Upcoming events at The Women's Bookshop

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Celebrating Poetry Finalists We are delighted to be hosting an event with 2 of the Poetry Finalists in the 2013 NZ Post Book Awards. Former winner Anne Kennedy’s latest collection The Darling North is a poetry finalist & her new novel The Last Days of the National Costume has just been published to great acclaim. Poet Laureate Ian Wedde has published novels, art essays & poetry – his new volume The Lifeguard is a finalist this year. Please join us to celebrate the work of these 2 outstanding NZ writers. Tuesday 13 August - in the bookshop Wine & nibbles 6pm, readings 6.30pm LADIES’ LITERA-TEA Tickets are selling fast for the first of our two Ladies’ Litera-Teas. A delectable dozen authors and tantalizing tea!   Sunday 25 August 1pm - 5.30pmRaye Freedman Arts Centre, Epsom Girls. Tickets and more details here Gwen in Purgatory We are sponsoring the NZ premiere of Gwen in Purgatory, a play by Tommy Murphy (Holding the Man) starring Elizabeth McRae & directed by her daughter Katherine McRae. Ninety-year old Gwen tries to cope with a blistering array of modern gadgets whilst dealing with her fractious & demanding offspring! Elizabeth & the team are raising money to stage the show through website Pledgeme. You can win book vouchers for The Women's Bookshop, tea & scones with the cast, tickets to opening night & a host of other pledge rewards from the Pledgeme website. Tapac 11-29 September For tickets and more details, please click here.  The Woman who Changed Her Brain Barbara Arrowsmith-Young fascinated audiences at The Auckland Writers & Readers Festival last year with her compelling story of using neuroscience research & neuroplasticity to transform her brain & her life. She returns to Auckland this month & we will be selling her extraordinary book at her talk. Wednesday 14 August 7.30 - 9pm 260-098 Lecture Theatre, Owen Glenn Centre, University of Auckland Business School, 12 Grafton Road Click here to buy tickets Want to win $1000 worth of Bookseller Tokens? Come into the shop & vote for The People's Choice Award. CAROLE’S LIVE BOOK REVIEWSCarole discusses a book with Lindsey Dawson each week on Let's Talk, FACE TV (formerly Triangle TV) on SKY 83 - Thursdays 7pm, repeated Mondays 12noon. You can watch these reviews on our website. See you at an event soon! Many thanks, Carole, Tanya, Mary-Liz & Patricia