Books on Bywong with Kimberley Allsopp
Event description
Celebrating books and reading, Books on Bywong is a regular event for book lovers hosted by Sally Wilson.
Each month a guest author will take readers behind the scenes of their book, discussing their inspiration, writing process and publishing journey, as well as their top reading recommendations.
There is no obligation to have read the book, simply come along to enjoy the bookish conversation, pick up some new book recommendations and enjoy a relaxed evening at the West Toowong Bowls Club.
Books will be available for purchase thanks to our friends at Avid Reader and the bar will be open!
The guest author in July is Kimberley Allsopp, author of Rise and Shine.
Kimberley Allsopp has had her work appear in Kidspot, The Sunday Telegraph and WHIMN (now Body & Soul) and she co-hosts the rom-com podcast, Meet Cute, which allows her to justify some of her otherwise questionable life choices. Her first novel, Love & Other Puzzles was published by HarperCollins in 2022. Kimberley has worked in bookselling and publishing since 2008, and lives in Brisbane with her partner and two daughters.
About Rise and Shine
Charming, talky, wryly funny, poignant and original - Rise and Shine is a love story, yes, but it's a love story that happens ten years into a marriage, when somebody wants out.
This is a story about marriage. It is also a story about life and love and happiness and the absence of happiness and what we need to do to find it again.
It's a story about hope, baking, making music, lemon trees, painting, love, divorce, dogs, the families we create for ourselves, and the heat of the Brisbane sun.
It's a story about August and Noah.
It begins at the end.
Rise and Shine is an utterly surprising delight, a break-up tale that is also a love story; endearing, astringent, talky, wry, wise, uplifting and so original.
About Sally Wilson
Sally Wilson has worked in books and magazine publishing for more than 20 years as a writer, editor, book publicist and marketer. She's passionate about storytelling in all forms and has worked with publishers and literary organisations such as the Brisbane Writers Festival, University of Queensland Press, Griffith Review, Magabala Books, Black Inc, Monash University Publishing and the Australian Book Industry Awards.
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