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What are we reading??? Travis is currently reading The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, he just finished reading Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin and plans to read Badenheim 1939 by Aharon Appelfield next. I (Benita) am currently reading Capital by John Lanchester, I just finished My Revolutions by Hari Kunzru and plan to read The Siege by Ismail Kadare or possibly The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid or maybe…

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Wednesday the 5th September is Indigenous Literacy Day and we will be donating 20% of our takings to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Pop by to spend your book budget a better way this month, and/or contribute directly by adding to the collection tin in our shop!

The ILF is an Australian Book Industry initiative that works to raise awareness of literacy issues within the Australian community and to raise funds to equip Indigenous Australians living in remote communities with books and the support they need to become literate. Brown & Bunting donated books to the Northcote Library as part of a book swap event last year, but decided to extend our involvement this fundraising day as we feel this is such an important issue. The ILF aims to raise literacy levels and thus improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians. So pop in, buy a book and make a difference.

Travis:

Reading: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

Just Read: Red Queen by Honey Brown

To-Read: Mr Bloodmoney or How We Got Along After the Bomb by P.K.D.

Benita:

Reading: Open City by Teju Cole

Just Read: The Magician by Somerset Maugham (I agree!)

To-Read: The Messenger by Yannick Haenel

Illustration via The New Yorker read the review.

Gone is the man who brought us some of the most perceptive books about literature society and censorship.

“Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, Live forever! Bradbury later said, I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped.” via His official website

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