Published 18 June 200918 June 2009 · Main Posts Big Red Book fair this weekend Jeff Sparrow A reminder that the New International Bookshop takes over Trades Hall this weekend for the annual Big Red Book Fair. Details below: Are you stimulated by Kevin’s package, but lacking the appropriate retail outlet for your consuming passion? The Big Red Book Fair offers an elegant and discreet solution. For one weekend only, this 20 and 21 June, the New International Bookshop fills Trades Hall with a tantalising display of every literary genre imaginable. We’ve got all the usual Leftie stuff PLUS history and politics, Australiana, literature, crime fiction, kids books, travel, art, science, philosophy and so much more… Be there 11am sharp for the Saturday morning rush, or try late Sunday afternoon for some firesale bargains. 11am to 5pm Sat 20 and Sun 21 June Trades Hall, Melbourne Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, broadcaster and Walkley award-winning journalist. He is a former columnist for Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at radio station 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland. His most recent book is a collaboration with Sam Wallman called Twelve Rules for Strife (Scribe). He works at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. More by Jeff Sparrow › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia. 16 August 202416 August 2024 · Poetry pork lullaby Panda Wong but an alive pig / roots in the soil /turning it over / with its snout / softening the ground / is this a hymn
