- Monday 9 June 2008
7.00pm start
Our new book salon kicks off! Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com will preside over a monthly evening dedicated to great fiction books that feature science at their heart. Check this website for each month's book selection, then drop into our bar to discuss it with other fiction lovers.
June's book
The first book is The sun and moon corrupted, the brand-new book from Philip Ball. A young journalist, Lena Romanowicz, goes in search of Karl Neder, a provocative physicist whose discovery of a new energy source made him an outcast. In order to find him she must follow his trail from the castles of Transylvania to the rocket labs of NASA, from Viennese cafés to the blasted borderlands of the Soviet Union. But as Lena chases his story across the world, she is also trying to outrun the buried motives that drive her.
The first fiction lab will feature a special appearance by the author of this month's selection. Philip Ball will drop by after the main discussion to chat more about his book with the group.
Admission is free and there is no need to book.
Please note that a photographer will be present at this event. By attending you are consenting to have your photograph take.