1st Tuesday Book club visit

Tuesday 31st May saw 12 of us travel on the bus, provided by Hawkesbury Library, to watch a taping of Jennifer Byrne's show - The 1st Tuesday Book Club. The day was a great success from being delivered directly to the front door of the ABC studios to watching the process of how a TV show is recorded. Jennifer Byrne came across as an extremely warm, friendly & intelligent interviewer. She easily put her guests, as well as us, at ease. We were lucky to watch the recording of Jennifer's interview with Geraldine Brooks - an Australian journalist, foreign correspondent & Pullitzer Prize winner. Geraldine's journalistic career saw her reporting from many tense, sometimes dangerous hotspots. She has a great sense of curiosity & attention to detail which comes out in her books. The 2nd segment recorded was a discussion panel that included (Australian author) Michael Rowbotham & (actor) Virginia Gay. The other usual guests included Marieke Hardy & Jason Steger. The novels discussed included Cold Comfort Farm  & the Last Werewolf. The panel were interesting, entertaining & showed a depth of knowledge of the craft of writing. A thoroughly enjoyable day.