Author events
November 6: Pop-up Brush with Poetry: Tree themed, with feature poet Sarah St Vincent Welch, plus open mic. 2pm at The Hive, behind Café on Queen, 15 Queen Street, Binalong. A free Binalong Arts Group Inc event presented as part of the Yass Valley Arts Trail. More info: 0401 289 178 or info@binalongartsgoup.org.au.
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November 6: At Muse at 4pm, Paddy Manning, author of The Successor, a biography of Lachlan Murdoch, will be in conversation with independent Federal Member for Goldstein Zoe Daniel. Tickets: $10 (entry only). See: musecanberra.com.au.
November 7: Geoff's Poetry at Smith's Alternative at 7pm features Tasmanian poet Esther Ottaway and Canberran John Foulcher. See: smithsalternative.com.
November 8: At 6pm in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Canberra author Chris Hammer will be in conversation with Michael Brissenden on Hammer's new crime fiction novel, The Tilt. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
November 10: At Paperchain Manuka at 5pm, Freya Marske will discuss her book, A Restless Truth, with author Sam Hawke. Free, limited seating. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723.
November 11: At the National Library of Australia Theatre, and livestreamed at 6pm, Jeni Haynes will be talking about her memoir, The Girl in the Green Dress, with Ginger Gorman. Free, bookings essential: nla.gov.au.
November 12: At Bookplate Cafe at the National Library of Australia, Peter Papathanasiou, author of the crime novel The Invisible, will be in conversation with Andrew Pippos at 3.30pm. Free, bookings essential: nla.gov.au.
November 13: At Muse at 3pm, Holly Throsby will discuss her novel, Clarke. Tickets $10. See: musecanberra.com.au.
November 14: At 6pm in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, world-leading epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Raina MacIntyre will be in conversation with Professor Russell Gruen on MacIntyre's new book, Dark Winter. An insider's guide to pandemics and biosecurity. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
November 15: The 18th Manning Clark House Dymphna Clark Lecture will be given by journalist Amy Remeikis. It's called The Politics of Civility and will be on at 6pm at the Cinema, Kambri Cultural Precinct, ANU, which will be followed by a Q&A session and light refreshments at the Research School of Social Sciences. MCH members $20, concession $25 and general admission $30. Masks required. See: trybooking.com/CDDZC.
November 16: At the National Library of Australia Theatre (and live-streamed) at 6pm will be a panel discussion, 2022: Reckoning with Power and Privilege, with political journalist Michelle Grattan, business and economy editor of The Conversation Peter Martin, and Associate Professor of Communication and Discipline Lead of journalism at the University of Canberra, Dr Caroline Fisher. Free, bookings essential. See: nla.gov.au.
November 17: At Paperchain Manuka at 5pm is a free event with Egyptian-born Mona Shire on her book Shattering Identity Bias, about her 32-year navy career and beyond. RSVP info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723. Limited seating.
November 20: Frank Bongiorno will discuss his book, Dreamers and Schemers: A Social History of Australia, with the ABC's Laura Tingle at Muse at 3pm. Tickets $10. See: musecanberra.com.au.
November 21: At 6pm, in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Indigenous author and academic Amy Thunig will be in conversation with Zoya Patel on Thunig's new memoir, Tell Me Again. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
November 22: At Muse at 8pm, the Translations Book Club will discuss Catalan author Irene Sola's When I Sing, Mountains Dance (trans. Mara Faye Lethem). See: musecanberra.com.au.
November 26: Heather Rose will discuss her book, Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here: A Memoir of Loss and Discovery, with Canberra Times features editor Sally Pryor at Muse at 4pm. Tickets $10. See: musecanberra.com.au.
November 29: At 6pm at the National Library of Australia Theatre (and livestreamed online) is the launch of Patricia Clarke's Bold Types: How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail with political reporter for The Guardian, Amy Remeikis. Free, bookings essential: nla.gov.au.
November 30: At 6pm, in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, journalist Katharine Murphy will be in conversation with Malcolm Farr on the new quarterly essay, Lone Wolf: Albanese and the New Politics. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
December 4: Miranda Riwoe will discuss her story collection, The Burnished Sun, with Beejay Silcox at Muse at 3pm. Tickets $10. See: musecanberra.com.au.
For the kids
Tuesdays: At 11am each Tuesday, The Book Cow in Green Square offers stories, games and activities designed for babies and toddlers up to five years of age. More information: bookcow.com.au.
Tough Guy Book Club
The Canberra chapter of the Tough Guy Book Club meets at King O'Malley's, 131 City Walk, Canberra, from 7pm to 9.30pm. Future date is December 7. President of the Canberra chapter is Adam Bartlett, phone 0468 942 182. See: toughguybookclub.com.
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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
