Things we hear following the first weekend's activities at the MWF:
- After his speech at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday evening, ex-PM Paul Keating dined with Australia's first (off-shore) lady Germaine Greer
- Judith Lucy (debatably) upstaged David Sedaris in the comedy stakes during their joint-session with Nam Le as the straight man.
- During the Q and A's at the David Rakoff event, one man began to ask 'This is a somewhat awkward question...' when Rakoff cut him off, giving out his hotel room number. It got a big laugh and who knows what other kind of response.
- David Sedaris and partner Hugh decided to skip the expensive laundry fees at their hotel on the weekend and instead dropped into My Beautiful Laundrette on Brunswick Street where what would have been a $300 laundry bill back at the hotel, became a $7 operation.
We also had a stream of authors stopping by Readings in the Atrium for book signings on the weekend:
David Sedaris signed books
before and after his main event with RRR's Michael Williams at the
Capitol Theatre.
John Pilger was among
the audience seeing Phillipe Sands and Anna Funder at the Capitol.
He and Phillipe had a good chat after the event.
Bruce Petty,
Andrew Weldon and Mark Knight following their 'Stop laughing, this
is serious' session with Russ Radcliffe. 
Debra Adelaide signing her book The Household Guide to
Dying.
Helen Garner signs for fans following her packed session with
Gary Cazalet.
Director and author of On Ecstasy Barrie Kosky
