Upcoming Events
Join Jennifer Down at The Cellar for the launch of her new book, Pulse Points, by Rajith Savanadasa.
The characters in Jennifer Down’s Pulse Points live in small dusty towns, glittering exotic cities and slow droll suburbs; they are mourners, survivors and perpetrators.
In the award-winning ‘Aokigahara’, a young woman travels to the sea of trees in Japan to say goodbye. In ‘Coarsegold’, a woman conducts an illicit affair while her recovering girlfriend works the overnight motel shift in the middle of nowhere. In ‘Dogs’, Foggo runs an unruly gang of bored, cruel boys with a scent for fresh meat. In ‘Pressure Okay’ a middle-aged man goes to the theatre, gets a massage, remembers his departed wife, navigates the long game of grief with his adult daughter.
Jennifer Down, whose first novel, Our Magic Hour, was commended in the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, is a masterful stylist whose sharp eye has been compared to that of Helen Garner. Pulse Points is a gutting collection that showcases her singular voice, and reminds us once more that this is a writer of great talent.
Join Elizabeth Kostova in conversation with Paula Morris at Time Out Bookshop to discuss her new book The Shadow Land.
Alexandra Boyd has travelled to Bulgaria hoping to salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. But a luggage mix-up soon after she arrives finds her holding an urn filled with human ashes.
Suspenseful and beautifully written, The Shadow Landexplores the power of stories and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss.
Elizabeth Kostova is the New York Times bestselling author of The Historian, which sold over three million copies, and The Swan Thieves. Find out more at www.elizabethkostova.com
RSVP: books@timeout.co.nz
Join Elizabeth Kostova in conversation with Tracy Farr at Unity Bookshop to discuss her new book The Shadow Land.
Alexandra Boyd has travelled to Bulgaria hoping to salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. But a luggage mix-up soon after she arrives finds her holding an urn filled with human ashes.
Suspenseful and beautifully written, The Shadow Landexplores the power of stories and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss.
Elizabeth Kostova is the New York Times bestselling author of The Historian, which sold over three million copies, and The Swan Thieves. Find out more at www.elizabethkostova.com
Join Jock Serong at Readings to discuss his heart-stopping political thriller On the Java Ridge in conversation with Mark Brandi.
A group of Australian surf tourists encounter an asylum-seeker boat in distress, while, back in Canberra, the government is gunning for re-election with a hardline new policy to stop the boats. A breathtaking novel of action and political intrigue from an exciting new novelist.
Jock Serong’s debut novel Quota won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. On the Java Ridge is his third novel. Jock teaches law and writes feature articles in the surfing media and for publications such as The Guardian and Slow Living.
Join Elizabeth Kostova in conversation with Morin Rout at Scorpio Bookshop to discuss her new book The Shadow Land.
Alexandra Boyd has travelled to Bulgaria hoping to salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. But a luggage mix-up soon after she arrives finds her holding an urn filled with human ashes.
Suspenseful and beautifully written, The Shadow Landexplores the power of stories and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss.
Elizabeth Kostova is the New York Times bestselling author of The Historian, which sold over three million copies, and The Swan Thieves. Find out more at www.elizabethkostova.com
RSVP: rachel@scorpiobooks.co.nz
Join Elizabeth Kostova in conversation with Venero Armannno at Brisbane Square Library to discuss her new book The Shadow Land.
Alexandra Boyd has travelled to Bulgaria hoping to salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. But a luggage mix-up soon after she arrives finds her holding an urn filled with human ashes.
Suspenseful and beautifully written, The Shadow Landexplores the power of stories and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss.
Elizabeth Kostova is the New York Times bestselling author of The Historian, which sold over three million copies, and The Swan Thieves. Find out more at www.elizabethkostova.com
Bookings essential (07) 3007 2800 or briscorp@dymocks.com.au
Join an exciting list of Text authors at the Melbourne Writers Festival!
Mark Baker, Nir Baram, Bernadette Brennan, Judith Brett, Melanie Cheng, Kate Cole-Adams, Jennifer Down, Tim Flannery, Kate Grenville, Kate Holden, Elizabeth Kostova, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Bram Presser and Wu Ming-Yi will be talking about their new books.
Sian Prior, Maria Takolander and Kate Holden will be attending as chairs.
Join exciting Text authors Elizabeth Kostova, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion at the Canberra Writers Festival to talk about their new books.
Elizabeth Kostova is the New York Times bestselling author of The Historian, which sold over three million copies, and The Swan Thieves.
Dirk Kurbjuweit is deputy editor-in-chief at Der Spiegel and divides his time between Berlin and Hamburg. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for journalism, and is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels.
Anne Buist is the Chair of Women’s Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. She has over twenty-five years’ clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry, and works with protective services and the legal system in cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder.
Graeme Simsion was born in Auckland and is a Melbourne-based writer of short stories, plays, screenplays and two non-fiction books. His novels include The Rosie Project, The Rosie Effect, The Best of Adam Sharp and Two Steps Forward.
Join Elizabeth Kostova at a fabulous literary lunch to discuss her new book The Shadow Land.
Alexandra Boyd has travelled to Bulgaria hoping to salve the wounds left by the loss of her beloved brother. But a luggage mix-up soon after she arrives finds her holding an urn filled with human ashes.
Suspenseful and beautifully written, The Shadow Landexplores the power of stories and the hope and meaning that can sometimes be found in the aftermath of loss.
Elizabeth Kostova is the New York Times bestselling author of The Historian, which sold over three million copies, and The Swan Thieves. Find out more at www.elizabethkostova.com
To book your ticket call: (07) 3884 3000 or email functions@gvh.com.au
Join Jock Serong at Antipodes Bookshop & Gallery for a delicious three-course lunch, wine and a discussion about Jock's new heart-stopping political thriller On the Java Ridge.
A group of Australian surf tourists encounter an asylum-seeker boat in distress, while, back in Canberra, the government is gunning for re-election with a hardline new policy to stop the boats. A breathtaking novel of action and political intrigue from an exciting new novelist.
Jock Serong’s debut novel Quota won the 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Crime Novel. In 2016, The Rules of Backyard Cricket was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. On the Java Ridge is his third novel. Jock teaches law and writes feature articles in the surfing media and for publications such as The Guardian and Slow Living.
Details TBA.
