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Dialogue 2019 CAE Book Groups Catalogue CAE BOOK GROUPS 253 FLINDERS LANE, MELBOURNE CAE.EDU.AU / 03 9652 0611 Contents 4 5 3 Join or Start a Growing Up, Book Discussion Service. 527 Collins Street Introduction CAE Book Group Moving On Contact Us 11 Level 2, 253 Flinders Lane Exceptional Women Melbourne VIC 3000 17 P (03) 9652 0611 Artist, 23 E [email protected] Maker, Thinker Relationships W www.cae.edu.au 31 45 Keep informed about upcoming Step Back in Time Families literary events, book reviews, book and movie giveaways and lots more. Email [email protected] to receive regular 38 email updates. Grand VIsions Start your own group 62 See page 4 for more information about Surviving, starting a group. Prevailing Join an existing group 55 70 Some of our existing groups are looking Journeys Dark Deeds for new members. Please contact CAE Book Groups, and we will help you find 78 82 87 a group in your area. Index by Index by Index by Author Title Large Type 87 91 Index by Enrolment Form Box Number 3 Introduction Centre for Adult Education CAE is a leading provider of Adult and Community Education and Theme Icons has been providing lifelong learning opportunities to Victorians for 70 years. CAE has a strong focus on delivering nationally F Fiction Large Print recognised and accredited training as well as non accredited L Nonfiction short courses, and connects with the community through socially N Adapted Books inclusive practices that recognise diversity and creativity. Located S Short Stories Book Group Favourite in the heart of the arts and café area of Melbourne’s CBD, CAE µ offers a vibrant and supportive adult learning environment, flexible learning options, skills recognition, practical training and supervised work placements. New Icon NEW CAE Book Groups Book Book Title On The Cover The program has significant autonomy: members of CAE Book Java Groups select their own pool of titles for their year’s reading list; Ridge decide on monthly meeting times; choose their own members; Author Jock and pick a place to meet such as a private home, café or library. Serong CAE Book Group members can also suggest titles for inclusion into the program. From international award winners to debut and SHORTLISTED Literary Australian authors, there are hundreds of books to choose from. Indie Book Award Prize Reading guides accompany each box of books and the questions provided can be used to frame each group’s discussion. LONGLISTED Australian Book Industry Award CAE Book Groups has a long history that can be seen in our selection of titles, or even in the way the discussion notes are Skipper Isi Natoli is charge of tour boat Java Ridge, written. We like to think of it as a great trip down memory lane; currently hosting a group of rich we hope you do too. Australian surf tourists in search of perfect waves in the remote Using Dialogue Indonesian islands. When a A selection of Reactions (feedback on the books that our storm approaches, the crew and members have read) from group members as well as our staff passengers are anchored beside an idyllic reef where they come favourites are included to provide a broad perspective on the into contact with the wreckage titles in the program. The Reactions we receive from all our book of Takalar, a people-smuggling groups provide vital feedback to CAE Book Groups staff. boat harbouring asylum There are four indexes: Author Index (arranged alphabetically seekers. The novel deals with by author surname), Title Index, Large Print Index and Box the unfolding political dilemma Number Index. Year in Canberra, at the same time Published as depicting the desperation Please ensure all members of your group have access to to survive. Dialogue, which can also be downloaded as a PDF via our Theme type F 2017 309pp B2279 BOX website at www.cae.edu.au. If you would like to receive a copy NUMBER as a PDF, just email us and we will send you one. Number The titles are grouped thematically, with fiction and nonfiction titles of Pages An explosive book that blends often sitting side by side. You will find a description of the themes literary fiction with political thriller. The story raises a lot in the content list. of moral questions surrounding asylum seekers, persecution Borrow an eBook and ‘turning a blind eye’. Group Reaction As part of your CAE Book Groups membership, you can borrow The tension kept me going an eBook version – in addition to the print copy – absolutely until I had read the entire book in one sitting. An extremely free! To receive eBooks, please ensure you have filled out the powerful read that will provoke online form to Register Your Interest. The form is available on intense discussions. the eBook section of the Book Groups website. When there is Group Name Larriana M, CAE Book an eBook available to match the book selected for your group’s Groups staff member next meeting, you will be able to borrow the eBook in advance of the meeting. 4 Join or Start a Book Group Starting a Book Group CAE Book Groups is a great way to connect with other readers in your How do we receive and return books? local community. Get together with friends, neighbours or colleagues CAE sends a box in advance of each meeting to the delivery address to discuss the sort of books that might appeal to you as a group and nominated by the Group Secretary. Books are returned to CAE by the choose a suitable time and venue. Once you have between 8-15 Group Secretary via courier or post. Reply paid slips are included in people and have decided on the number of discussion meetings you all boxes. Groups operate most efficiently when books are returned to would like to have, you are ready to take the next step of electing a and collected from the Group Secretary by each individual member at CAE Book Group Secretary. the scheduled meeting. Contact CAE Book Groups via phone, email or through our website What do I get for my fee? to receive a New Group Pack so you can begin selecting your books. Your first book will arrive within two weeks of receipt of membership Fees cover the delivery and return of book boxes each month and payments and book selections. access to the CAE eBook catalogue. Each box contains copies of the selected book (maximum 15 copies) and notes on loan for each Joining a Book Group individual member. Group Secretaries should only distribute books If you would prefer to join an existing group, please contact CAE Book to paid members. Group members can also sign up for CAE Book Groups via phone, email or through our website, and we will help you Groups Newsletter to receive timely news on events and competitions, find a group in your area and confirm the appropriate pro-rata fee. To as well as book reviews by CAE Book Groups staff. ensure you and the new group are the right match, your first meeting with a new group is free. Running a Book Group Victorian Annual Membership Fees 2019 (per member) No of meetings Full Fee Seniors Concession Secretary The CAE Book Group Secretary 11 $151 $137 $101 $87 CAE Book Group Secretaries provide a permanent delivery address 9 $140 $127 $94 $81 for books and liaise with CAE staff on book selections, payments 6 $111 $101 $75 $65 and enquiries from potential new members. Secretaries are vital to the success of book groups and ensure CAE keeps in touch with the needs of each group. The role of secretary can rotate between group members from year to year. Interstate Annual Membership Fees 2019 (per member) Where do CAE Book Groups meet and how often? No of meetings Full Fee Seniors Concession Secretary CAE Book Groups meet whenever they want through the year 11 $174 $152 $119 $98 and choose to receive CAE books 6, 9 or 11 times a year. Groups 9 $157 $137 $108 $89 choose the time, place and format of their meetings and direct their 6 $120 $105 $83 $68 own discussions. Books available for loan Each month, CAE selects a book from the list of possible titles Enrolment form your group has chosen from Dialogue. Groups have the option of Please see page 91 for an enrolment form, or download it via our requesting books in priority or random order. We will only ever send website www.cae.edu.au/book-groups/. The enrolment process can books on your selected list. be handled by post, email or phone. If you are eligible for a seniors or concession fee, you will need to provide a photocopy of your senior CAE discussion notes or concession card. Students are also eligible for a discount (same as Kick-start your meeting with CAE discussion notes. While there the seniors fee). For more details on discount eligibility, please see our is no formal tuition or assessment, all books are accompanied by website or contact us. specially commissioned notes written by our experienced note writers, complete with discussion questions. More than just a book review, the notes are guaranteed to get your group talking. How much time do we have to read the book before the discussion? One month. Books are delivered to the Group Secretary prior to the scheduled meeting. Members collect their copy of the book from the secretary then meet again the following month to discuss the book they’ve just read and collect their next book.