The Penguin and I have had a very bookish week and it is about to continue.
Wednesday was book club. The Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima. The tale of a young man during the mid 1940s war time in Japan coming to terms with his conflict between his homosexuality and the love of a woman who he felt no attraction for but could give him a family life. The discussion we had amongst our 6 members, (2 women, 4 men) was really interesting. He dealt with so many mental conflicts. We all got a lot out of this Penguin Modern Classic.
Thursday evening had us at the Hobart Town Hall for the launch of Robbie Arnott’s book Dusk.. He was interviewed by the wonderful Rachel Edwards. Rachel is a content maker with ABC Hobart. She has worked as a publisher and editor and most recently she has been producing the ABC Hobart Breakfast program and also works with Transportation Press in Tasmania. It was a full house as Tasmanians definitely claim Robbie as one of our own.
Locations in the book are not mentioned but it is based on the highlands of Tasmania. Robbie said the area is one he remembered spending time in as a child.
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Today was Love Your Bookshop Day across Australia. I went down to Fullers first thing this morning as Penguin had a deal going I wanted to participate with. Buy two Penguin books and receive a small boxed figurine of a Penguin. I really like Penguin ephemera and still have some from when I was collecting their vintage books.
I also wanted to see if by chance I came across the hidden Golden Ticket which gave the finder 12 months of free Libro Audio books. I didn’t find the golden ticket; it was found by another, but I did get two of the Penguins I’ve had my eye on for a while. I also picked up a Japanese book I’d ordered a few days ago. The boxed penguin is cute but small.
I can’t wait to read of the musings between a Japanese woman and her cat who she shares 20 yrs of her life with.
It is good to support the bookshops on their special days and I understand from a later fb post that they did quite a trade.
Monday evening we will once again be at Fullers for
I am currently listening to this on Audible.
What it’s about…
I am really looking forward to our free glass of wine and book launch interview all for $10.00.
Have you had any unusual or exceptional bookish experiences this week?
Let our little Tassie Penguin know. Until next time🌻
PS The Penguin is getting a bit of an upgrade in future months. He will be integrated more into the theme of the life posts of reading, travelling and taking photographs.
Travellin' Penguin 