The Bookshop鈥檚 new initiative for Asian gay men and allies
Image: The Bookshop Darlinghurst. Photo: Ann-Marie Calilhanna.
The Bookshop Darlinghurst鈥擜ustralia鈥檚 premier LGBT bookstore and one of the world鈥檚 longest-running queer bookshops鈥攚ill hold a special event for Asian gay men and their allies today (Sunday, 29 September).
The 鈥楽timulating Sundays鈥� event will be held from 4.30pm to 6pm this evening at The Bookshop, located at 207 Oxford St in Sydney鈥檚 Darlinghurst.听
Afterwards, the conversation will continue at the nearby Beresford Hotel (354 Bourke St, Darlinghurst) in time for the hotel鈥檚 popular Sundays Happy Hour from 6pm.
will has have an Asian flavour, with a focus on the store鈥檚 comprehensive range of books and DVDs.
鈥淚t will be a fun, interactive event to introduce Asian gay men and their allies to The Bookshop鈥檚 unsurpassed range of gay interest books and films on DVD,鈥� say organisers.
鈥淗endri Yulius (ex ACON staff member) and Bookshop staff will share their love of books and films, and recommend some of their personal favourites and highlight other notable books.
鈥淓veryone is encouraged to join in and share their favourites, and there will be prizes for the best contributions from attendees.鈥�
The Bookshop will also be offering a special 20 per cent discount off books and 10 per cent discount off DVDs for everyone who attends the event. Entry is free.听
鈥淭he intention is that this will be the first in an ongoing series of events that will foster the creativity of Asian gay men. Please come along to shape the direction of this new initiative.鈥�
Todays鈥檚 event is just one example of The Bookshop鈥檚 busy facing the store and the retail sector in general, and ensure the continued viability of the much-loved community resource.
Next week, The Bookshop will host .听
Silver will be in store signing copies of her book, Sex Down Under from 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Thursday, 3 October.听
On Thursday, 7 November, The Bookshop will be hosting a in store drinks event at 6pm to launch Palely Loitering, a memoir by much-loved Albury Hotel piano player Hugh O鈥橩eefe.听
It will be followed at 7pm by (243 Oxford St, Darlinghurst) where Justice Michael Kirby will be on hand to launch the book.
On Thursday, 14 November, The Bookshop will host another in-store event, with .听
The events follow The Bookshop鈥檚 recent slew of book launches, signings and literary dinners involving a range of authors including Dennis Altman, Shelley Argent, Neal Drinnan, Maggie Kirkpatrick and Samuel Leighton-Dore.
For more information on upcoming events, visit , where The Bookshop also maintains an online store, which ships books and DVDs around Australia and internationally.听
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