television series based on his novels. While justly famous for his sleuth / clergyman detective fiction, he was also a prolific writer of social, political and literary criticism. He also had a deep interest in metaphysics and spirituality. The Man Who Was Thursday could reasonably be called his attempt to do all of this at…
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Stefen’s Bookclub – June
Uprooted by Naomi Novik This is another book that I've been looking forward to doing for the book club. It came out last May in trade paperback but the smaller format should be hitting shelves about now, making it eligible for book club selection. It's a stand-alone novel that offers a new interpretation of a folklore classic and was one of the most praised books of last year. The book club has been pretty science fiction heavy for the past…
Find out more »October 2016
Book Launch – Juliet Marillier
Den of Wolves As with the first two, this is mixture of fantasy, folklore and mystery-thriller. We return to ancient Ireland as once again the healer Blackthorn and her friend and sometime bodyguard Grim are sought out to help someone with an unusual problem. As with the other two in the series, there is a familiar fairytale at the kernel of the book, though I won't spoil that for you by telling you what it is. Suffice to say that…
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