Canberra's first Christmas Book Flood (Jolabokaflod)

CANBERRA’S FIRST JÓLABÓKAFLÓÐ IS COMING!

In Iceland, on Christmas Eve, everyone exchanges gifts of books then spends the rest of the day (and night) reading.

It’s called ‘Jólabókaflóð’ – the Christmas Book Flood – and it’s coming to Canberra!

On Sat 17 Dec Beyond Q will be your one-stop Jólabókaflóð shopping spot!

We’ll have:
* Books suitable for all ages and tastes (all books are listed below by genre)
* A long line up of Canberra authors (ten!) to sign and personalise your gifts (times available listed below)
* Present wrapping elves so you can walk out with all your Christmas shopping done and wrapped in a single trip.

We look forward to seeing you at Jólabókaflóð!

AUTHORS:
Craig ‘Partridge’ Cormick (10am-3pm)
Lynnette ‘Turtledove’ Dickinson
Lawrence ‘French Hen’ del Gigante (10am to 1pm)
Andrew ‘Calling Bird’ Galan (12pm-3pm)
L.J.M. ‘Golden Ring’ Owen (10am-3pm)
Gillian ‘Swan’ Polack (10am-2pm)
Stephanie ‘Lady’ Owen Reeder (11am-1pm)
Melinda ‘Lord’ Smith (10am-12pm)
Kaaron ‘Piper’ Warren (10am-3pm)
Cate ‘Drummer’ Whittle (10am-1pm)

WRAPPING AND RAFFLE ELVES:
Sophie ‘Dasher’ Mannix and Olivia ‘Dancer’ Congdon

BOOKS AVAILABLE ON THE DAY:

***CHILDREN

Ages 0-2:
‘Feeling Fine!’, by Stephanie Owen Reeder, $10

Ages 3-6:
‘Dance Like a Pirate’, by Stephanie Owen Reeder, $15

Ages 6 and up:
‘Lennie the Legend’, by Stephanie Owen Reeder, $25
‘Amazing Grace’, by Stephanie Owen Reeder, $29
‘Lost! A True Tale form the Bush’, by Stephanie Owen Reeder, $29

Ages 7-10:
‘Trouble at Home’, by Cate Whittle, $10
‘Trouble and the Missing Cat’, by Cate Whittle, $10

Ages 8-11
‘Valdur the Viking’, by Craig Cormick, $10

Ages 9-13
‘Time Vandals’, by Craig Cormick, $10

Older YA (16 and up)
Dr Pimms Book 1: ‘Olmec Obituary’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20
Dr Pimms Book 2: ‘Mayan Mendacity’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20

***ADULT FICTION

Canberra Setting

Dr Pimms Book 1: ‘Olmec Obituary’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20
Dr Pimms Book 2: ‘Mayan Mendacity’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20
‘The Art of Effective Dreaming’, by Gillian Polack, $27
‘The Wizardry of Jewish Women’, by Gillian Polack, $29
‘The Time of the Ghosts’, by Gillian Polack, $27

Crime & Mystery Fiction

Dr Pimms Book 1: ‘Olmec Obituary’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20
Dr Pimms Book 2: ‘Mayan Mendacity’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20
‘The Grief Hole’, by Kaaron Warren, $25 paperback, $35 hardcover

Fantasy

‘The Shadow Master’, by Craig Cormick, $10
‘The Floating City’, by Craig Cormick, $10
‘The Art of Effective Dreaming’, by Gillian Polack, $27
‘The Wizardry of Jewish Women’, by Gillian Polack, $29
‘The Time of the Ghosts’, by Gillian Polack, $27

Ghost Stories

‘The Grief Hole’, by Kaaron Warren, $25 paperback, $35 hardcover

Historical Mystery

Dr Pimms Book 1: ‘Olmec Obituary’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20
Dr Pimms Book 2: ‘Mayan Mendacity’, by L.J.M. Owen, $20

Literary Fiction Short Stories

‘The King of Patagonia’, by Craig Cormick, $5
‘The Queen of Aegae’, by Craig Cormick, $5
‘The Prince of Frogs’, by Craig Cormick, $5
‘The Princess of Cups’, by Craig Cormick, $5
‘Unwritten Histories’, by Craig Cormick, $5

Poetry

‘For All the Veronicas (The Dog Who Staid)’, by Andrew Galan, $15
‘That Place of Infested Roads (Life During Wartime)’, by Andrew Galan, $10
‘Drag down to unlock or place an emergency call’, by Melinda Smith, $25
‘First… Then… – poems from planet autism’, by Melinda Smith, $17.50

Science Fiction

‘Langue[dot]doc 1305’, by Gillian Polack, $28
‘Crisis on Kepler’, by Lawrence Del Gigante, $30

***ADULT NON-FICTION

‘In Bed with Douglas Mawson’, by Craig Cormick, $15
‘Shipwrecks of the Southern Seas’, by Craig Cormick, $15
‘Journey to Peace through Yoga’, by Lynnette Dickinson, $27

Plus copies of ‘Walking and Cycling the Canberra’s Centenary Trail’ signed by one of the authors will be available on the day, $25.

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