There are so many great authors visiting in September!
Here are some highlights:
- An Evening with Karen McMillan, author of Turbulent Threads, a passionate novel of freedom and love in Victorian New Zealand. Karen is the author of bestselling novels The Paris of the East, The Paris of the West and Brushstrokes of Memory. She also writes non-fiction that helps and inspires others, and she is the author of the popular Elastic Island Adventure series for children.
Friday 13 September
- CARE (Massey University) Activist in Residence Alexander Heffner: Civil Discourse in an Uncivil Age. Heffner discusses the effects of divisiveness on discourse, campaigns, and governance as well as the influence of new media, dis/misinformation, and filter bubbles that polarize society. Drawing upon his experience as a public affairs broadcaster, civic educator, and journalist covering U.S. politics, Heffner will lead a discussion.
Monday 16 September, 6pm.
Ground Floor, Central Library.
- Off the Page: Creative Writing Showcase. The finest student writers from Massey University Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa will present a selection of their work at the City Library. The writers represent a range of genres and writing styles, each with their own individual voice.
Friday 20 September, 5:30pm.
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Book launch of 'Untold Stories – World War Two Displaced Persons who settled in Palmerston North'. Between 1949 to 1952 up to 5000 Displaced Persons from across Europe came to New Zealand to provide skilled labour. This book follows the journeys of six people from war torn Europe to New Zealand, the role of the Pahīatua camp in acclimatising the migrants, and the research challenges specific to this historical era. The book is the third part of a larger project that consisted of an exhibition at Square Edge Arts Centre and a documentary film, shown earlier this year.
Saturday 14 September, 2pm.
Second Floor, Central Library.
