January 25: Samantha Tidy will have an in-store storytime session of her kids' book, Our Bush Capital, at Paperchain Bookstore in Manuka at 11am. RSVP info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
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January 29: In this free event, The Art of Literary Investigation, learn how to bring to life historical people, events and places in your writing, threading connections through the National Library of Australia's diverse resources. National Library, Conference Room, Level 4, 1pm, free. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
January 30: In Summer Story Time, members of the ACT Storytellers Guild will help kids let their imaginations run wild. Conference Room, Level 4, National Library of Australia, 11.30am. $2 a child, eftpos only, payable at the door. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Bookings: nla.gov.au.
January 31: An adult book is beginning at BOOK FACE at 6.30pm with The Wife and The Widow by Christian White. Simply read the book before the event and come in store to discuss. No reservations necessary. Light refreshments will be provided. The Marketplace, 33 Hibberson Street, Gungahlin.
February 2: In Little Day Out, kids can explore drawing and writing and listen to stories. National Library of Australia, Ferguson Room, foyer, Grey Area, Theatre, Level 1, 10am. Free, no bookings required. nla.gov.au.
February 3: At That Poetry Thing: Martin Langford (NSW) launches Eardrum, meditations on music alongside Stephanie Green's (QLD) prose poetry moments Breathing in Stormy Seasons. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10/5, includes open mic.
February 8: At Harry Hartog Woden at 10am, Samantha Tidy will launch and read from her book Our Bush Capital. Free. Tickets: eventbrite.com.au.
February 10: At That Poetry Thing: Canberra's Gemma Nethercote-Way and Sydney's Toby Fitch will read. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10/5, includes open mic.
February 11: At 4pm - Readers aged 12 to 18 can come to a Teen Book Club at BOOK FACE to discuss Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. No reservations are required, just read the book beforehand and pop into the shop to discuss. Light refreshments will be provided. The Marketplace, 33 Hibberson Street, Gungahlin.
February 11: At Muse at 6pm, Canberra Times features editor Sally Pryor will be in conversation with Favel Parrett about the latter's novel There Was Still Love. $15 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
February 13: In an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, former federal minister and Red Cross chief executive Robert Tickner will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Tickner's Doors Down, a memoir about reconnecting with his birth family. T2 Lecture Theatre, ANU, 6pm. Book signings from 5.30pm and after the event. Bookings: anu.edu.au/events/in-conversation-with-robert-tickner or 6125 4144.
February 13: At Paperchain Manuka at 6pm there will be an instore event with Ian Macfarlane, author of Ten Remarkable Australians: They Left Their Mark on the World but Were Forgotten. RSVP info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723
February 15: The Gungahlin launch of the new children's picture book Our Bush Capital by Samantha Tidy will be held at 10am at BOOK FACE in The Marketplace on Hibberson Street with a reading of the book celebrating Canberra. Meet the author and get signed copies of the book.
February 17: Not Very Quiet Presents: Kimberley Williams (US) and Jen Webb will read. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10/5, includes open mic.
February 20: At Paperchain Manuka at 5.30pm musician Kim Salmon will be in conversation with Douglas Galbraith, author of Kim Salmon and the Formula for Grunge. RSVP info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
February 22: Amber Parr and Katherine Hayes, the Money Madams, will launch their book Make Money Your Bitch at Muse at 4pm. $15 includes drinks and canapes. musecanberra.com.au.
February 24: That Poetry Thing: Canberra's Zoe Yapp and spoken-word artist Andrew Cox (NSW) will read. Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street, Civic, 7-9pm. Entry $10/5, includes open mic.
February 26: At Paperchain Manuka at 6pm will be an in-store event with Long Litt Woon, author of The Way Through the Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourning. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723
February 27: At 6pm in T2 Lecture Theatre Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU, in a free ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Irish-Australian author Dervla McTiernan will be in conversation with Jeff Popple on Dervla's new crime novel The Good Turn, the third in the Cormac Reilly series. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
March 5: At 6pm in the China in the World Auditorium, Fellows Lane, ANU, in a free ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Donna Ward will be in conversation with Genevieve Jacobs on Ward's first book, She I Dare Not Name, reflections on the single life. Bookings at anu.edu.au/events or 6125 4144.
March 15: At Muse at 3pm, Cathy Perkins will be in conversation with Mark McKenna about Perkins' new book The Shelf Life of Zora Cross, about the Australian poet and journalist. $15 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
Ron Cerabona
As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au
As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au
