9 May
9 May A big day – first the drive from Albany to Perth, then five bookshop visits (QBD Carousel and Belmont, Dymocks Garden City, Crow Books and Typeface) followed by a big event at South Perth community centre with Dymocks Hay St. Julia Lawrinson (novelist) interviewed us, and some Natalie King books/ Rosie series sold […]
8 May
8 May Heading west from Esperance (where the pink lake was sadly not pink) to arrive in Albany. A quick visit to Paperbark before their event at Six Degrees (Bookshop NUMBER 200!) – Leisa had reorganised the regular book club to accommodate us and what a great turnout. Mental health workers, and those with lived […]
7 May
7 May After checking out the giant pit in Kalgoorlie (yes, it’s big) we headed south to Esperance, leaving unseasonal rain and thunderstorms behind for blue skies and wind. A very warm welcome from Stevie, her family and the locals (including the book club) for a signing and a shortened author talk over wine and […]
6 May
6 May Weather continues to be interesting as rain and thunderstorms followed us through the Nullarbor to Kalgoorlie. At Book Boutique in Donna’s new premises we got a warm welcome and a small number of the faithful, including support from the local video shop, and a maternal child health nurse who sent a friend and […]
5 May
5 May Another day on the road traversing the country; crossed into Western Australia after the quarantine inspection (having juiced the unused lemons…). Despite Nullarbor meaning no trees, there are indeed trees and despite imagining scrubby desert it’s green and it rained! Emu sighting but they’d disappeared before we could get the drone up to […]