{"id":73125,"date":"2020-12-02T14:48:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=73125"},"modified":"2020-12-02T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T03:48:10","slug":"minervas-book-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/minervas-book-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"Gather round for reads and eats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PICNIC and pick up some summer reading at Minerva\u2019s Books\u2019 riverside sale this Saturday, 5 December.<\/p>\n<p>From 11am to 2pm, booksellers Amy Tsilemanis and Julian Potter are inviting Ballarat to their \u201cbook-sale picnic\u201d in the Black Hill Flat Native Garden along the Yarrowee River.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will have lots of interesting second-hand books available just in time for Christmas,\u201d Ms Tsilemanis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be kids book readings and sanitised face painting with the Travelling Face Painter. Minerva\u2019s gift vouchers and gift-wrapping service will also be available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe book picnic will be on the green just behind Webb Avenue, near the Newman Street Bridge, Ballarat East. Friends of Black Hill Reserve volunteers have been working on the area&#8230;and this will be a lovely setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees are asked to bring their own picnic rugs and snacks to ensure COVID-safety.<\/p>\n<p>The picnic is an opportunity to celebrate a new podcast, <em>Gather<\/em> produced by Ms Tsilemanis, formerly of Tinderbox Radio.<\/p>\n<p>The first episode, <em>Booksellers &amp; Storytellers<\/em> launches on Friday, 4 December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis episode explores Cole\u2019s Books Arcade, an amazing bookshop that opened in Melbourne in 1883 run by E.W Cole, creator of Cole\u2019s Funny Picture Book,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also looks at Ewin\u2019s Bookshop in Ballarat and showcases local creativity and culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those who listen to the first podcast episode and leave a review are eligible for a Minerva\u2019s \u00a0December book shopping deal. Head to <a href=\"http:\/\/minervasbooks.com\/gather-podcast\"><strong>minervasbooks.com\/gather-podcast<\/strong><\/a> to listen.<\/p>\n<p>Minerva\u2019s Books moved from their Sturt Street shopfront earlier this year. They run the business online from their home and have adapted it slightly, now known as Minerva\u2019s Books and Ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/minervasbooks\"><strong>facebook.com\/minervasbooks<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PICNIC and pick up some summer reading at Minerva\u2019s Books\u2019 riverside sale this Saturday, 5 December. 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