Carolyn Landon is next Summer Read author blogging from 31 January to 4 February.
Carolyn Landon was born in the US and came to Australia in 1968. She taught in the Victorian State School System, and has recently completed an MA in Biography and Life. Carolyn is currently working on the life of Aboriginal artist Eileen Harrison.
Her book Cups with no Handles is one of the books on the Summer Read shortlist.
Cups with no Handles tells the true story of Bette Boyanton; a woman who struggled to overcome the disadvantages of poverty, lack of education, inequality and poor health, to become an inspiring feminist and environmental activist. This memoir gives us an understanding of social and feminist history in the twentieth century, and what gives a life value.
As part of the free Summer Read events across Victoria, Carolyn will be appearing at:
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, Cnr Ballarto Rd and Botanic Drive Cranbourne on Wednesday 4 February 2009, 10.30 – 11.30 am.
Author event to be followed by wander around the Australian Garden (limit 50 people)
For more information phone Cranbourne Library 5990 0150 or book online at http://summerread9.eventbrite.com
Grampians Road Halls Gap (behind Brambuk Cultural Centre) on Saturday 14 February, 2009 from 1.00 pm BYO picnic and chair (Author appearing at 2.30pm). Children’s activities provided and light refreshments provided at the event conclusion.
For more information and phone Horsham Library 5382 5707 or book online at http://summerread38.eventbrite.com
What Carolyn says about summer reading
“The words ‘summer reading’ immediately send my mind to the beach at Torquay from Jan Juk to Zeally Bay where we lie on the warm sand every January year in and year out and read books. We only put our books down when we get too hot and have to run into the surf or swim around the buoys at Cosy Corner to cool off. One summer I had both Charles Waterstreets’ memoirs – Precious Bodily Fluids and Repeating Leaving – with me, and a woman reading near me noticed. She told me she knew Waterstreet and what a wonderful man he was and how glad she was people were reading his clever books. “That’s the great thing about Australia,” I said. “Someone always knows someone and you never feel like a stranger. I love these books and will cherish them.” They now stand together on my bookshelf with sand in their pages and they smell like summer reading.”
