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Monday, May 20 2013
Michelle de Kretser in Conversation Code: 4  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

Join Ali Lemer as she speaks with award-winning author Michelle de Kretser about her latest novel Questions of Travel.

Monday, May 20 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ticketed (see details)
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba  read more >
Missing in Action: Australia’s Literary Past Code: 5  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Publishing, Nonfiction, Culture & Heritage

Leading Australian literary critic Geordie Williamson discusses his new book The Burning Library with Tegan Bennett Daylight.

Monday, May 20 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ticketed (see details)
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba  read more >
Wild: Stories from the Trail Code: 8  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction

Cheryl Strayed discusses her #1 New York Times bestseller Wild with Cate Kennedy.

Monday, May 20 2013 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Ticketed (see details)
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba  read more >
 
Tuesday, May 21 2013
Sexism, Australian Style Code: 10  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Current Affairs, Politics

Anne Summers discusses her new book The Misogyny Factor with Tara Moss.

Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ticketed (see details)
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba  read more >
A Reader’s Guide to Life Code: 12  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Biography & Memoir

Ramona Koval discusses her new memoir and the pleasures of reading with Geordie Williamson.

Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Ticketed (see details)
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba  read more >
Dermot Healy in Conversation Code: 13  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction, Poetry

Renown Irish author Dermot Healy in conversation with Kate Fagan.

Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Ticketed (see details)
Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, 15-47 Katoomba Street, Katoomba  read more >
 
Wednesday, May 22 2013
Business Breakfast: Joe Rospars  * SOLD OUT * Code: 9  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Current Affairs, Politics, Business & Economy

At this year’s Business Breakfast, George Megalogenis interviews Joe Rospars.

Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Ticketed: $80/$
Simmer on the Bay  read more >
Rebecca Huntley: The Italian Girl Code: 18  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Culture & Heritage, Biography & Memoir

Rebecca Huntley shares her decade-long search for the truth about her family, as told in her book The Italian Girl.

Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Ticketed: $7.5
Glen Street Theatre, Corner Glen Street and Blackbutts Road, Belrose  read more >
Shehan Karunatilaka: Chinaman Code: 19  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

2012 Commonwealth Book Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka in conversation with P.M. Newton about his novel Chinaman.

Wednesday, May 22 2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Ticketed: $7.5
Glen Street Theatre, Corner Glen Street and Blackbutts Road, Belrose  read more >
Bohemian Sydney: Dancing with Empty Pockets| Code: 10  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Culture & Heritage, Nonfiction, Art

Tony Moore traces the history of Australia’s bohemians with Elizabeth Farrelly.

Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Ticketed: $20/$15
State Library of NSW, Metcalfe Auditorium, Macquarie Street Wing, Macquarie Street, Sydney  read more >
Matthew Condon: The Toe Tag Quintet Code: 16  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Crime, Fiction

Matthew Condon talks about his latest crime novel, The Toe Tag Quintet.

Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Free, bookings essential, eventbrite.com.au or call 02 9716 1810
Activity Rooms, Ashfield Civic Centre, 260 Liverpool Road, Ashfield  read more >
 
Thursday, May 23 2013
Lauren Beukes: The Shining Girls Code: 22  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Crime, Fiction, Scriptwriting

Michael Cathcart interviews Lauren Beukes live on ABC Radio National’s Books and Arts Daily.

Thursday, May 23 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Free, no bookings
Sydney Dance 1, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Anne Deveson with Phillip Adams: Waging Peace Code: 26  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Current Affairs, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Politics

Anne Deveson speaks to Philip Adams about Waging Peace her memoir of an activist life.

Thursday, May 23 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ticketed: $20/$14
Wharf Theatre 2, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Michelle de Kretser: Questions of Travel Code: 27  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Travel, Fiction

Novelist Michelle de Kretser in conversation with The Sydney Morning Herald’s Literary Editor, Susan Wyndham.

Thursday, May 23 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Free, no bookings
Bangarra Mezzanine, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Aleks Krotoski: Untangling the Web Code: 29  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: New Media, Culture & Heritage

Aleks Krotoski explores our increasingly co-dependent relationship with the online world.

Thursday, May 23 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ticketed: $14/$10
Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
The Public Philosopher: Social Justice in the Age of Markets Code: 30  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction

Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel in conversation with Julian Morrow.

Thursday, May 23 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Pier 2/3 Main Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Maxine McKew: Out of the Trenches  * SOLD OUT * Code: 35  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Politics, Current Affairs

Maxine McKew discusses what went wrong and the current political climate with Margot Saville.

Thursday, May 23 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ticketed: $14/$10
Richard Wherrett Studio, Sydney Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Why Read Dictionaries? Code: 43  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction

Crossword-maker David Astle interrogates Mark Forsyth on having the most boring hobby in the world.

Thursday, May 23 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Free, no bookings
Sydney Dance 1, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Kirstie Clements: The Vogue Factor  * SOLD OUT * Code: 46  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Biography & Memoir

Ex-Vogue editor Kirstie Clements talks with Tara Moss about the inside of the fashion industry.

Thursday, May 23 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ticketed: $14/$10
Richard Wherrett Studio, Sydney Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Nick Cater: The Lucky Culture Code: 47  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Culture & Heritage, Current Affairs, Nonfiction

Is the secret of Australia′s good fortune our particular Australian character?

Thursday, May 23 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Wharf Theatre 2, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
In their Own Words: Craig Taylor Code: 50  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir

Join Craig Taylor as he discusses his bestselling book, Londoners.

Thursday, May 23 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Ticketed: $14/$10
Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
By the Book: Ramona Koval with Richard Gill Code: 51  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Culture & Heritage

Richard Gill talks with Ramona Koval about her lifelong love affair with books and reading.

Thursday, May 23 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Pier 2/3 Main Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
The 21st Century Author Code: 57  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: New Media, Business & Economy, Publishing

How is technology is changing the role of the author?

Thursday, May 23 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Wharf Theatre 2, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Pankaj Mishra: From the Ruins of Empire Code: 67  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: History, Culture & Heritage

Pankaj Mishra talks with Julian Morrow about his latest book, From the Ruins of Empire.

Thursday, May 23 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Wharf Theatre 2, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Anita Desai with Deborah Levy: The Artist of Disappearance Code: 69  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

India’s ‘greatest living writer’, Anita Desai, in conversation with Deborah Levy.

Thursday, May 23 2013 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Ticketed: $32/$25
City Recital Hall Angel Place, Angel Place, Sydney  read more >
Wangechi Mutu Code: 72  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Art

Artist Wangechi Mutu and Museum of Contemporary Art Senior Curator Rachel Kent in conversation.

Thursday, May 23 2013 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Free, no bookings
Museum of Contemporary Art, 140 George Street, The Rocks  read more >
Good Morning, Mr Sarra Code: 28  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Current Affairs, Indigenous, Biography & Memoir

Chris Sarra discusses his education philosophy and book Good Morning, Mr Sarra.

Thursday, May 23 2013 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Free, bookings essential 02 9847 6614, email library@hornsby.nsw.gov.au|
Hornsby Central Library, 28-44 George Street, Hornsby  read more >
2SER In Conversation: Holly Throsby and Darren Hanlon Code: 73  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Music

Much loved Australian songwriters Holly Throsby and Darren Hanlon join 2SER’s The Green Room Lounge.

Thursday, May 23 2013 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Free, bookings email inconversation@2ser.com. Full details on 2ser.com.
The Green Room Lounge, Enmore, 156 Enmore Road, Enmore  read more >
 
Friday, May 24 2013
Anna Krien: Sex, Power and Sport Code: 89  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Culture & Heritage, Current Affairs

Anna Krien’s controversial and fearless Night Games investigates sex, consent, power and the dark side of footy culture.

Friday, May 24 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ticketed: $14/$10
Richard Wherrett Studio, Sydney Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Conversations with Richard Fidler: Cheryl Strayed Code: 92  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir

Richard Fidler talks with Cheryl Strayed about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother.

Friday, May 24 2013 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Free, no bookings
Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Robyn Davidson: Making Tracks Code: 101  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Thirty years on the iconic Tracks is still a classic and now being filmed as a movie.

Friday, May 24 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Wharf Theatre 2, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Collectomania: From Objects of Desire to Magnificent Obsession Code: 103  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Culture & Heritage, Art

Self-confessed ‘collectomaniac’ Claudia Chan Shaw shares the motives behind collecting.

Friday, May 24 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Free, no bookings
The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney  read more >
Nicolas Rothwell: Belomor Code: 104  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Culture & Heritage, Travel, History

One of Australia’s most original writers speaks with Geordie Williamson.

Friday, May 24 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Free, no bookings
Bangarra Mezzanine, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Kate Mosse: Citadel Code: 110  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

Kate Mosse discusses Citadel - the last book in her bestselling Languedoc trilogy.

Friday, May 24 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Claire Messud: The Woman Upstairs  * SOLD OUT * Code: 116  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

Claire Messud speaks to Caroline Baum about The Woman Upstairs.

Friday, May 24 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Ticketed: $20/$14
Pier 2/3 Main Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Dermot Healy with Luke Davies Code: 118  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Culture & Heritage

Luke Davies interviews fellow author and poet, Dermot Healy.

Friday, May 24 2013 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Free, no bookings
Sydney Dance 1, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Conversations with Richard Fidler: Jackie Kay Code: 123  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Biography & Memoir, Poetry, Fiction

Richard Fidler talks with Jackie Kay about her extraordinary life.

Friday, May 24 2013 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Free, no bookings
Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Deborah Levy: Swimming Home and Black Vodka Code: 127  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Fiction

Booker shortlisted author Deborah Levy speaks with philosopher Damon Young.

Friday, May 24 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Free, no bookings
Pier 2/3 The Loft, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
 
Saturday, May 25 2013
Janine di Giovanni: Love, War and Redemption Code: 151  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Current Affairs

Update: Event cancelled. Janine di Giovanni talks with Jennifer Byrne about her powerful memoir Ghosts by Daylight.

Saturday, May 25 2013 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ticketed: $25/$20
Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
Question Time with Sheila Heti Code: 157  |  Type: Conversation   |  Genres: Nonfiction, Fiction, Art

What makes a person interesting? Q&A performance with Sheila Heti.

Saturday, May 25 2013 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ticketed: $14/$10
Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay  read more >
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