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Hear Toni Jordan and Ashley Kalagian Blunt in conversation about Kalagian Blunt’s new book, My Name is Revenge, a collection of fiction and essays related to the Armenian genocide and its connections to Australia. These include the 1980 assassination of a Turkish consul-general in Sydney, a crime that remains unsolved to this day, and an attempted bombing in Melbourne in 1986. Wednesday 28 August, 6:30pm, Readings Hawthorn, 701 Glenferrie Rd. Free, but please book here.  

Born in Manchester, Alison Knight was educated at both Birmingham University (undergraduate degree in English) and Manchester University (postgraduate degree on Henry James).  In 2016, she based herself in Melbourne, immersing herself at the Melbourne Writers' Theatre. After working as an English teacher, she moved into active involvement with community theatre. Alison continues to serve as researcher, writer and performer  for the highly regarded, Australian historical aviation and educational community theatre company Legends of the Skies Theatre Inc.. Peter Snow marked her first venture…

True Crime Sunday What better way to spend Fathers Day: September 1 than with Vikki Petraitis talking about her life of true crime writing True Crime writer Vikki Petraitis will take you down the mean streets in an afternoon presentation of real Australian crime. The best-selling author of 14 books including The Phillip Island Murder and The Frankston Murders, will talk about her life in crime writing. After 25 years of looking into the heart of darkness, Vikki knows how…

Val will be in conversation with acclaimed West Australian author Dervla McTiernan, followed by Q&A from the audience, book sales and book signing. VENUE Tompkins on Swan Function Centre Dunkley Avenue, Alfred Cove, Perth 6154 DATE & TIME On Thursday 5 September 2019 at 6:30pm COST $22 per person  - price includes author in conversation, followed by Q&A from the audience, welcome drink and cheese platter served after the event during the book sales and signing. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=527569 CONTACT DETAILS…

Sydney-based Sisters in Crime, Diane Armstrong, is a child Holocaust survivor who was born in Poland in 1939 and arrived in Australia in 1948. An award-winning journalist and bestselling author, she has written six books. Her family memoir Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations was short-listed for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction as well as for the National Biography Award. In 2000, The Voyage of Their Life was shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Her first novel Winter Journey was shortlisted for the…