Major events

Friday May 23

12.30pm

InterContinental Sydney

Literary Lunch
William Dalrymple, $52.
Bookings essential: 9240 1261.

6 for 6.30pm

City Recital Hall

THE CORRECTIONS
The Corrections is one of the most celebrated novels of the decade. Jonathan Franzen is in conversation with literary editor, Malcolm Knox.
$20/$12 conc. Bookings: 9351 7940 or 8256 2222.

6 for 6.30pm

Seymour Theatre Centre

WAR
Historian Antony Beevor, Canadian Deborah Ellis, US journalist David Brock, salon.com journalist and commentator Sarah Vowell and Anne Deveson discuss the US, war and the future of conflict.
$20/$12. Bookings: 9351 7940.

6 for 6.30pm

Riverside Theatres, Parramatta

In Occupied Territory
Palestinian writers Raja Shehadeh and Ghada Karmi discuss Palestine and the diaspora. With Paula Abood.
Chair: Ihab Shalbak.
Presented by Parramatta City Council. Free. Bookings recommended: 9252 7729.

6 for 6.30pm

Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery

Meet the Writers
Meet internationally bestselling author of The Blue Day series Bradley Trevor Greive along with Leo Cullen and John Larkin.
$15 incl supper and drinks.
Bookings: 4645 4444.

6-7.30pm

Ashfield Library

Crime
Australian crime writers Gabrielle Lord and Shane Maloney talk with Ireland's Ken Bruen about the mean streets. Free.
Bookings recommended: 9716 1810.