The eighth Melbourne Rare Book Week (MRBW) and the 47th Australian Antiquarian Book Fair, will be held from 5 to 14 July. Preparations have been going on since the end of last years event (and before that). My involvement began in January, creating the posters for the Melbourne Library Service events as the marketing deadline was in March. The program was launched on May. View all the free events and see booking details here. This week Chris, Linda & I set up a display at Library at the Dock.
In a recent blog i posted the drawings I had created for the Melbourne Library posters or you can see them on the Melbourne Library Service website
Melbourne Library Service theme is Crime Fiction.
One display cabinet holds Vintage Crime fiction novels
from Footscray Mechanics Institute Library 
some classic titles and covers 
Linda, myself and Keith. Very pleased after setting up the display
The front display window has a “crime scene body outline” and photocopies of some of the covers of those Vintage Crime fiction books. It also has my posters for the different Melbourne Library Service events in Melbourne Rare Book Week.
marking up “crime scene” body outline in white tape in the front window 
photocopied Vintage Crime Fiction book covers scattered around ‘the body’ 
photocopied Vintage Crime Fiction book covers scattered around ‘the body’
photocopied Vintage Crime Fiction book covers scattered around ‘the body’
There are two display cabinets featuring books discussed in two MRBW events
The knife is feminine : discovering Charlotte Joy. A forgotten Australian crime writer 
Linda and Chris contemplating the display
There are a few ‘teaser’ interviews on You Tube introducing some of the events.
Chris Browne. Introduction to MRBW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFPuk6N67Yg
Portrait of Molly Dean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzSU7V-VNDg
If you are in Melbourne, make sure you visit this display – on now. And if you see me sketching at any of the MRBW events July 5-14, come and say hello.