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.
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February 8: David Conley will discuss and sign copies of his book, That Book About Greek Mythology, at Paperchain Manuka at 2pm. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723
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, 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 12: Poetry at Beyond Q Bookshop (Weston Creek) at 7pm features Steve Evans (Adelaide) , Sarah St Vincent Welch (Canberra) and Luke Whitington (Braidwood). $10/$5 conc. Previously Poetry at the House. Meals available from 5.30pm. Bookings: gpage40@bigpond.net.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 memoir Ten Doors Down, 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 a free in-store 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. Tickets: http://eventbrite.com.au.
February 13: At Harry Hartog Woden at 6pm, Stephanie Parkyn, author of Josephine's Garden, will be in conversation with Karen Viggers. Free. Tickets: eventbrite.com.au.
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, 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 23: Canberra Times journalist Karen Hardy will be in conversation with Robert Tickner about his book Ten Doors Down at Muse at 3pm. $15 includes a drink. 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, 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 Paperchain Manuka at 10.30am is an in-store event with Heide Sze, author of Nurturing Your New Life: Words and Recipes for the New Mother. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
February 27: Katherine Johson will discuss her book Paris Savages with Karen Viggers at Muse at 6pm. $15 includes a drink. musecanberra.com.au.
February 27: Poetry at Manning Clark House is with Jill Sutton, Kathleen Bleakley and Amelia Fielden. 11 Tasmania Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603, at 7.30 pm. $10 entry, wine and nibbles included.
February 28: 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 2: Sydney Slam poet Alasdair Carter and Bosnian-born Mirsad Ramic will perform at Smith's Alternative at 7pm. Entry is $10. Includes open mic.
March 4: Spinoza's Overcoat, a collection of essays by Subhash Jaireth, will be launched at the National Library of Australia foyer at 6pm. Free. Bookings: nlshop@nla.gov.au or call 6262 1424.
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 5: At Paperchain Manuka at 6pm is an instore event with Sarah Macdonald (author) and Cathy Wilcox (illustrator) about So... You're Having a Teenager: An A-Z of Adolescence from Argumentative to Zits. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
March 7: Oasis by Katya de Becerra will be launched at Paperchain Manuka at 6pm. RSVP: 6295 6723 or books@paperchainbookstore.com.au.
March 11: Author Gabbie Stroud will be In Conversation with Chris Hammer about Gabbie's latest book Dear Parents at Harry Hartog ANU, 6pm. Free event. Tickets available through Eventbrite and harryhartog.com.au.
March 13: There will be an in-store event with Margaret Bearman. author of We Were Never Friends, at Paperchain Manuka at 6pm. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
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.
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