National Award for non-fiction.ĭavid Demchuk: The Bone Mother: Three neighbouring villages on the Ukrainian Romanian border are the final refuge for the last of the mythical creatures of Eastern Europe. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is coming of age and her family must travel to the annual meeting place and find her a mate.Ĭarol Off: All We Leave Behind: An incredible work of non-fiction that reads like a thriller, All We Leave Behind is the true story of a family fleeing the death sentence of a ruthless warlord, written by the journalist who broke all her own rules to get them to safety. SINGLE TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.Ĭlaire Cameron: The Last Neanderthal: Forty thousand years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. They will bring several copies of each series’ books so that you will be able to purchase books for the fall, winter and spring series if you haven’t already managed to get them.īOTH SERIES ARE NOW SOLD OUT. We will have a bookseller from Ben McNally Books, for the first Tuesday and Thursday in September and the first Tuesday and Thursday in January. The description of each book is at the bottom of this text.įor first-time subscribers, the doors open at 6:45 pm, with the lectures beginning at 7:30 pm, so come early to get the seats you want and to enjoy the refreshments. The information about each series is below. Please remember we sell out early, so purchase your subscriptions as soon as possible. Subscriptions can only be purchased online through the BeMused Network (details below). Subscription cost for non-members of the Heliconian Club is $200 including HST (108122466RT0001).

Once again there are non-fiction titles whose content is timely and informative, and entertaining. There are authors with whom you will be familiar, talented newcomers with whom you will be impressed, and up-and-coming international authors. Both series run from September 2018 to June 2019.

This year it will consist of two separate series consisting of nine two-hour sessions, each including a lecture, question period and refreshments. This popular series has been described as a cross between a traditional book club and a university course without exams.

The Only Café by Linden MacIntyre