HARD SELL
In The Hard Sell, the author, creative director Dee Madigan, focuses on the world of political advertising. Drawing on her own recent Federal and State campaigns, she covers such subjects as how political ads are designed to work, how we pay for them and why they are so negative. The launch is on at Paperchain Bookstore Manuka, Tuesday August 19, 5.45 for 6pm. Bookings: 6295 6723.
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GERALDINE DOOGUE
In a free ANU/ Canberra Times Meet the Author event on August 27 at 6pm, journalist and TV presenter Geraldine Doogue will talk about her book The Climb: Conversations with Australian Women in Power. Law Lecture Theatre 1, ANU. Bookings essential: 6125 8415.
PAUL KELLY
In another free upcoming ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, journalist Paul Kelly will discuss his book Triumph and Demise, about the Labor government from 2007 to 2013. September 3, Theatre 1, Manning Clark Centre, Union Court, ANU, 6pm. Bookings essential: 6125 4144. Also coming up are: (on September 9) Gareth Evans, Inside the Hawke-Keating Government; (on October 9) David Horner, The Spy Catchers. The Official History of ASIO; (on October 14) Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Effect ; (on October 22) Hugh McKay, The Art of Belonging.
POETRY WORKSHOP
A Poetry Workshop will be held at the ACT Writers Centre, Gorman House Arts Centre, Braddon on Saturday, August 16 from 10am to 4pm. Re/Word is a mentoring style workshop with Lizz Murphy, an award winning poet with many years' workshopping and mentoring experience. Includes critical feedback, guidance and discussion of issues and challenges. Cost: $110 members, $95 concessional members, $170 non-members (includes 12 months of membership). Bookings on 6262 9191, More information: actwriters.org.au/events/upcoming-workshops-events.shtml Bookings: Online or phone 02 6262 9191
What's on
Tuesday, 3.30pm: Meet Jacqueline Harvey, author of the Alice-Miranda series, in a Paperchain Kids meet the author and book signing. Paperchain Bookstore Manuka. RSVP: 6295 6723.
Wednesday, 7.30pm: Poets at Manning Clark House: Owen Kirkby, Kathy Kituai and Lizz Murphy. Manning Clark House, 11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest. For more information phone 6295 1808.
Thursday, 5.30pm: Join Bob Brown for the launch and signing of his new book Optimism: Reflections on a Life of Action. This event is presented by the National Portrait Gallery, Portrait Gallery Store and Hardie Grant Publishing. 5.30pm with pay bar. $8/$5 Circle of Friends.
Or free entry with the pre-purchase of book $39.99 or $35.99 for Circle of Friends. Bookings essential: 6102 7070.
Thursday, 6.30pm: At Smith's Alternative Bookshop, 76 Alinga Street, Canberra, there is the public bookclub event, The Same Page. August’s book is the Miles-Franklin nominated Fiona McFarlane’s The Night Guest published by Penguin. A panel featuring Christie Thompson, Emily Stewart, Chris Endrey, Ashley Thomson and Lynda Carmody will be hosted by Lucy Nelson on the Page Stage to kick off the discussion. Audience participation is heartily encouraged so grab yourself a copy and get reading! No time to read? Come along anyway, drink wine and let the panel do the reading/thinking/talking for you.
