James Maclean Opens Up About  "Mordialloc":  An Author for All Seasons:  Series Seven  - 11am, Saturday, 29th July 2017  Mentone Public Library's "An Author for All Seasons"   continues this month     with James Maclean http://brolgapublishing.com.au/growing-up-aint-easy/   Presenting   Mordialloc   “Growing Up Ain't Easy” Released in 2016 With year 12 in the rear view mirror, Floyd decides to throw a party for his graduating class. Hard liquor, inexperience and a testosterone-fueled peer group are seldom a good mix. What seems funny at the time isn’t always funny in the morning and a court case suddenly looms on the horizon. The boys find themselves scrambling; all for one and one for all.  Well, maybe not this time.     Bookings are essential due to the cozy nature of our space. Phone Tony: 03 9583-8494 Email: mentonepubli...

Calmer Suits Suzy J Brown Superbly:  An Earnest and Refreshing Reflection  - 11am, Saturday, 24th June 2017      Life's hard knocks often make for the better, more enlightened person...and writer. The engaging and charismatic, yet down-to-earth and sincere Suzy J Brown proved no less in her recent appearance at our library. Thank-you ever so much, Suzy. Here she is below in her own words. Suzy J Brown Reflects on her  Morning at  Mentone Public library: Being invited to be part of the Author For All Seasons program at Mentone Public Library was both a humbling and enjoyable experience. Julia Reichstein put endless hours in to promote the event, source information, invite distinguished guests and organise the day, to whom I am eternally thankful.  She revealed the reason why she invited me to participate in the program, as she had seen me previously at the Bayside Author’s Expo and my book launch at t...