February 21: In an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event at 6pm, award-winning author Jess Hill will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on Hill's latest Quarterly Essay, The Reckoning: How #MeToo is Changing Australia, about shame, secrecy and a revolutionary movement for accountability. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU . Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.

On Monday, February 7 at 7pm via Zoom, Jean Kent (Newcastle) and Harry Laing (Braidwood) will read. Code will be sent about an hour beforehand. Contact Geoff Page at gpage40@bigpond.net.au

The Tough Guy Book Club is back for 2022. It's a free monthly modern meeting place for guys of all walks of life to get together and discuss not just the works of literary greats, but any and all of the issues that men tackle on a daily basis. The Canberra chapter meets at King O'Malley's, 131 City Walk, Canberra, on the first Wednesday of every month from 7pm to 9.30pm: March 2, April 6, May 4 and June 1 are the dates announced so far. The president of the Canberra chapter is Adam Bartlett (phone 0468 942 182). See: toughguybookclub.com.

At Muse on February 15 at 8pm, the February book is Siri Ranva Hjem Jacobsen's Island (translated by Carol Waight), about a young woman who on the Faroe Islands finds her stories intertwining with those of her ancestors. musecanberra.com.au.

At Muse on March 15 at 8pm, the March book is Yan Lianke's Serve the People (translated by Julia Lovell), a satire and love story set in China in 1967. musecanberra.com.au.

On March 30 at 6pm, the club will look at S.J. Norman's short story collection, Permafrost. musecanberra.com.au.

At Muse on Saturday, February 26 at 4pm is an In Conversation event with Inga Simpson, author of the apocalyptic thriller The Last Woman in the World. musecanberra.com.au.

Join friends Zhi Yi Cham, Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga and Shu-Ling Chua at Muse on Sunday February 27 at 3pm as they discuss the importance of literary communities, as well as the various influences on their work. musecanberra.com.au.

Author Glenda Korporaal will look at the groundbreaking woman who played such a critical role in the design of Canberra. She will argue for Marion to be recognised for her unique combination of artist, architect, environmentalist, community maker and social observer and to be considered in her own right, separately from her husband Walter Burley Griffin. National Library of Australia Theatre, February 10 at 6pm. Bookings: nla.gov.au.