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Benjamin Law's New Book Gaysia FREE SEPTEMBER 2012 Readings Monthly Deborah Robertson on Amy Espeseth • Father’s Day Gift Ideas P11) EVIEW R EE (S GAYSIA Aw’s Aw’s L COVER IMAGE: DETAIL FROM BENJAMIN COVER IMAGE: DETAIL Benjamin Law’s new book Gaysia September book, CD & DVD new releases. More inside. AUS FICTION FICTION FICTION MEMOIR KIDS DVD POP CD CLASSICAL $29.95 e$17.99 $29.99 $24.95 $32.95 $24.95 $34.95 $24.99 $59.95 $19.95 Box Set Sale >> p4 >> p7 >> p7 >> p11 >> p15 >> p17 >> p18 >> p19 September event highlights : David Marr on Tony Abbott, Chloe Hooper with Jeff Sparrow, Andrew Croome with Tony Birch. More inside. All Readings shops are open 7 days, except our Brain Centre (Parkville) shop, which is open Monday – Friday. See opening hours at readings.com.au. Carlton 309 Lygon St 9347 6633 Hawthorn 701 Glenferrie Rd 9819 1917 Malvern 185 Glenferrie Rd 9509 1952 St Kilda 112 Acland St 9525 3852 Readings at the State Library of Victoria 328 Swanston St 8664 7540 Readings at the Brain Centre, Parkville 30 Royal Parade 9347 1749 See more new books, music and film, read news and reviews, check event details, and browse and buy online at www.readings.com.au 2 Readings Monthly September 2012 From the Books Desk Mark’s Say This is the sort of month where you could News and views from Readings’ read every day and still have a raft of books This Month’s News INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY READINGS TOUR OF managing director Mark Rubbo left over that you’d be desperate to get to. I Wednesday 5 September marks Indigenous THE JAIPUR LITERATURE often think of my job as working in a lolly Literacy Day (ILD) for 2012, an annual FESTIVAL 2013 Peter Temple’s novel store, and this September is indeed a veritable celebration that aims to raise awareness and Bad Debts was first Fifty Shades of Lindt. Together with Peregrine, help improve the lives and opportunities we’re delighted to be offering published in 1996. In So bear with my sugar high (and pardon the of Indigenous communities around a small group of engaged it he introduced Jack pun) but as with any new Ian McEwan, Sweet Australia. Each year, the Indigenous Literary booklovers the chance to take Irish, a former criminal Tooth is naturally a big publishing event. This Foundation (ILF) raises crucial funds to buy a 10-day tour of the Jaipur lawyer. Jack’s wife had been time he locates his story in the world of books and resources, and Readings is proud Literature Festival (24-28 brutally killed by a deranged client who espionage in the early 1970s. At the same time to support this initiative once again by January 2013), the largest then killed himself, and in the months he has some fun with his own coming-of-age donating 10% of all sales for the day to the and most vibrant literary after her death, Jack drifted, more often as a writer, with a distinct nod to the literary ILF. Show your support in store or at celebration in the Asia-Pacific. Held at the than not drinking himself into a stupor world of the period. It’s a big call, but our www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au. beautiful heritage property of the Diggi Palace until he was rescued by a partner in his reviewer reckons McEwan is at his finest here, in the Rajasthani capital, Jaipur, the festival will former law firm. After that he dropped and that’s obviously saying something. READINGS FOUNDATION host a range of readings, debates and criminal law – doing a few jobs collecting GRANT APPLICATIONS performances with a stellar international unpaid debts, tracing people and hanging One of the highlights of my recent trip to Established in 2009 by Readings’ managing lineup. Travelling with Readings’ managing out with race fixer Harry Strang. Bookexpo in NYC was getting to hear Zadie director Mark Rubbo, The Readings Foun- director, Mark Rubbo, and events coordinator, Smith talk about her new, much-anticipated When Danny McKillop, a former client, dation aims to support a range of creative Christine Gordon, as well as a local novel, NW. She spoke of an episode in her tries to contact him asking for help, Jack projects by individuals and organisations that Peregrine guide, you’ll have the chance to own life that had provided an early spark for doesn’t get the message until it’s too late, wish to further their development in literacy, savour the sounds and sights of this the novel – a stranger knocking on her door and Danny is found shot dead in a hotel community or the arts. Applications for the breathtaking country. asking for help. This got her thinking about car park by the police. In attempting to coming year are open to those with Deductible all of those people whom life fails in one way make amends, Jack uncovers a web of Gift Recipient (DGR) status on 1 September Cost of the tour will be up to $3000 per or other, which in turn got her thinking about corruption and scandal reaching down 2012 and will close at 5pm on 31 October person (depending on final tour numbers), Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, nowadays from the highest levels of politics. 2012. The recipients will be announced on excluding flights. Airfares can be arranged at considered a ‘problem play’ in the way it sits Friday 30 November. For more information an additional cost with Peregrine. The tour Temple’s Jack Irish is the quintessential between comedy and tragedy. Might NW, the or to download an application form, please will depart from Melbourne on Sunday 20 outsider; his world is that of inner-city tragi-comedy Smith has wrought from this visit www.readings.com.au. January 2013 and return on Wednesday Melbourne, and the odd country race initial inspiration, be indeed her best novel yet? 30 January 2013. track. With extra funding for drama, On the local front, a sign of the calibre of READINGS EBOOK SALE To express your interest, please contact Chris- the ABC has started to bring some debut novelist Amy Espeseth is that she’s We’re holding a fantastic sale of ebooks by tine Gordon at [email protected] Australian stories to the screen, starting already delivered two novels to her local authors for just $9.99 each – or less. by Friday 28 September. Hurry as places last year with Christos Tsiolkas’s The Slap publisher – it was simply a matter of deciding Titles include Benjamin Law’s Gaysia, Helen are extremely limited! For more informa- and Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher which one to publish first! On the strength Garner’s The Spare Room, this year’s Vogel- tion about the festival, please visit series. In 2012, they’ve turned to Bad of Sufficient Grace, we can welcome a writer of winner Eleven Seasons, Tony Birch’s Blood and www.jaipurliteraturefestival.org. Debts. An advance screening at this year’s tremendous talent, who delivers a close-to-the- many more. Sale takes place September 3-16. Melbourne International Film Festival bone and altogether riveting coming-of-age tale See www.ebooks.readings.com.au. ENTRIES OPEN FOR ABR’s played to a packed house and the response set in god-fearing rural Wisconsin. PETER POrtER POETRY was rapturous. And rightly so: it was one READINGS ACADEMIC of the most enjoyable two hours I’ve spent New novels from Chloe Hooper, Toni Jordan, PRIZE 2012 in a long time. Patrick Holland, Andrew Croome and – also BOOK SALE Entries to the ninth annual Peter Porter Poetry on debut – Edwina Preston round out a huge We’re holding our first academic book sale Prize – named in memory of the late, great Temple doesn’t give any description of month for local fiction, and of course I must for the month of September at Readings Australian writer – are now open. The prize is Irish in his book, so if you’ve read Bad mention Sebastian Faulks, Junot Díaz and at the Brain Centre, where there will be a one of the most lucrative and respected awards Debts then you’ve probably created your Howard Jacobsen among the internationals. huge range of psychology and psychotherapy for poetry in Australia, with $4000 going to own image in your mind’s eye. Initially See what I mean!? books from $12 each. Hurry – only while the winning entry and the final shortlist of you may not have picked Guy Pearce, but stocks last! The Brain Centre shop is open six published in the Australian Book Review. he is such a fine actor that he fits very Turning to non-fiction, this time of the year is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, and is Competition closes 30 November 2012. For snuggly into my image of Jack. Pearce one in which traditionally men at least receive located at 30 Royal Parade, Parkville. Visit guidelines and entry forms, please visit is supported by a great cast that includes a book, if not read it – Father’s Day! Great www.readings.com.au for details. www.australianbookreview.com.au. Aaron Pedersen, Colin Friels, Shane presents abound, from Benjamin Law’s Gaysia: Jacobson, Marta Dusseldorp, Steve Bisley, Adventures in the Queer East to the long- Roy Billing and many others who help awaited second volume of Jenny Hocking’s shape the many pieces of this intricate Gough Whitlam biography and the final work underworld puzzle. Written by Andrew of the great Christopher Hitchens, Mortality, Knight and directed by Jeffrey Walker, it not to mention The Midnight Promise, a fab brilliantly establishes Australian noir as a new Melbourne crime fiction from Zane genre in its own right.
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