Girl Over the Edge: A memoir by Kim Hodges
Kim Hodges talks about her second memoir which is entirely about her lived experience of mental illness. Her book openly and honestly details her struggles with bipolar disorder and depression over the past five years and challenges some of the beliefs and stigma around mental illness.
Tuesday, 2 October, 6:30-7:30pm
Emanuel Tsardoulias Community Library, Dulwich Hill
Refitting the city: Making homes out of warehouses
Keeping our older industrial, commercial and institutional buildings and adapting them for residential use allows us to retain much-loved local character whilst providing alternative, and sometimes innovative, ways to live. Architect Richard Healey-Finlay will discuss his recently completed Edith Street apartments project in St Peters. Geoff Bonus, director of Bonus + Associates, will speak about his projects The Grace and Venables, both in Camperdown.
Wednesday, 3 October, 6:30-8:30pm
St Peters/Sydenham Library
Turmoil: Letters from the brink by Robyn Williams
Local author Robyn Williams, host of The Science Show on ABC Radio, presents his latest book Turmoil, a searingly honest and often blackly funny reflection on his life, friends, the people he loves and loathes, and a multi-faceted career that includes over forty years on radio.
Monday, 8 October, 6:30-7:30pm
Balmain Town Hall
Free. Bookings: or call 9392 5938.
The Getting of Garlic by John Newton
Before garlic we had meat and potatoes – after garlic what we ate got much more interesting. But has a national cuisine emerged? What is Australian food culture? Food writer John Newton’s observations and recipes, old and new, show what has changed and what hasn’t.
Tuesday, 16 October, 6:30-7:30pm
Leichhardt Library
Non-fiction writing: How to get started with David Lewis
Perhaps you want to dabble in journalism or write the definitive book on your passion. This workshop is designed for people who want to publish non-fiction.
Thursday, 18 October and Wednesday, 24 October, 2-5pm
Leichhardt Library
The Land Before Avocado: Journeys in a lost Australia by Richard Glover
Richard Glover, local author and host of ABC Radio Sydney, takes a journey to an almost unrecognisable Australia. It’s a vivid portrait of a quite peculiar land – a place that is scary and weird, dangerous and incomprehensible. It’s the Australia of his childhood. The Australia of the late 1960s and early 1970s – let’s break the news now: they didn’t have avocado.
Thursday, 25 October, 7:30-8:30pm
Ashfield Town Hall
Hello Holidays
From science weather experiments, creating a nature inspired mobile, becoming a library detective or watching an afternoon film screening – there are lots of fun and free activities at the library during the October school holidays.