Events
Keep up to date with Random House New Zealand's calendar of events including upcoming author appearances, tour dates and special events.
With Bold Needle and Thread: Adventures in Vintage Needlecraft
New Zealand writer and journalist Rosemary McLeod has a passion for needlework, celebrated in With Bold Needle and Thread. To mark the book’s publication, McLeod will use aprons from her collection to unmask the domestic lives of women and to explore the messages behind their imagery. Supported by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.
- Time:
- Sunday, 19 May 2013, 10.15 - 11.15am
- Venue:
- Auckland Art Gallery Auditorium
- Tickets:
- Please see http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/Home/Tickets.aspx for tickets
The Writing Class
Stephanie Johnson, Ramona Koval, Mary Paul and CK Stead read work that celebrates the inspiration that is writing and literature, introduced by Jane Stafford.
- Time:
- Sunday, 19 May 2013, 2.30 - 3.20pm
- Venue:
- Limelight Room, Aotea Centre, Auckland
- Tickets:
- Please see http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/Home/Tickets.aspx for tickets
The ACB With Honora Lee
Dr. Helena Popovic, a brain specialist and author of In Search of My Father, and Kate De Goldi, whose latest book The ACB of Honora Lee references dementia, are both daughters of dementia sufferers. In a warm and candid conversation about this devastating disease, they discuss the ways in which we can build resilient brains, defy cognitive decline and manage the experience of dementia.
- Time:
- Sunday, 19 May 2013, 2.30 - 3.30pm
- Venue:
- ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
- Tickets:
- Please see http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/Home/Tickets.aspx for tickets
Life After Life
Writers Kate Atkinson, Hamish Clayton, Charlotte Grimshaw and Tania Moir read selections from their work that reference the repeating of history, introduced by Peter Wells.
- Time:
- Sunday, 19 May 2013, 4 - 5pm
- Venue:
- Limelight Room, Aotea Centre, Auckland
- Tickets:
- Please see http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/Home/Tickets.aspx for tickets
I'm Your Man - An Evening Celebrating The Words & Music of Leonard Cohen
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I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen''s biographer Sylvie Simmons discusses her recent book I'm Your Man: The Life Of Leonard Cohen with the Dominion Post's Simon Sweetman. Plus live music from artists such as members of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, Eb & Sparrow (fresh from support slots with Rodriguez and Anika Moa), French For Rabbits, John The Baptist plus special guests.
- Time:
- Tuesday, 21 May 2013, Doors: 7pm / Performance starts: 7.30pm
- Venue:
- Carterton Events Centre, Holloway Street, Carterton, Wairarapa
- Tickets:
- http://www.dashtickets.co.nz/event/zqrwh208n
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