Rupert Grech's Blog, page 16

Mr Dork goes to Valletta

I feel very silly sitting here at the signing table, all alone. So far, a gentleman tried to purchase a newspaper from me and a young woman asked if she could leave her bag near me. Feel like a real dork! Someone just asked if we have birthday cards for someone turning 90! 10:05am. Stop […]

Book Signing Day

Had a great day at the signings today. Met some very lovely people (and some characters!). Sold a nice pile of books too. Filed under: Writing

There it is again

  Filed under: Writing

The Stories Have Arrived in the Shops

Good feeling to see the book in the window on Republic Street, Valletta. Filed under: Writing

Forward by Barry York PhD, OAM, Author of “The Maltese in Australia” and Historian, Australian Museum of Democracy

Rupert Grech’s ‘Stories my parents told me’ is a lovely collection, based on stories his parents handed down of Malta during the period of World War Two. Rupert Grech has conveyed the stories with skill and charm. They make for a very engaging read, and one learns about Malta in the process. Through tales about […]

The Poster for the Upcoming Book Signings

This is all very exciting for a first time author. I hope it all goes okay!   Filed under: Writing

It’s a Small World

Well, I had just picked up ten more copies of the book and was walking down Republic St., Valletta on my way to deliver some to the Piadina Cafe, when who should I see walking down the street but John Aquilina, former Minister of Education in the NSW Labor Govt. and the first person of […]

New Identity?

Nice. Some of the locals have started referring to me as “the author of Marsaxlokk”. A few have asked for autographed copies of the stories. Sweet people. I suppose I’ll have to write another book now! Filed under: Writing

The books have landed!

The paperbacks have arrived in Malta and I can hold one in my own two hands at last. This has been a great experience and I’ve learnt a great deal. I had no idea that writing a book, getting it published and marketing it was all so involved. Busy but fun. Now I have the […]

The paperbacks have arrived in Malta and I can hold one i...

The paperbacks have arrived in Malta and I can hold one in my own two hands at last. This has been a great experience and I’ve learnt a great deal. I had no idea that writing a book, getting it published and marketing it was all so involved. Busy but fun. Now I have the […]