Murray MacLachlan writes
Our speaker for Wednesday 1 July is Kate Treloar, renowned Adelaide bookseller, joining us by Zoom from Adelaide to discuss Curation in an Age of Overwhelm. There’s an art – and a craft – to selecting the right books.
And really, life’s too short to have books you don’t want, surely?
Part of the Mob will be gathering at Kensington Town Hall for the face-to-face. The full Zoom option is open to all as usual.
Pre-Mob dining this month is again at Hardiman’s Hotel in Kensington.
Two months are now available for speakers, in August and September. Please claim a month! October and November have speakers already; also February next year. see https://novamob.blog/
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Kate Treloar — Curation in an Age of Overwhelm
the Art and Craft of the Right Stuff
Nova Mob — Wednesday 1 July 2026
Kate Treloar, renowned Adelaide bookseller and Critical Mass member, will speak to the Nova Mob on curation in an Age of Overwhelm. Kate will talk about making good selections in what we read, from a reader and bookseller perspective, and how this is changing. What is involved in meaningful selection? And what does it mean, specifically, in SF? With a nod to Michael Bhaskar’s Curation: the Power of Selection in a World of Excess, this is an exploration of The Right Stuff.
Topics may well include:
– how you choose what to read/watch/download/listen to
– how this compares to decades past
– whose recommendations you trust
– is more choice a good thing.
This talk is based on one made to Critical Mass a couple of years ago and Kate says this month’s talk is a rich update. The topic has me musing on the highly curated bookshelf. You are on a desert island, and your bookshelf fits ten books only… I’ve been seeking this presentation to the Nova Mob for quite some time and am delighted Kate now is available amid her busy schedule. If you’ve ever gone into a bookshop with a pencil and notebook in your hands, then this event is for you.
Kate Treloar is a co-owner of Orchard Books, just off Rundle Mall in Adelaide, a clean and welcoming bookshop that describes itself as “all killer, no filler!” In this talk, she will explain how.
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Kate Treloar — Curation in an Age of Overwhelm
(simulcast) — by Zoom, and also a face-to-face meet-up at the Kensington Town Hall, Melbourne
8.00pm – 9.30pm AEST
Presentation Room, Kensington Town Hall
30 – 34 Bellair St, Kensington VIC 3031
Zoom link (unchanged, this link applies to all Mob meetings):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4177583193?pwd=VjdPL1BhSTBNclN2YnRsejN3Y1hlUT09
Passcode: nova
Meeting ID 417 758 3193
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Pre-Mob Dining — Hardiman’s Hotel
Hardiman’s Hotel, 521 Macaulay Rd, Kensington VIC 3031
Table booked under Nova Mob / Murray, 6.15pm for 6.30 to 8.00pm.
Hardiman’s is a short walk up the hill from Kensington Railway Station, where Bellair St meets Macaulay Rd. The menu is perhaps slightly more limited than the Doutta Galla but the quality is higher. The range of bheer is wider and significantly worth exploring.
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Murray MacLachlan
Convener
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