Last night (Thursday, May 9th) I was interviewed by Caroline Baum at the State Library of New South Wales and met Caroline’s mother, Judith, who has just started studying Greek online (she’s in her nineties), along with Caroline’s husband, David, a screenwriter, and a host of wonderful hosts from the University of New South Wales. Susan Wyndham, a Sydney books writer, was in the front row. Caroline, generous and well prepared, let me gas on about all things Greek. Afterward, we went to dinner at a place with enormous lampshades—I mean lampshades as big as my bedroom at home.

Loving Sydney, though I lost three days between travel and discombobulation. Today I visit Manley, Bookacino (a bookstore in North Sydney of which Raymond Bonner, whom I met back in New York, is a part owner), and the beach. After a radio interview at ABC (that’s the Australian Broadcasting Company), my traveling companion and I will get together with Léa, who was the publicist for my last Australian book tour, and her partner, Tiger. A full day as the sun hits Sydney Harbor.

I love the State Library’s use of the interrobang.

With Caroline Baum.

View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.