See their name. Say their name. Vernon Ah Kee’s homage to local writers, writ large at Avid Reader.
Passers-by in Boundary Street West End might have been intrigued recently by the hive of artistic...
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Tag: Avid Reader Bookshop
Local authors, local publishers, local book launches.
Two book launches scheduled for the weekend of 8th and 9th December tell remarkably different...
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Celebrating Fiona Stager’s OAM for services to literature.
There were celebrations at Avid Reader on Monday evening. We all knew something was up, but Kevin...
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Selected reflections on when a ‘Chair-Monopolizer’ comes along
At any point in time I have this little stack of books I want to read. Usually there is a certain...
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Book Review: ‘The Brisbane Line’ evokes a rich and powerful sense of time and place
We often hear various commentators tell us that Brisbane came onto the world stage with the 1982...
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From one local legend to another – Joe Hurley on Phil Heywood
Local legend Joe Hurley had the great pleasure of introducing another local legend in Phil Heywood...
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Riverbend Books and Avid Reader unite for a new chapter in Bulimba.
The renewal of Riverbend Books, the sister bookshop of Avid Reader, is a heart-warming story of friendship, bookish camaraderie, and literary adventure in Bulimba.
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Paradiso by Steve Capelin: A story of Italian emigrants and a 19th Century scam
Local writer Steve Capelin has spent the better part of ten years researching the story behind his...
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Inviting Nature to Dinner: The benefits of bringing biodiversity to our backyards.
Some years ago, West End local, Helen Schwencke, and Dutton Park resident, Dick Copeman, were...
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Time to take a history walk around West End.
In its first Street Walkers’ Guide to West End, the West End Making History Group exhorted its...
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