sleeper / noun 2. a timber, concrete or steel beam forming part of a railway track, serving as a foundation or support for the rails. 7. Colloquial a. someone or something that unexpectedly achieves success or fame. b. a book... which has slow but constant sales. 8. A spy who is allowed to carry on a normal life sometimes for years before being requested to undertake any espionage.
Macquarie dictionary, 3rd edition
The Sleepers Sunset Salon Winter Series – Three Thursdays in June 2008
New Salon venue, The Glasshouse, keeps Salonites warm.
2008 Miles Franklin winner Steven Carroll reads from The Gift of Speed. Congratulations Steve!
Lou with novelist andMeanjin Editor Sophie Cunningham, discussing everything from A-Z in publishing.
Sophie Cunningham regales Salonites with stories of fiction and memoir and everything in between.
Sleepers Salonites get comfy at The Glasshouse.
Ramona Koval with her thoughts on everything from the 2020 summit to Susan Sontag's monosyllabic son.
Zoe interviews the interviewer Ramona Koval
More happy Salonites.