Talking Books

St. Lawrence College Website

Every year, the SLC library hosts a series of talks called TALKING BOOKS. Every fortnight, a pupil or member of staff speak about their favourite book. There is also the opportunity for questions after each presentation.

Here is a list of "Talking Books" presentations:

2014 - 2015

25 September
"Northern Lights" - Philip Pullman
Presented by Maria Kritikou

9 October
"La Derive des Jours" - Jonathan Gaudet
Presented by M. Gaudet

23 October
"The Fault in Our Stars" - John Green
Presented by Penny Haratzas

12 November
"Heart of Danger" - Eliot Schrefer
Presented by Kinza Syed

2013 - 2014

2 October

"The Sisters Grimm" - Michael Bukley

Presented by Nadia Papazarkadas

23 October

"The Glass Castle" - Jeannette Walls

Presented by Isabella Kontogiannis

6 November

"The Prizoner of Azkaban" - J.K. Rowling

 Presented by Emily Holden

20 November

"My Sister's Keeper" - Jodi Picoult

Presented by Sadin Abdul Fattah

4 December

"Fight Club" - Chuck Palahniuk

Presented by Anna Chronopoulos

15 December

"Age of Iron" - J.M Coetzee

Presented by Ms Lagonikos

29 January

"I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic" - L. Tarshis

Presented by Ioanna Moirasgenti

12 February

"Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" - Haruki Murakami

Presented by Daniella Mangani

26 February

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - Douglas Adams

Presented by Nathan Marks

12 March

"The Runaway King" - Jennifer A. Nielsen

Presented by Kostas Makris

26 March

"Cat's Eye" - Margaret Atwood

Presented by Melina Spanoudi

9 April

"The Hobbit" - J.R.R. Tolkien

Presented by Maria Kritikou

2012 - 2013

26 September
"Of Mice and Men"- John Steinbeck

 Presented by Annie Kim

10 October
"Feed"- Mira Grant

 Presented by Rana Al Ashqar

24 October
"Hyperion"- D. Simmons

Presented by Nick Poulos

14 November
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" - M. Haddon

Presented by Ms Koutakis

5 December
"Ulysses" - James Joyce
 Presented by Mr Holden

16 January
"Room"- Emma Donoghue

Presented by Angela Poulimenakos

6 February
"Shadow"- M Morpurgo

Presented by Isabella Karamanou

20 February
"Diary of Anne Frank" - Anne Frank

Presented by Nicole Tocci

6 March
"London Eye Mystery" - Siobhan Dowd

Presented by Emily Pellow

20 March
"Mani" - Patrick Leigh Fermor.

Presented by Ms Kladouchou

3 April
"Angel" - L.A. Weatherly

Presented by Fiona Chamney

17 April
"Stormbreaker" - Anthony Horowitz

Presented by Mario Tsagkarakis

16 May
"Eragon" - Christopher Paolini

Presented by Lucas Petropoulos

29 May
"The Last Wolf" - Michael Morpurgo

Presented by Odysseas Vasatis