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Category Archives: Talks
Book Launch: Sacrifice
Tonight I went to a book launch for Sacrifice by Joanna Orwin. The launch was held at the University Book Shop. They put on a good spread, with generous amounts of food and drink. About 30 people gathered to hear … Continue reading
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Rebecca Watson Ruining Christmas
I went to a meeting of Skeptics in the Pub tonight, where we were treated to a talk by Rebecca Watson, well-known in certain circles as a skeptic and atheist, and founder of SkepChicks. Her talk was entitled “How to … Continue reading
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AussieCon4
Here is my report on my experiences of AussieCon4. And here is the full gallery of images.
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An Hour with Elizabeth Knox
I went along to the latest in Women On Air‘s series of conversations with writers on Wednesday night. This time it was with Elizabeth Knox, most famous for her book The Vintner’s Luck. I have not read any of her … Continue reading
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An Evening with John Connolly
I went tonight to see a talk by John Connolly, the Irish crime novelist. These events usually take the form of a “conversation” between the writer and an MC, but in this case, once the MC introduced Connolly, he was … Continue reading
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Armageddon
I went to Armageddon over the weekend. You can read my report here.
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An Evening with Andrea Levy
Last night I went to see Andrea Levy, noted UK novelist, who was in Christchurch to support her new book, The Long Song. The format of the talk was a conversation between Levy and Christchurch writer Helen Lowe. The two … Continue reading
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Tracy Chevalier
Last night I went to a very interesting talk by Tracy Chevalier, a novelist best known for writing Girl With a Pearl Earring, which was subsequently made into a film. She was in town under the auspices of Women on … Continue reading
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Fionas Two
I went tonight to a book launch for two of New Zealand’s leading writers: Fiona Kidman and Fiona Farrell. Kidman was promoting the second volume of her memoirs, Beside the Dark Pool; Farrell was promoting her new novel Limestone. A … Continue reading
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Thornspell Launch
Today was the official launch of Thornspell by Helen Lowe. It went very well, and was pretty much a perfect book launch. The event was held in the Fendalton library, and was exceedingly well organised. Helen and Andrew had made … Continue reading
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