The UPLIT List: May
By Staff
#Events
Book Launch
Wed 3 May
Dudley Denny City Library, Mackay
Workshop
Thu 4 May
State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane
Author Talk
Griffith Review: Millennial Edition Panel
Fri 5 May
Avid Reader, West End
Author Talk
Dr Susan Currie: A Prescription for Action, The Life of Dr Janet Irwin
Sun 7 May
Brisbane Square Library, Brisbane
Author Talk
Sarah Wilson: First, We Make the Beast Beautiful
Thursday 18 May
Lourdes College, Hawthorne (presented by Riverbend Books)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle movie and literary review
Fri 19 May
Carindale Library, Carindale
Author Talk
Sun 21 May
An Evening with Paul Beatty – Book Now!
State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane (presented by UPLIT)
Author Talks
Writers+ Ideas: International Series
Sun 21 – Sun 28 May
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Mon 22 – Fri 26 May
Sunnybank Hills Library, Sunnybank Hills
Thu 25 – Sun 28 May
Various locations around Townsville
Author Talk
Anita Heiss: Our Race for Reconciliation
Wed 31 May
Avid Reader, West End
Poetry
Poetry Series 2 – co-presented by Queensland Poetry Festival
Wed 31 May
Riverbend Books, Bulimba
#Books & Ideas
Read, 2017 Stella Prize Winner: The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose (Allen & Unwin)
Read, 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Listen, RN Books and Arts: Anne Margaret Daniel on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Lost Stories
Listen, ABC’s Conversations: Liz Gilbert on facing fear and finding creativity
Watch: Spoken word artist Kudos performs at Ruckus Brisbane
Listen, The Guardian Books podcast: Neil Gaiman on American Gods, Norse Mythology and more
Read, Copyright Agency Reading Australia: 8 Books for ANZAC Day
Watch, The Guardian Books blog: The best author cameos in film and television
Read: The 2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist