Patti Miller: True Friends

Gleebooks Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW 2037, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Patti Miller: True Friends, a revealing and powerful memoir about the making and unmaking of friendships.

Free – $5

Carrillo Gantner in conversation

Online Zoom

Join us to hear Carrillo Gantner in conversation with Linda Jaivin, author of The Shortest History of China.

Free

Linda Jaivin in conversation

Maleny Community Centre Maple Street, Maleny, Queensland, Australia

Linda Jaivin is the author of twelve books, both fiction and non-fiction. She’s also a renowned specialist on China, working as a translator both of prose and film.

$14.5 – $21.5

Real China

Carriageworks, Blacksmith’s Workshop 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Endless column inches are devoted to think pieces and hot takes on the rise of China, but genuine understanding and meaningful conversation continue to elude us.

$20 – $30

Indelible City: Louisa Lim

Carriageworks, Blacksmith’s Workshop 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The story of Hong Kong has long been obscured by competing myths: to Britain, a ‘barren rock’ with no appreciable history.

Free

Coffee & Headlines with 7am

Carriageworks, Blacksmith’s Workshop 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Ruby Jones, host of Schwartz Media’s 7am podcast, discusses today’s news with Linda Jaivin (The Shortest History of China), Kate McClymont and Karen Middleton.

Free

The Sprawling, Messy Shortest History of China

Queenscliffe Town Hall 50 Learmonth Street, Queenscliff, Australia

From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, China has influenced the world for thousands of years. China expert Linda Jaivin (The Shortest History of China) distils its history and influence.

$25