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FREE SEPTEMBER 2014 BOOKS MUSIC FILM EVENTS HEAT AND LIGHT Ceridwen Dovey on Ellen van Neerven’s debut work of fiction page 6 THE CHILDREN ACT Brigid Mullane on Ian McEwan’s new novel page 9 THE READINGS NEW AUSTRALIAN WRITING AWARD The shortlist announced page 12 NEW IN SEPTEMBER SONYA HELEN LORELEI WES ROBERT HARTNETT GARNER VASHTI ANDERSON PLANT $29.99 $32.99 $27.99 $39.95 $21.95 page 7 $29.99 page 14 $32.95 page 22 page 14 page 21 You’ve looked after Dad’s reading needs, now look after your own. The Bone Clocks A mind-stretching, kaleidoscopic, globetrotting feast. When The Night Comes An evocative and gently told story about how kindness can change lives. The Paying Guests Vintage Sarah Waters – excruciating tension and real tenderness. The Secret Place A breathtakingly suspenseful disentangling of the truth. Get the whole story at hachette.com.au READINGS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2014 3 News INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY This year, Indigenous Literacy Day is on Wednesday 3 September. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) aims to raise literacy levels and improve the opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. The foundation does this through a free book supply program that goes to over 200 organisations and communities, and through a community publishing project that publishes books and stories, largely written by children. The foundation needs your support to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources for children in these communities. Readings will donate 10% of sales from our shops on this day to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Help us celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day this year by buying books at one of our shops or online at readings. com.au. You can donate to the foundation by donating to the Readings Foundation 2014 READINGS NEW (Text), Fatal Impact by Kathryn Fox online – all online donations to the Readings AUSTRALIAN WRITING AWARD (Pan Macmillan), In the Morning I’ll Be Foundation during September will go to SHORTLIST Gone by Adrian McKinty (Serpent’s Tail), the ILF. Please visit readings.com.au/the- readings-foundation. We’re delighted to announce our inaugural Beams Falling by PM Newton (Viking), Readings Monthly shortlist for the Readings New Australian One Boy Missing by Stephen Orr (Text) Free independent monthly newspaper and The Dying Beach by Angela Savage Writing Award. The shortlisted books are THE READINGS FOUNDATION published by Readings Books, Music & Film (Text). Find out more about the shortlists The Tribe by Michael Mohammed Ahmad GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN (Giramondo), An Elegant Young Man by for other categories at austcrimewriters. Applications for the Readings Foundation Editor Luke Carman (Giramondo), Foreign Soil by com/content/2014-ned-kelly-awards. Belle Place Grants 2015 are now open. The Readings Maxine Beneba Clarke (Hachette), Only the [email protected] Foundation was established in 2009 Animals by Ceridwen Dovey (Penguin), The CLASSICAL BOX SET SALE to support Victorian individuals and Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane (Penguin) Editorial Assistant It’s time for the fabulous classical box set organisations that wish to further the and After Darkness by Christine Piper (Allen Bronte Coates sale again, where we offer up to 70% off development of literacy, community work & Unwin). This year’s guest judge is Hannah [email protected] selected titles. Featuring major works from and the arts. Some projects previously Kent, author of Burial Rites (Pan Macmillan) JS Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Shostakovich, supported include Refugees, Survivors and Advertising and co-founder of Australian literary journal Wagner and Schubert, all performed by Ex-Detainees (RISE), Victorian Aboriginal Tate Jerrems Kill Your Darlings. The winning author will the great artists of the classical world Child Care Agency (VACCA), Save the [email protected] be announced in the November edition of such as Herbert Von Karajan, Vladimir Children, 100 Story Building, Reading (03) 9341 7739 Readings Monthly and will receive a prize Ashkenazy, Pavarotti, Fischer-Dieskau out of Poverty, the Stella Prize and the of $4000. Read more about the shortlisted and Alfred Brendel, to name a few. The Hot Desk Fellowships at the Wheeler Graphic Design titles and the prize on page 12. Centre, along with ongoing support of Cat Matteson sale is available at all Readings shops theartdept.com.au and online at readings.com.au, with free Sacred Heart Mission, Brotherhood of St 2014 NED KELLY AWARDS delivery within Australia, from now until Laurence’s HIPPY program and Glenfern Contributors SHORTLIST 30 September. But hurry, only while stock Writers’ Studios. Readings donates 10% of its overall profit to the Readings Ceridwen Dovey The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia’s lasts. See page 23 for highlights from the Foundation each year, and crucial funds Samuel Rutter oldest and most prestigious prizes range of titles available. are also raised from donations by our honouring our crime fiction and customers in return for gift wrapping, and Front Cover true crime writing. Put on by the 20% OFF VINYL through using the accommodation window The cover image is a detail from the jacket of Australian Crime Writers Association Ian McEwan’s new novel, The Children Act We are also offering 20% off our fabulous service. All donations to the Readings (austcrimewriters.com), the shortlists Photograph: © Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos range of vinyl, for a limited time only. The Foundation over $2 are tax deductible. For for each award category – including offer will be available from now until Sunday more information please visit readings. Fiction, First Fiction, True Crime and Cartoon 7 September at our St Kilda, Hawthorn and com.au/the-readings-foundation or for the Sandra Harvey short-story award Oslo Davis Carlton shops (not online). We recommend enquiries about the application process (unpublished) – were introduced by oslodavis.com this short, sweet sale as a perfect excuse to please email Tate Jerrems at tate.jerrems@ Michael Robotham at the Bendigo come and check out the newly expanded readings.com.au. Grant applications close Writers Festival in August. The Readings donates 10% of its profits each vinyl section at our Carlton shop. Friday 31 October. year to The Readings Foundation: shortlisted titles for the fiction categories readings.com.au/the-readings-foundation are Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher Saturday 11 Oct Saturday 25 Oct SAVE THE DATE Mar—May 2015 Mar—Sep 2015 4 READINGS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2014 September Events MEET ANNABEL Book Launches 24 LANGBEIN, THE SIMON RICKARD RJURIK DAVIDSON FREE RANGE COOK Joy Damousi and Stuart Macintyre will 8 ON HEIRLOOM 18 ON FANTASY AND launch Carolyn Holbrook’s non-fiction book, Annabel Langbein has created over 200 Anzac: The Unauthorised Biography. VEGETABLES POLITICS recipes for her new cookbook, Through the Tuesday 2 September, 6pm Come along to hear Simon Rickard, the Rjurik Davidson’s Unwrapped Sky is a fantasy Seasons, inspired by a year of fresh harvests. Readings Carlton former head gardener at the Diggers Club, novel that draws comparisons with the work Entry is $10 per person and includes Join us for the launch of S.K. Reid’s memoir, talk on Heirloom Vegetables: A Guide to of China Miéville. Jeff Sparrow will chat with a glass of wine. Please book at A Year of Medical Thinking. Their History and Varieties. This event will Davidson about the role of politics in the book. readings.com.au/events Wednesday 3 September, 6pm be supported by Aunt Maggie’s Organics Wednesday 24 September, 6pm Free, but please book at readings.com.au/events Readings Hawthown (auntmaggies.com.au). Readings Hawthorn Thursday 18 September, 6.30pm Gerry Simpson will launch Charlotte Entry is $10 per person and includes Readings Carlton Peevers’ non-fiction book, The Politics of a glass of wine. Please book at ERIK JENSEN ON Justifying Force: The Suez Crisis, the Iraq readings.com.au/events MEET DARREN 30 ADAM CULLEN War, and International Law. Monday 8 September, 6pm Wednesday 3 September, 6.30pm Readings Hawthorn Erik Jensen’s Acute Misfortune is the 19 PALMER OF Readings Carlton THE BLOCK unflinching portrait of the artist Adam Cullen. This is a story of talent and addiction, Robyn Annear will launch Kirsty Murray’s AN INTIMATE An interior designer and a judge on The told at close quarters and without judgement. novel, The Year it All Ended. 12 PERFORMANCE Block, Darren Palmer shares insider tips on Thursday 4 September, 6pm WITH ÉMILIE creating a luxuriously comfortable home in Free, but please book at readings.com.au/events Readings Hawthorn Easy Luxury. Palmer will be in conversation Tuesday 30 September, 6.30pm SIMON with Readings’ Event Manager Chris Gordon. Readings Carlton Creator and editor of the Through My French singer, songwriter and composer of Eyes series Lyn White will launch Robert electronic music Émilie Simon will perform Entry is $10 per person and includes a glass Hillman’s new addition to the series, Malini: of wine. The ticket price is redeemable if you songs from her latest album, Mue. October Through My Eyes. purchase a copy of Easy Luxury at the event. Thursday 11 September, 6.30pm Free, no booking required. Please book at readings.com.au/events Readings Carlton Friday 12 September, 5pm Friday 19 September, 6pm SHAUN MICALLEF Arena Publications will launch Arena Readings Carlton Readings Hawthorn 2 ON AMERICAN Magazine: Issue 131. PRESIDENTS Thursday 11 September, 6.30pm GARETH EVANS A READING WITH Shaun Micallef is celebrating the release of Readings Hawthorn WITH GEORGE 16 FAVEL PARRETT 22 his new book, The President’s Desk. Each Alex Papps (as seen on ABC4Kids’ Play Award-winning author Favel Parrett will MEGALOGENIS chapter revolves around different American School) along with Em Rusicano will read from her novel, When the Night Comes, Former Cabinet Minister Gareth Evans presidents, with the desk as a central theme.