Mary Ryan’s bookstore in Milton had a very special book launch on July 12.
Special guest at the Brisbane launch of Nick Cater’s latest release, The Lucky Culture, was none other than Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP.
The free event was open to the public and there were plenty of onlookers and journalists at the store on the day.
Mary Ryan’s CEO Bill Concannon says: “The book launch went extremely well and both the publisher and author were thrilled to have access to the Prime Minister to launch the book.
“We sold many copies of the book after the launch and The Lucky Culture is now number two on our best-selling list.
“Mr Rudd is a regular customer at our stores and we previously did a launch for his daughter Jessica’s book.”
In The Lucky Culture: And The Rise Of An Australian Ruling Class, Nick Cater, senior editor at The Australian, tracks the seismic changes in Australian culture since Donald Horne wrote The Lucky Country in 1964.
During his visit to the store, the Prime Minister spoke with Sister Angela Mary Doyle of the Mater Hospital.
Mary Ryan’s bookshop was established in 1975 by Phil Ryan from Clare, who named it after his mother, Mary Ryan.
Bill Concannon, originally from Galway, is the current CEO of Mary Ryan’s Books, Music & Coffee. He and his partner, Jackie Fulton, have built Mary Ryan’s from one store to its current seven, since taking over in September 2000.
Bill has been involved in the book selling industry for over 30 years; he is an avid supporter of independent bookselling.
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