What’s on
October 7: Jill Stark will discuss her book Happily Never After, exploring her breakdown and the pursuit of happiness. Muse, 3pm. $12 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
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October 8: At Woden Public Library at 5.30pm Jackie French opens Sharing Stories, an exhibition of 191 award-winning translations of children's books in 50 languages and mini-exhibits of original artworks from children’s books. Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/official-opening-of-sharing-stories-with-jackie-french-all-ages-woden-library-tickets-49975777897. Free.
October 8: At 6pm in the China in the World Auditorium, ANU, in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, Nadia Wheatley will be in conversation with Marion Halligan on Wheatley’s new book, Her Mother's Daughter. A Memoir. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
October 8: That Poetry Thing: Emma Rose Smith and Clark Gormley (both NSW). $5 on the door, includes open mic. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm.
October 10: At 6.30pm in Coombs Lecture Theatre, ANU, in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, Gillian Triggs will be in conversation with Associate Professor Skye Saunders on Triggs’ new book Speaking Up, which shares the values that have guided Trigg’s convictions and the causes she has championed. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
October 10: The next Poetry at the House at University House at 7.30pm features Ravi Shankar (US), Janette Pieloor (Canberra) and Martin Dolan (Canberra). Admission: $10 waged, $5 unwaged. Bookings: gpage40@bigpond.net.au.
October 11: The Sharing Stories Symposium at 5.30pm has children’s authors and illustrators Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood along with Matthew Callaghan, translator, exploring Australian children’s stories. Inspire Centre, building 25, University of Canberra. Register: ncaclmeetings@gmail.com. $20-$35. nibbles & drinks.
October 11: Julian Davies' new novel, Call Me, will be launched by Dr Michael Richardson at Paperchain Bookstore, Manuka, at 6pm.
October 12: At Muse at 10am in Words & Pictures, meet author/illustrator storybook duo Libby Gleeson and Feya Stark to learn about things like ''What comes first: the words or the pictures?" (3yo+; $15, accompanying adult free). musecanberra.com.au.
October 13: John Tesarsch will discuss his spy thriller, Dinner with the Dissidents, with Gia Metherell at Muse at 4pm. $12 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
October 14: At Woden Public Library at 2pm Dr Belle Alderman will speak on Mirrors & Windows: Cultural diversity in Australian picture books. Free. Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/mirrors-and-windows-cultural-diversity-in-australian-picture-books-all-ages-woden-library-tickets-49976244292.
October 15: Not Very Quiet Women's Poetry Journal Presents: Japanese. Long form Japanese poetry with Rina Kikuchi and short 'songs' with locals Amelia Fielden, Hazel Hall and Carmel Summers. $5 on the door, includes open mic. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm.
October 16: At 6pm in China in the World Auditorium, ANU, in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, longtime broadcaster Robyn Williams will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Williams’ memoir, Turmoil: Letters from the Brink. anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
October 17: Historian Clare Wright will talk about her new book, You Daughters of Freedom: the Australians who won the vote and inspired the world, at the 2018 Dymphna Clark Lecture at 7pm at the RN Robertson Lecture Theatre, Building 46, ANU. $20-$25. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=428336&bof=1.
October 20: At Woden Public Library at 11.30am, Hop Up, Wriggle Over and Enjoy! presented by Rowan Simpkin and Sharon van Baalen shares Australian picture books with children and their caregivers. Free. Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/hop-up-wriggle-over-and-enjoy-all-ages-woden-library-tickets-49976991527. Free.
October 20: At Muse at 4pm: The Dead Cry Out - Helen Lewis discusses the discovery of her photographer father Mike Lewis’ cache of World War II photographs with MOAD’s Daryl Karp. $12 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
October 21: Fiona Patten will discuss her book Sex, Drugs and the Electoral Roll at Muse at 3pm. $12 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
October 22: That Poetry Thing: Tessa Rose + Waffle IronGirl. Queensland poet and performance artist Rose plus Melbourne's "poetical analogue of heavy metal karaoke". $5 on the door, includes open mic. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm.
October 25: at 6pm China in the World Auditorium, in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, Kerry-Anne Walsh will be in conversation with Karen Middleton on Kerry-Anne's new book Hoodwinked. How Pauline Hanson Fooled a Nation. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
October 27: In an ANU/Canberra Times Eat, Drink and be Literary event at 6.15 for 7pm at ANU’s University House the subject is Richard Glover’s book The Land Before Avocado, about the Australia he remembers from the 1960s and ‘70s. $78 two-course special 1970s 'retro' meal, wine, tea and coffee. See: anu.edu.au/events/eat-drink-and-be-literary-dinner-with-richard-glover.
October 28: At Muse at 3pm the editors of Dangerous Ideas About Mothers talk about the stereotypes, the changes and the taboos around mothers. In conversation with ANU gender and culture expert Helen Keane. $12 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
October 29: Not Very Quiet Women's Poetry Journal - Issue 3 Launch. Readings by guest editor Lisa Brockwell (NSW) and local and regional women poets. Free entry, no open mic. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga St Civic, 7-9pm.
October 30: At 6pm in the China in the World Auditorium, in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, Elizabeth Kleinheinz will be in conversation with Chris Wallace on Kleinheinz's new book. Germaine, the life of Germaine Greer. Bookings: anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
November 7: At 6 PM, Copland Lecture Theatre in a free ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author event, Jane Harper will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Harper's new suspense novel The Lost Man. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
November 28: In Llewellyn Hall at 6pm, former Monty Python member Eric Idle will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Idle's new book, Always look on the bright side of life. A sortabiography. $50, includes an autographed copy of the book. anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
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