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Auckland Writers and Readers Festival – The Secret Life of Aprons

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
 
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival – Reading the World

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
 
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival – Living with Dementia

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
 
Auckland Writers and Readers Festival – History Repeating

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

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
 

Festivals

Auckland Writers and Readers Festival
Storylines Festival
Christchurch Writers Festival
Going West
Writers and Readers