Linda Jaivin: On Drunken Poets, Daring Women and the Other ‘China Story’

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

From the woman who launched China’s textile industry to the emperor who’d rather slice his gown than wake his lover – inspiring a euphemism for queer love still used today – China has always been a place full of larger-than-life characters.

Free

Book Launch & Panel Discussion — What is Chinese history good for?

Australian Centre on China in the World Auditorium Building 188, Fellows Lane, Canberra, ACT 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Benjamin Penny will moderate a panel including Esther Sunkyung Klein, Yayun Zhu and Linda Jaivin that will launch Linda’s newest book, The Shortest History of China (Black Inc, May 2021).

Free

The Shortest History of China: Linda Jaivin with Roaring Stories

The Royal Oak Balmain 36 College St, Balmain, NSW 2041, Sydney, NSW, Australia

On Tuesday 11 May at the Royal Oak Balmain, Linda will be in conversation about her book The Shortest History of China with Jennifer Byrne, renowned journalist, presenter and long-time host of ABC’s The Book Club.

Free