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With new additions to Sydney’s literary events calendar fast approaching, it's high time to plan a book club outing! We’ve rounded up a selection of titles from local and international authors who are visiting Sydney to talk about their books sure to stimulate discussion at your book club this spring.
Whether your group loves literary fiction, narrative non-fiction or are crazy for classics, take your pick!
Eric Puchner: Dream State
A love triangle. A family saga spanning 50 years. Discover Eric Puchner's new take on the great American novel with his New York Times bestseller Dream State. In conversation with Cassie McCullagh.
Perfect for: Lovers of Ann Patchett and Elizabeth Strout.
Our question to you: What does Dream State ask about the nature of happiness?
Happy Endings with Melanie Saward and Saman Shad
From meet-cutes and motherhood to flirty flings and forever friendships, find love stories for the modern age in Melanie Saward's Love Unleashed and Saman Shad's The Sex Lives of Married Women. Join them for a swoon-worthy session on all things contemporary romance in conversation with Rudi Bremer.
Perfect for: Book clubs who are ready to inject some fun into proceedings.
Our question to you: What sort of stories do you want to hear more of in romance writing?
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Siang Lu: Ghost Cities
An instant landmark in experimental Australian literature, Siang Lu’s Miles Franklin Award–winning Ghost Cities is a bold and satirical reimagining of Sino-Australian storytelling. Discover this rich literary world in conversation with James McKenzie Watson.
Perfect for: Book clubs who are comfortable with ambiguity – and horny mountains.
Our question to you: How does the writing style of Ghost Cities shift when expressing the past and present, real and surreal?
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Wild For Austen
Was Jane Austen a quiet spinster? Author and scholar Devoney Looser puts that myth to rest in a riotous new of account of Austen’s works and life, tracing her links to the abolitionist movement and views on women’s suffrage.
Perfect for: Those who are eager to turn a new page on Jane Austen’s literary legacy.
Our question to you: Jane Austen is known for her cutting class commentary, what characters or storylines do you see this in most strongly, and why?
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Griffin Dunne: Coming of Age in Hollywood
Nephew of Joan Didion, Carrie Fisher’s best friend and a Hollywood producer himself, discover the many twisting branches of a family tree in the heart of Tinseltown with Griffin Dunne in this riveting session with Benjamin Law.
Perfect for: Film aficionados and old Hollywood tragics.
Our question to you: What does Griffin’s memoir reveal about the relationship between family legacies and individuals?
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Sophie Gilbert: Girl on Girl
Join Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist Sophie Gilbert in conversation with Yumi Stynes as they uncover the toxic legacy of pop culture and its corrosive effect on the gains of feminism.
Perfect for: If you find yourself asking how we’ve ended up here, this one’s for you.
Our question to you: Pitting women against one another is a mainstay of popular culture, is there an example that stands out you?
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