Writers Festival moves
The 2024 Canberra Writers Festival is moving from winter to spring. This year's festival will take place from October 23 to 27, making Canberra the only Australian capital city to host a writers festival in the last quarter of the year and providing a first look at what will lead the coming year's cultural discussion. See: canberrawritersfestival.com.au.
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Events
March 5: At 6pm in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Dervla McTiernan will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on her new book What Happened to Nina, a novel of suspense about two families at war with each other. Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. anu.edu.au/events.
March 6: At 6pm in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Andrew Leigh will be in conversation with Genevieve Bell on his new book The Shortest History of Economics, moving from the agricultural revolution to the warming of our planet. Cinema, Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU. anu.edu.au/events.
March 7: At the Book Cow at 6pm will be a book chat with French former spy Jack Beaumont, who will discuss his new thriller Dark Arena, the sequel to The Frenchman. See: bookcow.com.au.
March 10: At the Book Cow at 2pm, crime writer Paul Ferrar (All in the Mind) will be in conversation with Gillian Gould. See: bookcow.com.au.
March 12: Sarah Bailey will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on her new novel Body of Lies, the latest in her award-winning Gemma Woodstock series. Part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author series, 6pm at Kambri Cultural Centre. anu.edu.au/events
March 13: The legendary Kathy Lette will be in conversation with our own Karen Hardy on Lette's new novel The Revenge Club, a subversive, irreverent revenge romp (aren't they all?). Part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author series, 6pm at Kambri Cultural Centre. anu.edu.au/events
March 14: He's known to history as a larrikin and maverick politician, and Canberra wouldn't have happened without him. But who was King O'Malley? Join Brian O'Malley for the launch of his new book, How James Became King: The True Story of James 'King' O'Malley, at Paperchain Bookstore in Manuka, 5pm. See: paperchainbookstore.com.au.
March 14: At the Book Cow at 6pm, Abbey Lay will discuss her debut novel Lead Us Not, about the friendship between two girls - one smart, one enigmatic - at a Catholic school, with Barbie Robinson. See: bookcow.com.au.
March 19: At Muse at 7.30pm, Translations Book Club will discuss French-Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga's Kibogo, about the clash between ancient Rwandan beliefs and the missionaries determined to replace them with European Christianity. musecanberra.com.au.
March 20: At Paperchain Manuka at 5pm, Paul Hardisty will talk about his dystopian novel The Forcing. RSVP: info@paperchainbookstore.com.au or phone 6295 6723
March 20: Ronli Sifris and Carla Wilshire will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on their new books Towards Reproductive Justice and Time to Reboot: Feminism in the Algorithm Age. Part of the ANU/Canberra Times Meet the Author series. Kambri Cultural Centre, ANU, 6pm. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
March 21: At Harry Hartog ANU at 5.30pm, disability rights advocate Jodi Rodgers, star of ABC TV's Love on the Spectrum, will be in conversation with Adrienne Francis about her new book Unique: What Autism Can Teach us About Difference, Connection and Belonging. Free, registration essential: harryhartog.com.au.
March 21: At the Book Cow at 6pm is the Rainbow Holstein Book Club, discussing Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, about two queer siblings. See: bookcow.com.au.
March 25: At 6pm in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, Julia Baird will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger about her new book Bright Shining: How Grace changes everything. Kambri, Manning Clark auditorium . ANU Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
March 27: At Muse at 6.30pm, OzBook Club will discuss Politica, Yumna Kasit's exploration of the personal costs of war. See: musecanberra.com.au.
March 27: At 6pm in an ANU/Canberra Times meet the author event, David Lindenmayer will be in conversation on his new book The Forest Wars. The ugly truth about what's happening in our tall forests with Alex Sloan. Kambri Cinema, ANU. Registrations at anu.edu.au/events.
March 27: At the Book Cow at 6pm, Bruce Nash, author of All the Words We Know, will be in conversation with Barbie Robinson. See: bookcow.com.au.
March 31: Cancelled due to Easter: A Brush with Poetry, Binalong's long-running open mic poetry afternoon will not be held on Easter Sunday. The next Brush with Poetry will be on Sunday May 26, 1.30pm for 2pm, at Cafe on Queen, Binalong. All welcome.
April 4: At Muse at 12.30pm will be a two-course lunch with Bri Lee, whose first novel is The Work. See: musecanberra.com.au.
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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
