Thursday, September 03, 2009

DYMOCKS PONSONBY AUTHOR EVENTS -
AN INVITATION TO READERS OF BEATTIE'S BOOK BLOG-
OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL READERS TO MEET LOCAL AUTHORS

Dymocks Ponsonby are hosting monthly author events at which local authors will talk about their books.
As a reader of Beattie's Book Blog, Dymocks Ponsonby invite you along to these events. It's a great opportunity to ask any burning questions you might have and enjoy a glass of wine with like-minded people. Although each event is FREE, we would appreciate an idea of numbers. To book for any of all of our upcoming author events, please use the contact details below.
We look forward to seeing you there,
Andrew and the team at Dymocks Ponsonby.

Meet Author and Sailor Max Cumming
Max Cumming was at the helm of the super-yacht Senses for two years. His book Senses: a circumnavigation with style details his experiences and those on board during that period.
Date: Wednesday 9 September 2009
Time: 6pm -7pm
Venue: Dymocks Ponsonby, 344 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Cost: FREE, but bookings are essential
Phone: 378 4860 or Email: ponsonby@dymocks.co.nz

Meet author, art expert, cultural curmudgeon and literary friend Hamish Keith
Hamish Keith is well known as an arts consultant, media writer, broadcaster and author of a number of art and social history publications. He published a companion volume to the television serties The Big Picture: The History of NZ Art and an autobiography Native Wit.
Date: Tuesday 15 September 2009
Time: 6pm -7pm
Venue: Dymocks Ponsonby, 344 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Cost: FREE, but bookings are essential
Phone: 378 4860 or Email: ponsonby@dymocks.co.nz

Meet author Jill Marshall
Jill is the author of the internationally successful Jane Blonde Series. She lives in Auckland and 'loves writing'. She also coaches and assesses manuscripts to help others write. And a new picture book, Kave-Tina Rox, is published this month.
Date: Tuesday 13 October 2009
Time: 6pm -7pm
Venue: Dymocks Ponsonby, 344 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Cost: FREE, but bookings are essential
Phone: 378 4860 or Email: ponsonby@dymocks.co.nz

Meet TV star Richard Till
Richard Till is a TV star, cookbook writer and has just released his latest book Richard Till Makes it Easy. During his time in the restaurant industry he's cooked for Stevie Wonder, U2, Miles Davis, Simply Red, the English cricket team, plus thousands and thousands of kiwis. This one will be very entertaining.
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2009
Time: 6pm -7pm
Venue: Dymocks Ponsonby, 344 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Cost: FREE, but bookings are essential
Phone: 378 4860 or Email: ponsonby@dymocks.co.nz

Meet Author Peta Mathias
Peta Mathias is a respected and prolific NZ chef, author and broadcaster who now builds on the culinary travel experience with her gastronomic tours in the South of France, Morocco and India. In her new book Just in Time to be Too Late she turns her attention to what it means to be a man in the 21st Century.
Date: Tuesday 1 December 2009
Time: 6pm -7pm
Venue: Dymocks Ponsonby, 344 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Cost: FREE, but bookings are essential
Phone: 378 4860 or Email: ponsonby@dymocks.co.nz

Meet Alexa Johnston, Curator, Baking Expert and Author

Many of us can still recall a time when family cake tins contained a delicious variety of home-made goodies.
Alexa's first book Ladies, a Plate: Traditional Home Baking contained recipes of our favourite treats. Her second book Second Helping: More from Ladies A Plate is in response to the enthusiastic reception for her first book. A personally signed copy would make a great Christmas gift.
Date: Tuesday 8 December 2009
Time: 6pm -7pm
Venue: Dymocks Ponsonby, 344 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby
Cost: FREE, but bookings are essential
Phone: 378 4860 or Email: mailto:%20ponsonby@dymocks.co.nz

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