Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Invitation to talks by Andrew Dean
You are warmly invited to two talks by BWB Texts author Andrew Dean.
Andrew Dean will speak, in conversation with BWB Texts publisher Tom Rennie, about the 'politics of loss' and the role of nostalgia in contemporary politics. Kicking off the 2017 BWB Winter Series, Andrew will appear in Wellington and Christchurch.
When
5.30pm for 6.00pm
Wellington: Wednesday 19 April
Christchurch: Thursday 20 April
Where
Wellington: Vic Books, Kelburn Parade, Wellington
Christchurch: Scorpio Books, BNZ Centre, 120 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Svetlana Boym called nostalgia ‘a romance with one’s own fantasy.’ Both the Brexit referendum and the election of Donald Trump thrived on nostalgia. But nostalgia for what? And whose nostalgia is it?
In this BWB Winter series conversation, Andrew Dean (author of Ruth, Roger and Me) talks with BWB Texts publisher Tom Rennie about what nostalgia is doing to our contemporary politics.
All welcome, no RSVP necessary
For more information, contact julia@bwb.co.nz or go to the BWB website.
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