Category Archives: Talks

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →