Past Events

Eric Gondree’s Discussion and Teaching Activity on Historical Thinking

Author and teacher Eric Gondree will conduct a discussion and teaching activity on June 12th at Imaike Library Club. The discussion will demonstrate how historical education can be used to make lessons more accessible and interesting. A key concept in this discussion is ‘Historical Thinking,’ a term encompassing various methods of analyzing and interpreting historical …

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Shawn Mahler’s Roundtable Discussion: Chizawa Bay

Writer, director and producer Shawn Mahler will lead an informal discussion about his debut novel Chizawa Bay at Imaike Library Club on Nov. 28th. Chizawa Bay is a slice-of-life novel set in a small, rural seaside community in central Japan. The story dives into the hearts and minds of the residents and explores their relationships and worldviews. Throughout the novel many life-philosophies …

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Iain Maloney’s novella “life is elsewhere/burn your flags”

On October 3rd the Imaike Library Club hosted the book launch of Iain Maloney’s excellent novella life is elsewhere/burn your flags. Being the first event straight after the state of emergency was lifted, we were reasonably apprehensive, but I am relieved to say the event was a success. Iain was a charming, fun reader drawing …

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