Our first taste of what was to come at this year's
Sydney Writers' Festival came with an invitation to the launch of the festival's Western Sydney program at
Female Orphan School, University of Western City - Parramatta campus. Artistic Director,
Jemma Birrell announced some of the festival highlights scheduled for Western Sydney, including events by
Christos Tsiolkas, Dav Pilkey, Alexis Wright and
Alive Walker at Riverside Theatre, Parramatta.
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| University of Western Sydney. |
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YB's Bonnie Serov with swf's
Artistic Director, Jemma Birrell. |
As part of the program,
Ryde Library hosted two events by best-selling authors, David Hunt and journalist Paul Barry. Both nights,
Your Bookshop was there as the bookseller for the events.
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| Your Bookshop's in-store display |
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| Your Bookshop's window displays |
David Hunt gave a highly entertaining talk on an alternative history of Australia, not taught in our schools.
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| David Hunt with his best-selling book, Girt |
Paul Barry's talk on the News of The World phone hacking scandal had the audience gasping at the lengths Murdoch's British tabloids abused their subjects' privacy.
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| Paul Barry's books |
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| Paul Barry in conversation at Ryde Library |
The Writers' Festival is always an exciting time for book lovers. This year was no different with 300 events and 400 participants merging for a week of writing and ideas that left us inspired, entertained and connected.
Happy Reading.
