Readings.com.au: Carlton

Anna Krien Book Launch - Monday 20 May 2013 at 6:30pm

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Monday 20 May 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Anna’s Krien’s Night Games: Sex, Power and Sport is a brave, intelligent and controversial look at the dark side of footy culture.

In her review of the book, Jessica Au writes:

"Night Games one of the most incredible works of investigative non-fiction that I have ever read. Krien is nuanced and fiercely intelligent, and every paragraph is addictive, leaving you thirsting for more as if in a thriller."

Sophie Cunningham will launch this momentous work.

Free, no booking required.

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Troy Bramston Book Launch - Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 6:30pm

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Tuesday 21 May 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Federal Minister, Bill Shorten will launch For the True Believers: Great Labor Speeches that Shaped History by Troy Bramston, a former speechwriter for Kevin Rudd.

Free, but please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Brown Brothers’ Winter Poetry Festival - Thursday 30 May 2013 at 6:00pm

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Thursday 30 May 2013 at 6:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

On the first of our winter poetry evenings, curated by local poets Bonnie Cassidy and Tim Grey, L.K Holt will read from her newly released chapbook, Stages of Balthazar. She’ll be joined by guest poet Luke Beesley, and emerging poet and critic Tim Wright.

Free, no booking required.

Just Between Us Book Launch - Wednesday 29 May 2013 at 6:30pm

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Wednesday 29 May 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Join editors Maya Linden, Christie Nieman, Maggie Scott, Natalie Kon-Yu and Miriam Sved for the launch of Just Between Us, a collection of essays examining the highs, lows and loves of female friendship.

Free, no booking required.

Joshua Santospirito Book Launch - Thursday 30 May 2013 at 8:00pm

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Thursday 30 May 2013 at 8:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Bernard Caleo will launch The Long Weekend in Alice Springs, a graphic novel that has been adapted from an original essay by Craig San Roque on Carl Jung’s idea of the Cultural Complex.

Free, no booking required.

Sandy Watson Book Launch - Monday 27 May 2013 at 6:30pm

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Monday 27 May 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Sandy Watson’s One Perfect Day: Hungary 1956 is the story of Veronika Csosz: her experiences during the Hungarian Uprising and her dramatic escape to Australia. Hungarian Ambassador Anna Siko will perform the launching honours.

Free, no booking required.

Bart Willoughby - Thursday 09 May 2013 at 6:00pm

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Thursday 09 May 2013 at 6:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Legendary musician Bart Willoughby (No Fixed Address, Mixed Relations, the Black Arm Band) will be playing from his new album Proud.

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Emily Gale Book Launch - Wednesday 08 May 2013 at 6:00pm

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Wednesday 08 May 2013 at 6:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

During a Melbourne heatwave, Hannah’s family life begins to distort beyond her deepest fears, and she seeks refuge in the two anarchists of her life: her wild best friend, Chloe, and her eccentric grandmother, Essie.

Fiona Wood will launch Steal My Sunshine, Emily Gale’s wonderful new novel for young adults.

Free, no booking required.

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Deborah Conway with Willy Zygier - Thursday 23 May 2013 at 6:00pm

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Thursday 23 May 2013 at 6:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Come along to hear singer-songwriter and guitarist, Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier play some tunes from their new album, Stories of Ghosts.

Free but please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Barry Dickins - Wednesday 17 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Wednesday 17 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Barry Dickins’ writing has been called, ‘the defeat of the desperate by the bizarre’ and now with Lessons in Humility we read more about his strnge life as a teacher.

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

School Holiday Super Fun with Zucchini-Clan - Thursday 11 April 2013 at 12:00pm

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Thursday 11 April 2013 at 12:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Zucchini-Clan are looking to change the world with their fresh, fun, socially aware tunes. Bring along the kids for a rollicking good time as they play songs from their debut album Wildlife*). Suitable for all ages.

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Glenn Hughes in conversation Billy Pinnell - Tuesday 23 April 2013 at 5:00pm

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Tuesday 23 April 2013 at 5:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Vocalist, bassist and songwriter Glenn Hughes is a living, breathing personification of British rock and in Glenn Hughes: An Autobiography, he shares the story of his life with unflinching honesty and good humour.

Come along to our shop and meet the man himself. He will be in conversation with broadcaster, Billy Pinnell.

Free, but please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

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Mark Furlong Book Launch - Thursday 04 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Thursday 04 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Join us for the launch of Building the client’s relational base: A multidisciplinary handbook in which Mark Furlong encourages practitioners to understand their clients as relational beings rather than independent units.

Free, no booking required.

Geraldine Robertson Book Launch - Monday 15 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Monday 15 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Geraldine Robertson in conversation with Marilyn Lake and Jacinda Woodhead invite you to join them in launching Prejudice and Reason: Some Australian Women’s Response to War.

Two women, two organisations, two journals.

In their own words, feminists and reactionary women tell of their work and activism from 1909 to now, concentrating on WWI.

Be prepared to be surprised. The arguments are fresh and current today.

"An awesome achievement ... long silenced voices rise up again to tell an authentic story of war and peace. Geraldine Robertson's immaculate research sheds valuable light on a much neglected, but vitally important, aspect of Australia's history." - Clare Wright (Historian, Author, Broadcaster)

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Susannah Fullerton - Thursday 18 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Thursday 18 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

This year Pride and Prejudice turns 200, and we’re celebrating with wine, cake and Susannah Fullerton, president of the Jane Austen Society of Australia and author of Happily Ever After: Celebrating Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Brendan Shanahan in conversation with Lisa Dempster- CANCELLED - Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Brendan Shanahan’s new book, Mr Snack and the Lady Water, collects together his favourite anecdotes from travelling the globe. In what is sure to be a laugh-out-loud evening, he chats with Melbourne Writers Festival Director, Lisa Dempster.

Please note, this event has been cancelled.

Maurilia Meehan Book Launch - Thursday 11 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Thursday 11 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Writer and critic Alison Croggon will launch this deliciously irreverent novel from Maurilia Meehan. Literary, funny and sexy, Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery is the first in a playful new trilogy.

Free, no booking required.

Jo Case Book Launch - Tuesday 09 April 2013 at 6:00pm

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Tuesday 09 April 2013 at 6:00pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Maria Tumarkin will launch Jo Case’s Boomer & Me a bittersweet story of a boy and his very twenty-first-century family. Case explores why being different isn’t a disability, but rather, just takes a bit of getting used to.

Free, no booking required.

Krissy Kneen - Wednesday 10 April 2013 at 6:30pm

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Wednesday 10 April 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Highly-acclaimed writer Krissy Kneen will read from her first work of non-erotic literary fiction, Steeplechase, a heart-rending examination of love, sibling bonds and ultimately, madness.

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.

Genevieve Bailey DVD Launch - Wednesday 01 May 2013 at 6:30pm

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Wednesday 01 May 2013 at 6:30pm

Readings Carlton: 309 Lygon St, Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey will discuss I Am Eleven, a feature documentary that reveals the private obsessions and public concerns of eleven-year olds from across 15 countries. Bailey will be joined in conversation by some of the young stars themselves.

Gold coin donation. Please book on 9347 6633 or at events@readings.com.au.