February Event
STEPHANIE CLIFFORD-SMITH
Kink: A Straight Girl's Investigation
Tuesday February 9th, 6.30
Venue: The Velvet Room at The Bank Hotel,
324 King Street Newtown.
Cost: $10pp includes a glass of wine.
Bookings essential. For tickets please contact books@betterread.com.au or phone 9557 8700.
We felt this book had St Valentine's Day in Newtown written all over it. The idea for this book originated in the pub (as many great ideas do). Stephanie and her good friend Charlotte Wood were enjoying a natter over a glass of wine when the question was raised... "what happens the first time someone with a sexual fetish raises it in a new relationship?".
Entirely rhetorical, a couple of girls having a fun conversation about the how the other half live... or it would have been if Stephanie wasn't a journalist whose interest had been well and truly piqued. Cue an ad in the local paper: "Turned on by something unusual? Interview subjects required for ultra-confidential research into fetishes. Call Sandra".
Kink was born. Stephanie [Sandra] guides us through the suburban sex parties, town house bordellos, binoculored voyeurs, pierced perverts and proud pee-ers of Sydney as she explores Kink from the perspective of the non-kinky, with a particular focus on the practicalities.
We are reuniting Charlotte and Stephanie to discuss the results of Stephanie's research. We think you may enjoy the discussion.
March Events
PATRICK NESS
Chaos Walking Trilogy:
The Knife of Never Letting Go &
The Ask and the Answer
THE ONLY SYDNEY EVENT:
TUESDAY March 9, 6.00pm
Venue: Sydney University
Mango, Kate, Han and Karen have bitten their fingernails down to the quick awaiting the final installment in this astounding series. The Knife of Never Letting Go was sold to us as a young adult book but we were all engrossed in this highly original story making it one of the Staff Favourites for 2009. A really fresh voice and a plot line that will leave you gasping for breath.
We recommend you have the second book, The Ask and the Answer, ready and waiting right beside you as you reach the end of book one. Hide yourself away so you will not be disturbed because, trust us, you will have to continue
reading straight through. Book three, Monsters of Men will be published later this year and we can hardly wait to meet Patrick in the flesh. (We hear he is utterly charming).
This is a free event but seats are strictly limited so you will need to book a ticket. You can do this by emailing:marketingwba@walkerbooks.com.au directly.
Still March:
ANITA HEISS
Manhattan Dreaming
Wednesday March 10, 6.30
Venue TBC
Once described as Australia's answer to Whoopi Goldberg, Anita Heiss writes with a savvy, intelligent wit. Come and celebrate her new novel with us.
Ashfield Library
We continue our association with Ashfield Library for their series of Authors at Ashfield events. Come along to the library hear best-selling authors, poets and journalists talk about their latest work. First up in the new year will be Caroline Jones, Through a Glass Darkly and Sharyn Gillens with Lindsay Lewis discussing An Inconvenient Child.
If you have any questions about the Authors at Ashfield Events, or would like to RSVP, please contact Ashfield Library on 9716 1810.