A Reader’s Heaven is pleased to host author Kim Kelly in store on Saturday, July 25, 2015, between 11am and 1pm. Kim Kelly will talk about bringing our regional history to life through storytelling and her new novel, PAPER DAISIES. A Reader’s Heaven will be open for extended hours on Saturday, July 25, 2015, allowing … Continue reading
It looks like I won’t be home for Halloween this year, which is really disappointing. I loved the festival last year and Paul and I had a blast dressing up as our characters. This year Paul is having trouble thinking of something and with a home and shop to run completely on his own, he … Continue reading
Calling all Ruby League fans and fans of local history, join us in a celebration of a great victory for the Central West. Come to the launch of Ian Heads’ new book, The Night the Music Died, at A Reader’s Heaven on Wednesday, 3 September. This new sports biography tells the story of a local team … Continue reading
We’re finally getting married. Paul and I will be husband and wife before we fly to Canada so that Paul’s son, Jesse, can be a part of our day. This means we only have 40 days to plan. But that’s okay, we’re book people (READ: very clever and believers that form should follow function). On … Continue reading
In the lead up to our annual week-long festivities, Celebrate Lithgow, A Reader’s Heaven has put together a collection of new and used local history books for sale and have them displayed in our front window. Celebrate Lithgow begins this year with a charity concert on Saturday, followed by the Tour de Range bike-ride the … Continue reading
Halloween was a huge success. There was no moving on the footpath as the people filled the street in droves. The kids were fantastically dressed as they filed into the shops. “Trick or Treat,” they said. “Thank you,” they said. “You are welcome,” we said – and we meant it. It was an absolute pleasure … Continue reading
Halloween was always a reluctant holiday at our house. My mother worried that its roots were dark but she didn’t want to deny us the fun. Her solution was to downplay the night, to make it about candy and fun, and to avoid all things spooky. Luckily for her, my brother and I were never … Continue reading
