FREE AUGUST 2015 BOOKS MUSIC FILM EVENTS NEW IN AUGUST GAIL MIREILLE TA-NEHISI HOUSE GURRUMUL JONES JUCHAU COATES OF CARDS $21.95 $32.99 $29.99 $27.99 $49.95 page 22 $27.99 page 8 page 12 page 21 page 8 READINGS MONTHLY AUGUST 2015 3 News 3-FOR-2 ROUTLEDGE CLASSICS MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL competition entry form over the counter Looking to complete your collection of Melbourne Writers Festival is Melbourne’s with their receipt attached, or send the form classics? Well, now is your chance – buy annual, two-week celebration for everyone and receipt together to: Readings Marketing any two Routledge Classics throughout who reads. The festival brings together writers Department, PO Box 1238 Carlton 3053. August and receive a third for free*. From from around the world to celebrate literature, Competition closes on Monday 31 August. Sartre’s Being and Nothingness to Derrida’s explore ideas, and inspire readers through a Only the winner will be notified. Good luck! Writing and Difference, readers of cultural vibrant program of storytelling, conversation, theory and philosophy will find much to debate, performance, music, art and digital AUSTRALIAN SKETCHBOOK: THE love here. This offer is available in our events. Fall in love with Louis De Bernières’ ART OF S.T. GILL Carlton, Hawthorn, St Kilda and Malvern new literary blockbuster. Learn from Naomi Encounter the people and places of colonial shops only, while stocks last. Klein, one of the world’s leading voices on Australia in this free exhibition at State Library *The lowest-priced book will be free of charge. climate change and capitalism. Be enchanted Victoria, celebrating a significant and popular by performed stories, challenged by Will artist of the mid-nineteenth century. This Self and Sarah Waters, and question your first-ever retrospective brings a lifetime of MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL definitions of ‘wife’ and ‘mother’. Melbourne FILM FESTIVAL S.T. Gill’s work to light, showcasing more than Writers Festival runs from 20 to 30 August 200 paintings, drawings, watercolours and The Melbourne International Film Festival 2015. To explore the program of more than prints. Take a piece of colonial Australia home is now upon us, showcasing the best in 500 events featuring over 500 local and by picking up the stunning new publication, contemporary cinema from around the international writers visit mwf.com.au. S.T. Gill & His Audiences by curator Professor world, as well as Australia’s own emerging Sasha Grishin from Readings for $39.99 (in and established talent. Cinephiles can store and online). For more information visit burrow away into the heart of Melbourne MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY slv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/Australian-sketchbook to take in an incredible line-up of features, AWARD WINNER documentaries, retrospectives and This year’s Miles Franklin winner is Sofie tributes. The festival runs from 30 July Laguna, for her already much-loved The Eye WANGARATTA FESTIVAL OF to 16 August. For more information about of the Sheep. First awarded in 1957, the Miles JAZZ & BLUES the program and memberships, and to Franklin Literary Award is presented annually Exciting changes at the 2015 Wangaratta make bookings, please visit miff.com. to a novel which is of the highest literary Festival of Jazz and Blues (30 October – 2 au. Readings is a proud sponsor of MIFF. merit and presents Australian life in any of its November) include a new stage in the phases. Signed copies of The Eye of the Sheep King George Gardens, a move for the are available now in all Readings shops and NATIONAL BOOKSHOP DAY festival precinct to the Riverside, and the online at readings.com.au. WITH MARKET LANE COFFEE introduction of ‘cross-over’ acts to introduce a new generation to the world of Jazz and Saturday 8 August is National Bookshop Blues. Readings is the official retailer at Day, a special day to rejoice in all things MEATBALLS: THE ULTIMATE the festival again and will be selling at all tactile and readable. To celebrate, bring GUIDE COMPETITION events at the Wangaratta Performing Arts your takeaway coffee cup from our friends Meatballs like you’ve never seen them Centre and the Blues Marquee. Tickets at Market Lane to any of our five shops and before – 60 fabulous recipes for meatballs, and full program details are available at we’ll give you 10% off all full-priced books! plus recipes a further 60 recipes for sides, wangarattajazz.com We are also delighted to announce a very sauces and garnishes. To celebrate the Special ticket offer for Readings customers: special Story Time with children’s author release of Meatballs: The Ultimate Guide by When booking your festival tickets, enter Readings Monthly extraordinaire, Tony Wilson. Bring the kids Matteo Bruno we’re running a competition the promotion code READINGS101 prior to Free independent monthly newspaper along to Readings St Kilda at 10.30am to throughout the month of August: buy a copy September 30 and receive discounted tickets published by Readings Books, Music & Film hear Tony read from his quirky new book, of Meatballs: The Ultimate Guide at Readings to the festival. Competition for Readings The Cow Tripped Over the Moon, all about and go in the draw to win a lavish dinner customers: We have two Festival Weekend Editor nursery rhymes emergencies. Dress as your for four at any of The Meatball & Wine Bar Passes to give away, plus three nights’ Elke Power favourite character from a nursery rhyme – restaurants (Flinders Lane, Richmond or accommodation at Lindenwarrah Country [email protected] parade prizes will be given and morning tea Collingwood), valued at $500. Purchase House Hotel Milawa. For your chance to served. For more information please visit online at readings.com.au to automatically win, email [email protected] Editorial Assistant readings.com.au/events. go into the draw. In-store customers will Alan Vaarwerk need to complete and hand in the supplied with ‘Jazz & Blues’ in the subject line and [email protected] tell us in 25 words or fewer who you’re most interested in seeing at the festival, and why! Advertising Competition closes on Monday 31 August. Stella Charls Only the winner will be notified. [email protected] (03) 9341 7739 INDIGENOUS LITERACY DAY Graphic Design The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) Cat Matteson aims to raise literacy levels and improve the [email protected] opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. Join Front Cover us in acknowledging Indigenous Literacy Readings Monthly cover design by Cat Day with Martin Flanagan at 6.30pm on Matteson. Photo of Gurrumul by Nic Walker, Wednesday 2 September at Readings courtesy of Nic Walker, Skinnyfish Music and Carlton, as he discusses new biography, MGM Distribution. The Short Long Book. A compelling portrait of an immensely important footballer and Cartoon Australian public figure, Michael Long, by Oslo Davis oslodavis.com one of Australia’s greatest sportswriters. The event is free, but please book at readings.com. Readings donates 10% of its profits each au/events. 10% of funds from books sold in year to The Readings Foundation: our shops on Wednesday 2 September will be readings.com.au/the-readings-foundation donated to ILF. Available 28th of July 4 READINGS MONTHLY AUGUST 2015 August Events SUCHEN CHRISTINE 17 LIM ON THE JEFF APTER IN STEPHEN CRAFTI RIVER’S SONG 5 CONVERSATION 11 IN CONVERSATION In the 50th year of Singapore’s independence, WITH MICHAEL WITH ALAN DAVIES Suchen Christine Lim will read from and talk about her latest novel, The River’s Song, a DWYER Join Stephen Crafti as he discusses his new beautiful exploration of identity, love and loss, Jeff Apter’s Tragedy: The Sad Ballad of book, Architects’ Houses, with Alan Davies set against the social upheaval created by the the Gibb Brothers explores the turbulent of Crikey’s ‘The Urbanist’. Architects’ Houses rise of Singapore. We are delighted that Lim, history of the Bee Gees brothers. Join Jeff allows home voyeurs and design fans a one of Asia’s foremost writers, will be joining Apter and music writer Michael Dwyer fabulous view into the ways contemporary us in Melbourne. for a discussion about the Gibb brothers’ architects live in the homes they have incredible careers and the Gibb ‘curse’. designed specifically for themselves and Free, but please book at readings.com.au/events their families. Monday 17 August, 6.30pm Free, but please book at readings.com.au/events Readings Carlton Wednesday 5 August, 6.30pm Free, but please book at readings.com.au/events Readings St Kilda Tuesday 11 August, 6.30pm Readings Hawthorn MORNING TEA 8 WITH TONY RENATA SINGER WILSON FOR 12 ON LIVING NATIONAL AUDACIOUSLY IN KILL YOUR BOOKSHOP DAY OLDER AGE 13 DARLINGS’ FIRST BOOK CLUB: ELIZA Tony Wilson will be reading from his quirky It’s an honour to have world-renowned new book, The Cow Tripped Over the Moon, a author and activist Renata Singer join us to HENRY-JONES book all about nursery rhyme emergencies. talk about her new book, Older and Bolder. August’s Kill Your Darlings’ First Book Club Come and join the party, you could even Singer contrasts the stories of pioneers event features Eliza Henry-Jones discussing come dressed as your favourite character of active, productive old age against the her heartbreaking and uplifting debut novel, from a nursery rhyme! (And that means you anxieties of those facing the milestone of In the Quiet. Eliza will be in conversation too, carers and parents!) Parade prizes will turning sixty, considering each viewpoint with Kill Your Darlings’ online editor, be given and morning tea will be served.