On Saturday 28 June, readers will gain exclusive access to ABC Radio studios in East Perth to hear from writers across Australia about their new books. Over 6 sessions, readers will have the chance to listen to 15 fiction and non-fiction writers including Emily Tsokos Purtill, Geoff Hutchison, Meg Bignell, Bebe Oliver, Helen Milroy, Louise Wolhuter, Fleur McDonald and more!
Hosted by ABC Radio, in partnership Fremantle Press, UWA Publishing, Magabala Books and Boffins Books, the Big Day of Books is a wonderful chance to enjoy a live literary show, meet the authors, and snap up some fabulous reads.
The Big Day of Books is from 10am to 5pm on Saturday 28 June at ABC Radio Perth, 30 Fielder Street, East Perth.
Tickets are $15 for an individual session or $30 for a half day. Tickets are on sale now, but places are limited: https://events.humanitix.com/big-day-of-books-perth
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BIG DAY OF BOOKS PROGRAM
10:00: Powerful stories: identity and healing
Exploring the recovery of minds and bodies through the power of narrative with Helen Milroy, David Whish-Wilson and Bebe Oliver. How can storytelling assist in reclaiming identity, self-acceptance and agency? Hosted by Jo Trilling.
11:15: Dark pasts, buried secrets and foreboding futures
Small towns with big histories. How crime fiction exposes the fault lines in rural and remote communities with Josh Kemp, Angie Faye Martin and Margaret Hickey. Hosted by Ali Colvin.
12:30: In conversation with Fleur McDonald
Claire Nichols interviews Fleur McDonald, queen of rural crime, about her new novel Prospect.
1:30 Shadows and prophets
Many Australians know what it is like to live with legacies from elsewhere. Three novelists, Katherine Allum, Louise Wolhuter and Emily Tsokos Purtill ask whether it is possible to fight fate and forge new futures.
2:45: Profanity, profundity and unpredictable plumbing
From dickheads and corn cobs to murder most vile. From bum chafe to crushes and garrulous guile. Writing comedy is never as easy as reading it. Do you have to break a sweat to make people crack a smile? With Andrew HC McDonald, Meg Bignell and Kate Emery, hosted by Carrie Cox.
4:00: Warning: contents may offend
Grumpy old men meet grumpy young them. Former ABC presenter Geoff Hutchison and anarchic debut novelist Patrick Marlborough preview their July new releases How Not to Become a Grumpy Old Bugger and Nock Loose. Hosted by Gary Adshead.
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