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It features the biggest names from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gave many the classical world, including Philip Glass, memorable performances, the last of which Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and was Messiah on Christmas night in 1926. After News and views from Readings’ Mozart. There’s up to 50% off selected titles Alberto’s death the following year, players formed managing director, Mark Rubbo now available at all Readings shops and their own orchestra in tribute – the Zelman online at www.readings.com.au with free Memorial Symphony Orchestra – and it has been delivery within Australia. The sale is on until This coming season is a major one for Australian titles with five of our most acclaimed writers having giving concerts ever since. To celebrate its 80th 30 September but hurry, only while stock books published in the next few months. They are Richard Flanagan with The Narrow Road to the anniversary, the Zelman Symphony will join forces lasts. See page 19 for more details and further Deep North, Alex Miller with Coal Creek, Christos Tsiolkas with Barracuda, Tim Winton with Eyrie and with many of Melbourne’s well-known community special offers. Germaine Greer with White Beech. At the time of writing I’ve finished three of them bar the Flanagan, choirs and some of Australia’s best opera singers which I’m about to embark on, and the Greer, out in November. The three I have read are exceptionally to present Mahler’s great and iconic Symphony accomplished works, capping off a year of strong Australian writing which began with a terrific debut No. 8, led by guest concertmaster Wilma Smith. novel, Burial Rites, from Adelaide writer Hannah Kent, and Andrea Goldsmith’s wonderful novel The Readings is a proud supporter of the Zelman Memory Trap. I wouldn’t like to be a judge of literary awards this year – making a choice would be Symphony and will be selling CDs at the two pretty hard. The first awards for the season will be the Victorian Premier’s Literary wards,A to be Melbourne performances. The concerts will be announced late January; the shortlist will be released early December in time for summer reading. held at the Melbourne Town Hall (100 Swanston Sadly, this year’s Age Book of the Year Awards is in abeyance; I’ve always thought it very effective in St, Melbourne) on Saturday 21 September, 8pm, acknowledging Australian writing. and Sunday 22 September, 4.30pm. Please visit zelmansymphony.org.au or call Ticketmaster on Miller’s Coal Creek will delight fans of his book Lovesong; a poignant and dramatic love story set in EVENINGS WITH TIM WINTON 136 100 for bookings and more information. outback Australia and narrated by a young stockman, it’s a powerful, beautifully crafted work. I was & CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS amazed when Miller told me that he finished it in 10 weeks. Barracuda is an amazing book. It’s a very angry work that examines ambition and failure and I think it’s Tsiolkas’s best yet. It will be quite Together with the Wheeler Centre, Readings is controversial too – many will find the language and sex scenes confronting, but they are appropriate in delighted to bring you two very special evenings THE EMOTIONAL WORLD the context of the novel. As expected, it’s also a strong attack on wealth and privilege. Eyrie is about with two of Australia’s most-loved writers. OF CHILDREN a journalist whose career is ruined when he exposes government corruption. He has hit rock bottom, CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS The Emotional World of Children showcases but it’s through his relationship with a young boy and two women that he begins to find a way out.Age The acclaimed author of the international a selection of artworks created by children columnist, Nicolle Flint, had a go at Winton recently about his female characters, claiming, among bestseller The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, will in psychoanalytical psychotherapy sessions other things, that they ‘appear stereotypical’, and inferred Winton is guilty of misogyny and sexism. As discuss his new novel, Barracuda. with renowned child psychotherapist Margaret always, all Winton’s characters have problems, but it’s not limited to the women. Ericksen between the 1940s and 1980s. A variety $40 per person. Admission includes a signed of psychiatric disturbances are surveyed, while Wednesday 4 September is Indigenous Literacy Day, which aims to help raise funds to increase first edition ofBarracuda . the importance of play, family and fairytales are literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and Wednesday 23 October, 7.30pm also examined. The exhibition features artefacts isolated regions. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) was set up some years ago by authors, Capitol Theatre and a specially commissioned documentary film booksellers and publishers, and we need your support to help raise funds to buy books and provide 113 Swanston St, Melbourne, 3000 on the history of psychotherapy in Australia. To be literacy resources for children in these communities. It’s a wonderful initiative and we will be donating held at the Dax Centre (Kenneth Myer Building, 5% of profits on the day to the ILF – or, you can make your donations directly here if you like: TIM WINTON Genetics Lane off Royal Parade, Melbourne) from www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/indigenous-literacy-day.html. One of Australia’s finest writers, Tim Winton, will 26 September to 21 December. Please visit be speaking at his only Melbourne event about www.daxcentre.org or phone (03) 9035 6258. The his highly anticipated new novel, Eyrie. Readings shop at the Brain Centre on site stocks $50 per person. Admission includes a signed a range of recommended books for children. hardback first edition ofEyrie . 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This is jaw-droppingby excellent work”performances”San Francisco Chronicle EmpireSEPTEMBER 12 4 READINGS MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2013 19 HANNAH Finlay Lloyd September Events RICHELL 26 SMALLS Hannah Richell will read from her new novel, Independent press Finlay Lloyd is launching For more information and updates, please visit the events page at www.readings.com.au. Please The Shadow Year, and explain where her the first five books in its new series, Finlay note bookings do not necessarily guarantee a seat and some events may be standing room only. influences lie. Lloyd Smalls. The first five authors are A.S. Patric and Wayne Strudwick with long stories, Mandy Gold coin donation. Please book on Ord and Natalia Zajaz with graphic stories, and 9819 1917. Tara Mokhtari with a collection of poetry. JOHN PHILIPP 3 Sullivan 10 MEYER Thursday 19 September, 6.30pm Free, no booking required. Readings Hawthorn NCH Come to the launch of the novel The Dragon In Melbourne for one night only, Philipp Meyer 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, 3122. U Thursday 26 September, 6.30pm LA in Spring, a fast-paced romp into the world of will chat with Christine Gordon about his Readings Carlton NCH U nutbag security guards and bent bureaucrats. novels, including American Rust and The Son. 309 Lygon St, Carlton, 3053. LUKE LA Free, no booking required. $5 per person (redeemable against a purchase 19 BEESLEY of a book on the night).