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LAUNCH of NZ ART THERAPY BOOK Assessment and Outcomes in the Arts Therapies: A Person-Centred Approach Join editor Caroline Miller and her many New Zealand contributors – ‘Their passion & commitment reach out from the page & draw us into an inspiring world’ - to celebrate the publication of this important & exciting new book. International arts therapy practitioners describe this book as ‘a treasure trove’ of fresh ideas & tools, grounded in detailed case studies, of interest to everyone involved in the healing properties of the arts. This ‘truly engaging & accessible volume’ covers a wide range of different arts therapies. TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER, 6pm - in the bookshop Please come & join the many New Zealand contributors for this wonderful celebration. INFINITE AIR with Dame Fiona Kidman One of the world’s greatest aviators, the glamorous & enigmatic Jean Batten, is brought into vivid focus in an intriguing new novel from one of our greatest writers. An international icon in the 1930’s for her solo flights across the world, Jean Batten suddenly slipped into obscurity. Fiona Kidman uncovers previously unknown facts about Jean Batten & writes an enthralling exploration of early flying, mothers & daughters, fame & secrecy. WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER at 6pm – in the bookshop Join with us, Random House NZ, & Dame Fiona for readings, discussion, & a celebration of courageous women. LADIES’ LITERA-TEA One afternoon, eleven authors, hundreds of cakes... Three Novelists (Sarah Laing, Elizabeth Knox, Pip Adam), Two Cooks (Alexa Johnston & Kim Evans), One Poet (Selina Tusitala Marsh), A Peace Activist (Maire Leadbeater), A Musicologist (Davinia Caddy), A Stylist (LeeAnn Yare), A Philanthropist (Christine Fernyhough), and A Dame (Lynley Dodd) SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2013, 1pm - 5.30pmRaye Freedman Arts Centre, Epsom Girls Grammar School  Tickets $55, includes afternoon teaTickets and more details here We are now OPEN LATE ‘til 8pm every Thursday & Friday 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