Name: Books at the Bowlo with Scott Bevan
Start: 2026-03-10T08:00:00+11:00
Location: Club Lambton

Calling All Booklovers!
‘Books at the Bowlo’ is a place for bookish friends and book clubs to meet and mingle, catch up on their monthly reading over a meal, as well as meet local writers. This event will be hosted at Club Lambton on the second Tuesday of the month from 6 pm, with an in-conversation and Q&A with a local author to follow at 7 pm.
What to expect:
6 pm – 7 pm: Host your regular book club or simply catch up with friends over a meal while chatting about your latest read.
7 pm – 8.30 pm: A conversation and Q&A with local authors. We talk about their books, inspirations and literary journey. Hosted by Nina Cullen and Katherine McLean.
March's book: 'Newcastle' by Scott Bevan.
Newcastle finds itself on shifting ground. But it’s not an earthquake, or subsidence due to an old mine. It’s perception that’s shifting.
Not only is Newcastle dramatically changing, but so are people’s views of the city. People are ‘discovering’ Newcastle. Or, more pointedly, they are seeing Newcastle for what it is. And those from Newcastle are seeing their city in a different light.
In Newcastle Scott Bevan examines the character and the soul of the city he grew up in, its past and where it finds itself. He traverses between early contact with the Awabakal people and missionary Lancelot Threlkeld, Newcastle’s convict and industrial past, and its famous children (from Silverchair and the Knights to William Dobell), and explores how the city now juggles a range of roles, including as the world’s largest coal export port and a hub of creative talent.
On this journey, we hear the stories of dozens of locals, from community leaders to champion surfers, from rock and rollers to architects and environmentalists, all the while finding out how this place once renowned as ‘Steel City’ is revealing the ‘new’ in Newcastle.
Entry is free. Lucky door prizes with every meal purchase.
Book ahead to secure your table! Call Club Lambton on 02 4957 3272 or book on our webpage. Walk-ins also welcome.
Copies of the monthly featured book can be ordered via Betty Loves Books! This book will be available for collection at the event, as well as prior to the event. (Preorder via our website and receive a 10% discount).