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Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”
- Francis Bacon, Essays, 1625
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Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in Book Groups for 2021. A reminder that Book Group enrolments for 2021 were due on 31st March. Enrolment forms are available to download from our website. Alternatively, you can phone (03) 9652 0611 to enrol. We are working to process enrolments as soon as possible.
Please continue to check restrictions in your state or territory to ensure you can meet safely, and practise good hygiene and social distancing. Thank you to all our Book Groups for your support. If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch with us at bookgroups@cae.edu.au.
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The winner of the Stella Prize, announced on 22nd of April, is The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld.
Other books shortlisted for the prize were:
The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay
Witness by Louise Milligan
Revenge: Murder in Three Parts by S L Lim
Fathoms; the World in the Whale by Rebeca Giggs
Stone Sky, Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe.
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Reading and Well-Being: The Benefits of Book Groups
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We know that reading can transport us in all kinds of ways – but did you know that sharing your reading experience has proven benefits for your health? Book groups are beneficial for people from all spheres. |
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We have 2 two-book packs to give away!
The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
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In 1988, a car collides with Saul on the Abbey Road crossing in London. He is fine. He gets up and goes to see his girlfriend, Jennifer. They have sex and then break up. He leaves for East Germany where he will have more sex (with several members of the same family), harvest mushrooms in the rain, bury his dead father in a matchbox and get on the wrong side of the Stasi. In 2016, another car – or is it the same one? – strikes Saul on the Abbey Road crossing. He is not fine at all. He is rushed to hospital, spending the following days in and out of consciousness, and in and out of history. Jennifer sits by his bedside. His very-much-not-dead father also sits by his bedside. Someone important is missing.
Thanks to Penguin.
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‘Great literature is thrilling. It will feed your hungry mind and take your heart on a journey. It will help you on the wonderful path to one of life’s most elusive and hard-won freedoms, freedom from the ego.’
Here is a book about the sheer joy of living, exploring 40 texts that can enrich us in all manner of ways. Some are recent (Harry Potter), some ancient (Homer and Lao Tzu). There are memoirs (Nelson Mandela), poetry (Les Murray) and great novels (Middlemarch, Beloved). Through personal encounters with these works, Michael McGirr – teacher, father, reviewer of hundreds of books, and lifelong lover of literature – provides insight and humour in essays that connect the texts he has selected. This is an ideal companion for a keen reader.
Thanks to Text.
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The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
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Author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time retells ancient myths and Shakespeare, woven into a modern story of a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship. When a young man discovers her secret, escapes on a boat bound for the Mediterranean but finds himself travelling back two thousand years to an age of piracy, shipwrecks and miracles.
Thanks to Penguin-RandomHouse.
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Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
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From the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, comes a story about a single mother starting a new life in small town Pennsylvania – only it’s not the safe place she thought. Her son vanishes in eerily similar circumstances to a disappearance of 50 years ago. He returns days later, unharmed but changed – and with a strange and chilling secret.
Thanks to Hachette.
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Anyone is welcome to enter. To go in the draw, simply email us at competition@cae.edu.au and let us know your favourite imaginative novel. Include your name and postal address. Entries close on Friday 7th May. We will notify the winners and we may use their answers on social media.
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Over the Edge: Exploring Melbourne’s Architecture
1 Session
Sunday, 10-12:30pm, 23 May
$99/$95 (conc)
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Latin: 1 (online)
12 Sessions
Thursday, 6pm-7:30pm, 20 May
$349/$332 (conc)
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Declutter and Get Organised
1 Session
Saturday, 12:30-4:30pm, 22 May
$169/$161 (conc)
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