Book Clubs

Love this account in The National Herald about an online book club I attended, hosted by the Greek Elder Care Network in New York City. If you’d like me to attend your book club or literary get-together, drop me a line!

I remember feeling so grown up when I joined my first book club, all the way back in… hmmm, around the turn of the century, I think! Since then, I’ve belonged to a few, as I’ve moved from one country to another, and I’ve formed firm friendships over a shared love of books.

Some clubs enjoy a structured analysis of a book, while others prefer to chat freestyle. Click the buttons below to find optional questions (both in plain text and in a downloadable PDF) to help guide discussions of Unpacking for Greece and Repacking for Greece. You are welcome to use as many or as few of these questions as you please.

CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD

If scheduling allows, I’m happy to join book club chats via Zoom or similar — you’re welcome to contact me at www.sallyjanesmith.com/contact. If you prefer to chat without the author present, I’d still love to hear about it.

Selection of book clubs, library events, literary panels and more

Book clubs (At least those I know about! Feel free to add yours to the list.)

• Greek Elder Care Network, New York USA – 25th June 2025 * (online)
• Umina Beach Library book club, Australia – February 2025 *
• Hellenic Professional Women Inc., New York USA– 16th October 2024
• Greek Elder Care Network, New York USA – 25th September 2024 * (online)
• Greek Elder Care Network, New York USA – 17th July 2024 * (online)
• Book club in Dubai, UAE – 27th May 2024
• Hellenic Cultural Society of South Florida, USA – 10th February 2024 * (online)
• Lit-Up @ Reviver, Australia – 6th December 2023
• Discussions marked * were attended by the author

Library events

• Monday History Talk titled ‘Greece with Mum’s Diary: Travel in a Storied Landscape’ – Mudgee library, Mudgee, 7th April 2025
• Author talk – Raymond Terrace library, Port Stephens, 8th February 2025
• Author talk – Tomaree library, Port Stephens, 8th February 2025
• ‘In Conversation with the Author’ event – Lane Cove library, Sydney, 14th August 2024
• ‘In Conversation with the Author’ event (hosted by Festival Hellenika) – Hamra Centre library, Adelaide, 11th July 2024
• Repacking for Greece book launch (hosted by Words on the Waves Writers’ Festival) – Tuggerah library, NSW Central Coast, 5th June 2024
• Unpacking for Greece book launch (hosted by Words on the Waves Writers’ Festival) – Woy Woy library, NSW Central Coast, 5th June 2023

Readings, literary panels, and other speaking events

• ‘Talking about Writing’ panel – Australian Discworld Convention, 13th July 2024
• Reading – Bouddi Arts Trail Open Mic, 1st October 2023
• Author panel – Hellenic American Women’s Council, Great Lakes region (online), 12th August 2023
• Author panel – JourneyWoman travel memoirs (online), 25th May 2023

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Pairing books with places is one of my favourite travel activities, and literary wanderlust is a major theme in the ‘Packing for Greece’ series. For full lists of the books mentioned in the series, click on the buttons below.

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