Course organiser:Kathryn Ell and Mary Carnegie
Presenter:various
When Books are in Focus: Books have multiple functions in our lives. The text, of course, is central to the purpose and values of why we read books. We also value them as objects in themselves. And books may also be unique artefacts in the fabric of cultural heritage. In this course five local book enthusiasts will talk about significant ways they relate to books in their work or leisure reading.
2 Jul:
Kathryn Ell'I'm a reader, not a writer.'
9 Jul:
Damien Cairns, from the MacMillan Brown Library at the University of Canterbury, will speak on discovering the provenance and purpose of the Canterbury Association bibliotheca, and how this collection was the foundation of the earliest libraries in Canterbury.
16 Jul:
Megan Blakie from the Book Discussion Scheme.
23 Jul:
Edmund Bohan a practising writer of history and biography.
30 Jul:
Natalie Anderson a practising author of romance novels.