tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59208089519369995872024-03-06T02:24:00.666+11:00Foster's Little BookshopJan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-62916804100423756332016-01-07T14:46:00.002+11:002016-01-07T14:46:49.384+11:00FRENCH VISITORS TO FOSTER<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every now and then very interesting people pass through Foster and this couple were no exception. They are a husband and wife, members of a Paris jazz band called <i>Swing Deluxe </i>and it was a pleasure to talk with them about their music. I took their business card and looked them up on the internet and this is what I <a href="http://www.swing-deluxe.com/english/">found</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Swing Deluxe was formed in 2003 by young musicians from Paris. Year
after year, their concerts have evolved into full-scale musical events
including singing, swing and Russian cabaret performed at the Jazz clubs
of the capital and in various festivals all over France, Europe and the
Middle-East.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be searching iTunes for their music, so expect to hear them sometime soon in the bookshop.</span><br />
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Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-4709849906817691502016-01-07T14:17:00.001+11:002016-01-07T14:17:26.971+11:00ELIZABETH GILBERT: BUCKET OF CRABS<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Author Elizabeth Gilbert who is best known for her title<i> Eat, Pray, Love </i>has posted an interesting take on how we strive, or not to 'better' ourselves and what part friends and family can play in this endeavour. I've attached her words <a href="http://www.mamamia.com.au/elizabeth-gilbert-on-family-and-crab-buckets/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-89178566537692519362015-12-18T16:08:00.001+11:002015-12-18T16:08:42.661+11:00BOOKSHOP WINDOW<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'd like to thank all those who've come into the bookshop simply to say how much they appreciate our Christmas window. I took a couple of photos, however the reflection from the glass interfered with the clarity of what I took. So here's my effort in case you haven't been past in the last few weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you look really hard you'll see at the bottom of this last photo a small grey dog, I hope the lady who wanted to buy him was successful in finding her own at Glenn's Sports & Gifts...!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-53841237180333186482015-11-28T11:42:00.001+11:002015-11-28T11:42:11.271+11:00READING IS NOT HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little photo sent to us by a customer needs no interpretation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks Jellie.</span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-66686934815386493342015-11-28T11:38:00.002+11:002015-11-28T11:38:41.725+11:00RIDDLED WITH GILT<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst on the subject of books that are beautifully produced. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Gilding</strong> is an age old art which consists of
applying gold in powder or thin sheet (gold leaf) form to an object - in
this case, a book's pages or
even cover boards.</span><br />
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The gold in gold leaf has typically been mixed or alloyed with other
metals such as silver or copper. But there are other options, and not all
that glitters is gold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We received a link from one of our suppliers with amazing information about gilding, if the subject interests you take a look <a href="http://www.abebooks.com/books/RareBooks/gold-gilded-decoration/riddled-gilt.shtml?cm_mmc=nl-_-nl-_-CPrpt13-h00-giltbkAH-121214TG-_-01cta&abersp=1">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book title is <i>Poems </i>and it's by W B Yeats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-58465747097655982692015-11-28T11:31:00.001+11:002015-11-28T11:31:22.902+11:00AUTHOR BRIAN SELZNICK<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of you will remember this author for his book <i>The Invention of Hugo Cabret. </i>We have his latest book on the shelf now and it is <i>The Marvels</i>. All of Brian's books are exquisitely produced with elaborate covers and gold edged pages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This feel-good book will tug
on the heartstrings of dog-lovers everywhere, with 150 photos of joyous rescue
dogs and tales of their happy-ever-afters, from Australian Working Dog Rescue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Some have found new careers
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Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-15438160318960132872015-11-20T16:46:00.001+11:002015-11-20T16:46:30.150+11:00THE DHARMA DOOR<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some years now we've been very happy to stock these bags handcrafted by women in Bangladesh. They used to be called 'book bags', they are now referred to as 'the everything pouch'. Whatever they are called they still come from Bangladesh and they are still very beautiful. A new shipment arrived this week, new colours and new designs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Heather
Sjoberg is making her debut as a writer with a book about her family – <i>James
Neilson and Isabella Gibson: Gippsland Pioneers.</i> The family's heritage listed
home in Gippsland was the subject of an episode of the ABC production
Restoration Australia in September 2015. The Neilson family came from Scotland to
Gippsland in 1841 and were one of the first white families to settle there. The
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anne Rice is an American author of gothic fiction, Christian
literature, and erotica. She is perhaps best known for her popular and
influential series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Ruth Barbara Rendell,
Baroness Rendell of Babergh was an English author of thrillers and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-42953154689164407702015-11-14T12:00:00.001+11:002015-11-14T12:00:31.470+11:00CHRISTMAS CRAFT DAY - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday, December 5th we will be holding our last event for the year and it will be a craft day for the local kids. If you have preschool and/or primary school children come in from 10.30 to midday and we'll spend time making Christmas cards and listening to Jennifer Jones' storytelling. There will be gifts and balloons for all the kids. The event is free and you don't need to book. See you here with small ones in tow all prepared to have fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-19052366403993071982015-11-14T11:40:00.001+11:002015-11-14T11:40:23.795+11:00CHARLES HALL - BOOK SIGNING<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a very happy morning on Saturday 7th meeting Charles Hall and his wife Sue. I found out much more about these two over a couple of hours; both are musicians and still active on the scene. Those who came to meet Charles stayed to talk which says a lot about the man. Here are some photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-56009679123343541072015-10-30T17:11:00.003+11:002015-10-30T17:11:44.093+11:00HELENE YOUNG<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of you will remember Helene Young who flew down from Brisbane one cold Friday night in July a couple of years ago to speak at the Twilight Talks we held at the Stockyard Gallery. There's an interesting<a href="http://www.sistersincrime.org.au/content/write-heart-says-romantic-suspense-author-helene-young"> article</a> on the Sisters in Crime website I thought you might like to read.</span><br />
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Booklovers members have voted for their favourite children’s book of all time.
The ‘Harry Potter’ series (J K Rowling, Bloomsbury)
topped the poll, followed by The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle, Penguin)
and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C S Lewis, various imprints). The
‘Treehouse’ series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (Pan) was the highest
placed local entry in fourth spot. Eight out of the top 10 titles and nearly
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Jan Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07224011015777367826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920808951936999587.post-51664398415917074882015-10-24T11:21:00.001+11:002015-10-24T11:21:24.040+11:00LIV, FOREVER BY AMY TALKINGTON<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's a great review of this title on our website, take a look <a href="http://www.fosterslittlebookshop.com.au/index.php?page=book_reviews">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A Macquarie University
author survey has found that Australian authors earn on average $12,900 from
their writing, with educational authors the highest earners, followed by
children’s book authors and genre fiction authors. Nearly half of all authors
supplement their income with a job unrelated to their writing, and 37.3% are
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One of these, a ream of paper and away you go................. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The book </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Prom Country: A History</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> was short-listed for the Victorian Community History
Awards and won a commendation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well done
to the Foster Historical Society for publishing this great local history book. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And if you <a href="http://www.3mfm.com.au/">listen</a> to 3mFM over the next 10 or 12 Saturdays at 1.00pm you'll hear some of the stories from this book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jennifer Jones was also
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