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SUMMARY:Book Launch - Hill End Gold by Sue Whiting
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of the book Hill End Gold by children’s author Sue Whiting! \nA free event for all. \nLight refreshments provided\, and copies of the book available for purchase on the night. \nPerfect for historical fiction fans\, kids and educators teaching Stage 3 History – The Australian Colonies (gold rushes)\, historical inquiry skills\, and English outcomes relating to historical fiction\, Australian stories and author craft. \nAbout the book \nWhen Pa buys a stake in a gold mine at Hill End\, Alfie knows his life is about to change.\nA golden future is just within reach\, and fortune favours the bold … but in Hill End\, fortunes are lost as fast as they are made. \nIt’s 1872 and Alfie Wilson’s pa has sold the farm. He’s moving the family to Hill End to make their fortune and secure their Golden Future. Pa has gold fever – and so has Alfie –and they are convinced that it won’t be long before they’ll be the Wealthy Wilsons. \nNot everything is golden in this mining town though. Alfie soon discovers that life in Hill End is hard and\, at times\, dangerous. But fortune favours the bold\, and Alfie is determined he and his pa will overcome the many hardships and risks to strike it rich. But are there things in life more precious than gold? \nThe third book in the Our History series\, set in the famous gold rush town of Hill End.  \nNovel for ages 8–12  \nAbout the author \nSue Whiting is an award-winning children’s and YA author and editor and former teacher\, who has worked in publishing for twenty-five+ years. Sue was senior commissioning editor and publishing manager for Walker Books Australia for many years before leaving in 2016 to concentrate on her writing. Sue writes for many age groups\, from picture books through to YA\, including the bestselling novels Missing and The Book of Chance\, and the popular Pearly and Pig series. Her latest books include Sidney of Sydney\, illustrated by Liz Anelli\, and the crime mystery novel for readers 10+\, Promises and Other Lies. Sue is a passionate advocate for reading for pleasure and loves enthusing kids about books and reading.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/book-launch-hill-end-gold-by-sue-whiting/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Culture,Winter
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SUMMARY:Author Talk - Petronella McGovern
DESCRIPTION:Originally from the Central West\, Petronella is the best-selling author of Six Minutes\, The Good Teacher\, The Liars and The Last Trace. Her books have been nominated in the Ned Kelly Awards\, the Davitt Awards and the Australian Independent Bookseller Awards.\nHer Latest book Every Time She Wakes\, is an exploration of what makes us tick\, the lies we tell and the secrets we keep. Book a spot to hear her discuss this and more. \nBookings: 6333 6281\nCopies of the book will be available for purchase on the night. \nAbout the book\nEvery Time She Wakes is a taut\, time-bending thriller about family\, identity and defying fate.\nWhen careers counsellor Suze and her family are evacuated from their home during a bushfire emergency\, she suddenly realises they’re being kidnapped. The van crashes and Suze thinks it’s the end.\nBut she wakes up two weeks back in time. No one else remembers the terror that came before. Is it all in her own mind?\nThen it happens again. And again. \nWith every loop\, her world twists into a new version of itself. Suze must discover why it’s happening and who is behind the kidnappings. She’s running out of time to save her family and wake up in a world she recognises.\nA twisty page-turner about how far we’ll go to protect what matters most.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/author-talk-petronella-mcgovern/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Winter
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SUMMARY:Publishing: The Ins and Outs
DESCRIPTION:Publishing Ins and Outs\nBookings: 6333 6281\nTea and coffee provided. \nPresented by Managing Director of The Manuscript Appraisal Agency Kit Carstairs\, and self-publishing facilitator Jennifer Mosher. \nHear the ins and outs of the publishing world from industry experts with a special focus on self-publishing.\nWhat the presentation covers:\n•	all areas of the writing/publishing journey from a manuscript’s infancy through to a completed book\, ready to be distributed and marketed\n•	self-publishing process in detail\n•	author self-branding and marketing\n•	much more! \nJenny and Kit enjoy sharing their knowledge with writers and authors\, and take great pride in helping authors find their feet in this overwhelming industry. Between them they are able to tackle all areas of the writing/publishing journey\, from a manuscript’s infancy through to a completed book\, ready to be distributed and marketed. They are able to speak to both traditional publishing and self-publishing models\, outlining the ins and outs of each.\nThis is a chance for these two industry professionals to share their knowledge with local authors and writing enthusiasts.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/publishing-the-ins-and-outs/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Winter
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SUMMARY:In Conversation - Sophie Green
DESCRIPTION:Join Australian bestseller Sophie Green for a conversation on her new book The Frock Shop. A sparkling story about the beauty of the second-hand\, the power of second chances\, and becoming who you were always meant to be\, with a little help from your friends. \nCopies of the book will be available for purchase on the night.  \nAbout the book\nOn Sydney’s lower north shore\, in the harbourside suburb of Mosman\, there is a charity frock shop. For decades\, it has clothed the women of this suburb\, through good times and bad\, for richer\, for poorer. \nLocal resident Daphne has always worked at the frock shop. And she knows better than most how clothes are used by women as talismans\, as armour\, as beauty. Clothes are essential parts of women’s stories\, and those stories are now part of Daphne’s life. \nDaphne has her own stories\, too. Some involve her old friend Adelaide\, who still bears the devastating secret that caused her to flee Australia in her youth. Some involve a new friend\, Christina\, who has been forced to leave her glamorous Los Angeles life to rebuild in her childhood city. Then there is Margot\, living a life that is far from what she had dreamed it would be\, and Lucy\, desperate for escape and the promise of tomorrow. \nNot only does the frock shop give them purpose\, but the clothes will help them become the women they were destined to be\, because it is never too late for a transformation. \nAbout the author\nSophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. In her spare time\, she writes about country music on her website\, Sunburnt Country Music. Sophie’s novels are internationally published\, and each has been an Australian Top Ten bestseller. The Frock Shop is her eighth novel.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/in-conversation-sophie-green/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Winter
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