Apologies for those of you expecting a Monday Musings. I did think about it, as this conversation turned out to be a bit of a Chris Hammer retrospective so it could have worked as one of my Monday Musings spotlight-on-an-author post. However, after considering my options, I decided to call this post what it is, … Continue reading Chris Hammer in conversation with Jack Heath
Muse Canberra
Heather Rose in conversation with Sally Pryor
As I've written before, Muse Canberra, a restaurant-cum-bookshop or vice versa, offers a wonderful program of book events, year after year. I don't get to many, but today I attended a conversation featuring Tasmanian author Heather Rose with local journalist Sally Pryor. The participants Heather Rose has written three children's books and five novels, of … Continue reading Heather Rose in conversation with Sally Pryor
Irma Gold in conversation with Sarah St Vincent Welch
Like many bookshops, Muse Canberra offers a wonderful program of book events. Unfortunately, I get to very few, but I did get to this weekend's conversation between local poet (among other things) Sarah St Vincent Welch and Irma Gold about Gold's debut novel The breaking (my review). Irma Gold, reading from her novel The breaking, … Continue reading Irma Gold in conversation with Sarah St Vincent Welch
Jessica White in conversation with Inga Simpson
Hearing Maud, author Jessica White told us in her conversation with Inga Simpson two weekends ago, was 15 years in the making. This is something I already knew, because, as the result of our involvement in the Australian Women Writers Challenge, I've met Jess and we've talked about this book. However, it was excellent to … Continue reading Jessica White in conversation with Inga Simpson
Festival Muse 2019: Alice Pung in conversation with Sam Vincent
Festival Muse, a literary festival run by one of our favourite places in town, Muse, now seems to be a fixture on the Canberra Day long weekend calendar. For the last two years Mr Gums and I have attended the Opening event, which this year was titled Moments of Wonder. As Opening Night was also International Women's Day, … Continue reading Festival Muse 2019: Alice Pung in conversation with Sam Vincent
Festival Muse 2018: Turn me on
Woo hoo, Muse, which is one of my favourite places in Canberra, is running its second Muse Festival this long weekend in Canberra. As last year, Mr Gums and I went to the opening event, Turn me on, last night -and it was different but also good. Different because last year's opener, Women of the … Continue reading Festival Muse 2018: Turn me on
Festival Muse: Question time – Robyn Cadwallader with Irma Gold
Cadwallader (L) and Gold in the Muse bookshop Introducing the first event of their Sunday afternoon program, Dan, co-owner of Muse, commented on a peculiarity of Canberra: when they offer sessions on politics or history, they are packed out, but when the focus is fiction, the events are more intimate. Fine by me! I love small, … Continue reading Festival Muse: Question time – Robyn Cadwallader with Irma Gold
Festival Muse: Women of the Press Gallery
Muse is one of my favourite places in Canberra. It's a cafe-restaurant-winebar plus bookshop plus arts event space - self-described as "a meeting place for those who enjoy a grenache with their Grenville, and their Winton with a good washed rind". They have offered many short, mostly afternoon events, in the 18 months of their existence, but … Continue reading Festival Muse: Women of the Press Gallery
Whispering Gums 