Brisbane Writers Festival Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Brisbane Writers Festival

Our next online Author/Editor session brings together author Meg Mason and @catherinefmilne to discuss their editorial process over two titles, "Sorrow and Bliss", and "You Be Mother". Available from 9am, 20 May 2021. https://t.co/uPuUGjoe3o

Brisbane Writers Festival

Bora Chung's haunting and genre-bending short story collection, CURSED BUNNY, was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. This Saturday, she will be streaming in live to The Judy for an in-conversation—grab your tickets at https://t.co/Eo6wssMuhJ! @AusAmbROK @KCCAustralia https://t.co/RjGjyeQgAQ

Brisbane Writers Festival

Last night we were thrilled to host the fabulous Sarah Winman. Her conversation with Sarah Runcie was as fun and joyous as you would expect from the author of such a delightful novel as STILL LIFE. Thank you to Sarah Winman and @HarperCollinsAU for coming to Brisbane. https://t.co/a3TprZJDik

Brisbane Writers Festival

The monastic world of letters meets the pagan energy of rock’n’roll in the most recent Booker Prize–winning novel, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Join Shehan Karunatilaka as he discusses his kaleidoscopic novel. Supported by the Taylor Family. https://t.co/hMbVBgLa2H https://t.co/4seTbst6MT

Brisbane Writers Festival

TONIGHT! Look out for BWF guest Irvine 'Trainspotting' Welsh on the panel of Q+A on the ABC this evening, discussing what has changed for those living on life’s fringes. https://t.co/UGZM4flDYI #voiceofageneration #bwf23 #irvinewelsh https://t.co/4Tl7uXydwu

Brisbane Writers Festival

[FREE] In Robert Jones, Jr's blinding debut, The Prophets, he characterises the forceful, enduring bond of love, and what happens when brutality threatens the purest form of serenity. Tune in with author @SonofBaldwin in conversation with @MichaelaKalowsk. https://youtu.be/YGcfh-d-6G8

Brisbane Writers Festival

📣 NEW EVENT 📣 The Avoidable War Saturday 7 May, State Library Kevin Rudd discusses with Steve Austin the complex relationship between two of the biggest superpowers in the world, China and the US, in his latest book 'The Avoidable War'. Book now | http://bwf.org.au https://t.co/3wllAXYubl

Brisbane Writers Festival

Episode #05 in our Author-Illustrator series is out now! Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel chats to Sarah Davis about her cut-paper silhouettes, fantasy map making, and her award-winning debut novella, FLYAWAY. Watch for free! @scbwiaustralia @CopyrightAgency https://bwf.org.au/2022/general-events/author-illustrator-episode-hash05-kathleen-jennings

Brisbane Writers Festival

Cheryl Leavy on Fiona Foley Provocateur: An Art Life by Louise Martin-Chew @126Lmc: "Fiona's work is a raised voice." https://t.co/qzSlpCgR4Q

Brisbane Writers Festival

Session: Mammoth - Chris Flynn in conversation with @teegstar. Chris Flynn explains his fictional tale of the mammoth’s journey from extinction to resurfacing in the modern world. “Trust in science. Science will save us.” - Chris. https://t.co/bPmqCP3m3Z