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Dublin City Libraries held its 6th annual Readers' Day on Saturday 6th October 2007. Authors such as Louis de Bernieres, Carlo Gebler, Antonia Quirke, Gerald Dawe, Adrienne Dines and Ailbhe Smyth took part as did Kate Bateman, Sarah Binchy, Maria Dickenson, Una Healy & Fiona Tierney. Chaired by Guy Pringle discussions will range over a woman's obsession with film, new ideas for book clubs and the question of whether women write too many dull novels about domesticity.
This event was for members of book clubs attached to Dublin City Libraries
Students at Surrey's Newton Elementary school are involved in Racing Readers, a new program run by the SFU-TD Community Engagement Centre and the Surrey School District.
4:40 pm, between Manchester Oxford Road and Wigan Northwestern. It was a very crowded train, and I was standing. Further down the carriage, I could just see this arm and book out in the aisle. So I edged down that way, briefly explained my project, and asked her permission. Even from far away, I could see she was reading 'Ways of Seeing'. by the late John Berger.
Thank you for participating in my Readers project, and apologies for breaking your concentration. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Dublin's sixth annual Readers' Day took place in the Civic Offices on 6th October. The event brings readers and writers together. Over 200 readers from book clubs attached to Dublin City Libraries attended, and they discussed a range of issues with well-known writers. Among them was Louis de Bernières, the acclaimed author of 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin'. He spoke about the impact writing the book has had on his life. Carlo Gebler, Adrienne Dines, Gerald Dawe and Ailbhe Smith asked whether female authors write too many dull novels about domestic life. A fascinating discussion followed.
According to Divisional Librarian Jane Alger, "supporting book clubs is an important activity of Dublin City Libraries. Nearly 100 book clubs are currently supported through provision of books, information about new publications and reading-related events such as author visits. The main benefit is to introduce readers to books they would not normally read and enable discussion on the various topics in a social environment".
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Locally printed ARCs for my beta readers for Pentecost. Now to await the comments from real readers!
Notes Cafe, St. Martin's Lane, London, at about noon on 17 July. The cafe has especially good coffee, and also very striking light, with overhead spotlights and mirrors. He was sitting at the table closest to the street. I explained the project and asked his permissions, and he said yes immediately. We talked about the project; he asked if I was photographing intellectual London, and I said most of the pictures were in Lancaster, but I had found several readers in Russell Square. He said London was a good place to find someone waiting around for something. He asked if I wanted him to move to better light, so he must also have noticed the dramatic light in the back of the cafe where there is a skylight. But I didn't want to disturb him more than I had done already.
Many thanks for participating, and for being so patient.
Ian Brown, Bus 2A in Bowerham, Lancaster, about 1:00 on 21 July. I asked him for permission, and took several angles, to get different backgrounds. I try not to disturb people when I do this, but he then stopped reading and we talked about the Strangers Project and the Readers Project. For the first time, someone told me what they were reading: Neil Hegarty, The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People. He is reading other histories of Britain at the same time. He graduated five years ago and we talked about people we knew in his department. Today he was on his way out to the university to do some work for a course.
Thank you, Ian, for taking part in the project. Other photos are here:
Media City, Salford Quays, 2:30 pm. He was sitting in the park outside the BBC and ITV buildings. When I asked his permission, he showed me he was reading a French grammar, not something I've seen before with these readers.
Thank you for participating in my project, and apologies for interrupting your study. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
10:00 am, University of Texas at Austin, between Mezes and Batts Hall. I asked for permission (my contact details are on the slip in front of him). He said he was studying for an Astronomy exam in one hour.
When I had an office in Parlin Hall, I used to come out to this area, shaded by live oaks, when I took a break. He is sitting on a plinth that is now empty, after the Confederate statues were removed; that's why the text is covered up.
Thank you for participating, apologies for interrupting your revision, and I hope the exam went well. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Lunch break outside the local library. This one isn't such a high quality image as my others but I wanted to do something using my smartphone; last time I played the 7 Days game, I had planned a mobile picture but then was sent the wrong device and had to resort to using the old phone.
You can see that my hair continues to recede but at least now I have a tree growing out the back of my head!
Russell Square, London, about 12:30, 16 July. I saw they were both reading large A3 size sheets, and that they had pens out. I explained the project amd asked permission. But I didn't try to find out what they were studying.
Thank you for participating.
Almost 5 pm, 8 May, outside the old Orangery in Williamson Park. I introduced myself and asked permission. She is Bella; she has been at the university for three months (I didn't ask which one) and is now planning some travel. She has a guidebook to the Lake District, and below it, a notebook in which she was jotting down notes. She said she had gone to Heysham the day before, and she was planning more travels.
She also takes photos; she has an elaborate SLR in that black bag. She used her phone to show me pictures of her little son and her mother, and other family photos. She does them in dramatic black and white, with dark backgrounds. We discussed the light for he photos I had taken of her; I noted that the sun had just gotten a bit hazy, after being very bright, which is why I decided it would be good for a photo.
Thank you Bella, for being part of my project. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Reykjavic Airport, about 4:30 pm. It was very crowded with all the Icelandic Airlines flights waiting to board; you can see some of the people and luggage in the background. She was wrapped up in this book: George Friedman, Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe (perhaps a good book to read in the mid-Atlantic).
Thank you for participating in my project, and apologies for interrupting your reading. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
The Gregson Institute, Lancaster. The poet Sarah Hymas, introduces an evening of readings in memory of Elizabeth Burns, who died in August. Friends, poets, artists, and translators read from Elizabeth's poetry and their own.
Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
About 2:30, 8 August, Music Room Cafe, Sun Square, Lancaster.
I was sitting at the next table, asked his permission, and gave him my card. I took a lot of shots; the main problem was the bright sunlight (I have lightened the shadows in post-processing) and the background (I still have a bit of litter bin under his chin). He is reading La Oculta, a new novel by the Columbian writer Héctor Abad Faciolince: cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2015/04/09/babelia/1428579437_.... It has not been translated into English yet, but some of his others have, so I think I will order one.
You can see other photos in this project at: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/sets/7215765212
Dear Readers and Riders" by Marguerite Henry. A thrift store find!
I finally have located most of my own personal copies of Marguerite Henry's books. It was the happy acquisition of "Dear Readers and Riders" that spurred me to post this batch of cover scans and details. I hope you enjoy perusing Marguerite Henry's many books.