Non-Fiction Book Club
Non-Fiction Book Club
Join us every two months for engaging discussions at our Non-Fiction Book Club, proudly hosted by the Friends of Emerald Hill Library.
This friendly and welcoming Non-Fiction book club explores fascinating titles across a wide range of modern topics. Discover new ideas, challenge your thinking, and enjoy stimulating conversations with fellow curious readers.
The club meets at Emerald Hill Library, and new members are always welcome. Drop by, meet the group, explore the latest books, and stay for the conversation!
Best of all, it’s free to join. For more information please email: friendsofemeraldhilllibrary@gmail.com
Hillbilly Elegy
Tuesday 28 October | 6:30 pm
'Hillbilly Elegy' is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis-that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over forty years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm, but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside
Careless people : a story of where I used to work
Tuesday 25 November | 6:30 pm
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there and rose to its top ranks, things turned out a little different. From wild schemes cooked up on private jets to risking prison abroad, Careless People exposes both the personal and political fallout when boundless power and a rotten culture take hold
Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden History
Tuesday 24 February | 6:30 pm
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising at all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history was swept up in the story
Accessibility
These sessions are wheelchair accessible.
If you require any additional needs to access and enjoy these events, please contact us so we can help accommodate.
Phone: (03) 9209 6611
Email: libprograms@portphillip.vic.gov.au
