Teatime at The Annex launches in conjunction with a new series of book discussions, presented by Kalk Bay Books

Deep Reading
Since opening Kalk Bay Books almost four years ago, many customers have spoken to us about their interest in engaging more deeply with the books they read. In response to these comments, and in support of the launch of Teatime at The Annex, we are delighted to inform you that on the first Saturday of each month from August to December, we will be hosting a new series of book discussions at The Annex Restaurant.

The discussions are aimed at anyone interested in gaining a deeper insight into both contemporary and classic titles, and will be led by two highly respected literary practitioners - author and lecturer Finuala Dowling and book editor Lynda Gilfillan, a former English teacher.

Each month, two titles with thematic links have been selected for reading and discussion. For all but one session, one classic and one contemporary title have been chosen.

Booking is essential!
To ensure a focused and in-depth discussion, the number of participants will be limited to 25 people per session.
To reserve your place, call The Annex at 021 788-2453
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Teatime at The Annex
The Annex Restaurant will be serving a daily Teatime menu from 2 August.

Between 3 and 6pm from Monday to Saturday,
you can enjoy a range of special coffees and a wide selection of teas, along with a choice of
teatime cakes, scones and tarts.






Sunday Times Literary Awards: the winners
by Albie Sachs & Imraan Coovadia
Sunday Times Literary Awards: the winnersSunday Times Literary Awards: the winners

The winners of the two premier book awards, The Alan Paton Prize for non-fiction and the Sunday Times Fiction Award, were announced on 24 July. Albie Sachs is the recipient of the Alan Paton Award for The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law, and Imraan Coovadia the Fiction Prize for his novel, High Low In-between

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Supper Club launched with great success

The Supper Club at The Annex Restaurant has been launched with great success by the performance by John Maytham of a programme of poetry, prose and humour on the theme of solitude, selected by Kalk Bay poet and author Finuala Dowling.

Guests enjoyed a warming supper before settling back for the performance, which saw them laughing and crying - sometimes at the same time - as John Maytham read from the works of Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, Pico Iyer, Monty Python, Woody Allan, Cervantes, and Gus Ferguson, among others.

'It's reassuring,' he commented at the start, 'to know that adults still like to be read to...'


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Come in from the Cold to Kalk Bay Books this Winter

Winter Reading at Kalk Bay Books

According to Mary-Ann Burke she 'gets her jollies' by getting you to read some of her recommended titles this winter. She explains that, 'they are a little bit different - some deep and dark, some slow and strange, other downright disturbing or funny. However  the common thread is that they are all extremely well written. If you have heard of them before, this is a gentle reminder to ensure a fuzzier, warmer winter.'

And for our younger readers, Aisling Heath has selected some of her favourite new titles this winter for all ages from 0 to teens, boys and girls. The stories range from troublesome naughty puppies to mysterious love lorn ghosts.

So come in from the cold and get one of our winter warmer reads today!

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Once a drug addict, always an addict. Melinda Ferguson follows up her explosive first book with a moving and brutally honest account of her life after drugs.
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Join us at teatime for the launch of our Deep Reading discussions
The Annex Restaurant will be launching Teatime at The Annex in conjunction with a new series of book discussions, presented by Kalk Bay Books.
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