New date!! Brisbane Aussie Readers' Catch-Up October 29th

[Kathryn]

We are getting together on Saturday, October 29th at a venue yet to be decided, but it will be somewhere in Brisbane's South Bank area.

If you are interested, please put your names down in this thread, and I will advise you by private message with details of the venue once the numbers are confirmed. Please DON'T mention any questions about location details here in the thread for security reasons - you can private message me with questions.

Date - Saturday, October 29th, 2022
Time – Midday for lunch
Location - South Brisbane
RSVP – October 22nd, 2022

The Surprise Book Swap is always fun, so we'll do it again.

Surprise Book Swap

1. Bring along one book to the venue to give away – any genre, it can be a new book but a gently-loved book in good condition is also perfectly acceptable.

2. Wrap the book in whatever paper you have at home.

3. Place a tag on the wrapping with the description of the genre.

4. Each participant's name will be placed in a hat, and when your name is drawn, you can select a surprise book from the pile.

And feel free to list any books here that you’d like to find a new home for. You are very welcome to ask other people for books even if you don't have any to actually swap - most of us just want to clear our shelves so there's room to buy more books! If you want to list books here to see if anyone's interested so you don't have to lug them all in, you're very welcome to do that as well!

Definites:
Kathryn
Lynne
Alda
Angela

Maybe
Jane

[Kathryn]

I can't be there on the 21st August, but of those who are going, do you want to do the surprise book swap again?

And even though I can't be there, I'll organise emails to go out to people.

[Lynne]

I can't do that date now either. Something came up today that I really need to get to on that day.

[Jane]

I'm OK with this date, with the book swap and with the location you suggested in your personal message Kathryn; hope others are still available!

[Kathryn]

Change of plan!! Because so many people are away or otherwise busy on Aug 21st, we'll postpone until October - we'll make it October 29th, at this stage, and cross our fingers that there is less sickness around by then!

[Lynne]

I'll put it in my diary.

[Said]

Hello, is this meant for the Saturday Oct 29 or Sunday 30th?

[Angela]

Kathryn wrote: "Change of plan!! Because so many people are away or otherwise busy on Aug 21st, we'll postpone until October - we'll make it October 29th, at this stage, and cross our fingers that there is less si..."

I'm in for October :)

[Kathryn]

Said wrote: "Hello, is this meant for the Saturday Oct 29 or Sunday 30th?"

We’re going for the Saturday again this time, Said.

[Kathryn]

I've changed the dates in the first post of this thread to be October 29th - hopefully this time there will be less sickness around! Who's in for a catch-up then?

[Kathryn]

I haven't read very many of my own books, but I do have a copy of Fall of Giants by Ken Follett that I'm finished with and would be happy to give away to a good home.

[Lynne]

I should be okay for that date. :-)

[Alda]

Hi Kathryn, count me in for the catch-up on 29th October :)

[Angela]

I’m in 👍

[Kathryn]

Yay for Lynne, Alda, and Angela!!

[Jane]

I’m not sure at this stage if I can make it as I have something else on in the morning which might run into lunchtime. What time were you thinking?

[Alda]

Hi, I'm leaving here a list of books that I am happy to give away if anyone is interested in them. Just let me know and I'll bring them at our catch-up next week :)

My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
A Column of Fire by Ken Follett Kathryn

[Kathryn]

Jane wrote: "I’m not sure at this stage if I can make it as I have something else on in the morning which might run into lunchtime. What time were you thinking?"

Oops, sorry, Jane - somehow I saw the beginning of your post but missed the last part!! However, the time was in the first post anyway, as usual, so hopefully you noticed it, even though I missed your question!!

[Kathryn]

Alda wrote: "Hi, I'm leaving here a list of books that I am happy to give away if anyone is interested in them. Just let me know and I'll bring them at our catch-up next week :)..."

Alda, I’ll take A Column of Fire - I’ve downloaded the audiobook, and if I’m reading a print copy at the same time, it will make it go quicker!

[Lynne]

Are we still on for today?

[Kathryn]

We are, Lynne, although it may end up being just you and I - Jane can’t make it, Alda was unwell earlier this week and was going to see how she felt today, and Angela’s been called in to work but isn’t sure how long for! Are you OK if it ends up being just the two of us?

[Kathryn]

I figure at least if you and I meet, Angela and Alda may still make it…

[Lynne]

I'm happy to do that. :-)

[Kathryn]

Excellent! See you later!

[Jane]

How did the catch-up go girls? Was it just the two of you?

[Lynne]

Yes, it was, but we had a nice chat. :-)

[Kathryn]

We missed everybody else, but we still nattered away!