First Tuesday Book Club

Australian readers will be aware of the ABC's First Tuesday book Club
www.abc.net.au/firsttuesday

A newsletter arrived today with this information

Live Studio Recording!
If you're in Sydney on Friday the 8th of February we would love for you to join us for the live discussion of The Memory Room and Naked live at club headquarters. The filming will take place at the ABC studios 700 Harris Street Ultimo from 1.45 until 3pm and individuals and groups are most welcome.

This episode will screen at 10pm on Tuesday March 4th and again at 4.30 on Sunday 9th.

Special Episode.
Don't miss Jennifer Byrne Presents: Crime on the 11th of March at 10pm. Jennifer is joined by an all star panel, Dorothy Porter, Justice Ian Callinan, Shane Maloney and Graham Blundell who all get up to their elbows on all the sinister secrets of the crime writing genre.

Other 2008 Recordings are scheduled for:
March 5 – from the Adelaide Writers’ Festival
March 20 – Double Record – regular episode and Jennifer Byrne Presents: Animal Stories.
April 9 – One episode recorded in Sydney
May 9 – Double Record – regular episode and Jennifer Byrne Presents: Sex and Romance.
These events are free to attend, just call or email if you’d like to reserve seats.

Enter the Five Word Review Competition!
Not five pages, five paragraphs or even five sentences… Use five words exactly to critique the read of your choice and be in the running for a selection of books from the First Tuesday library. You can enter by post or on the Discussion Board.

First Tuesday Production Crew
Email: bookclub@your.abc.net.au
Phone: (02) 8333 3644
Write to: First Tuesday Book Club GPO Box 9994 Sydney NSW 2001

On the website I also found a review of NO TIME FOR GOODBYE by Linwood Barclay, which I have bought but am yet to read.
There is also a good page about Ruth Rendell with particular reference to NOT IN THE FLESH which was a featured book in December 2007.

You can also tell them what your favourite book for 2007 was.

By the way currently I'm reading Carol O'Connell's SHARK MUSIC. The alternative US title was FIND ME. The book's imagery is having quite a surreal effect on me, but more of that after I've finished.