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February 01, 2006
The Sleepers Launch next thursday, Sunday's Topic Alert, Bits and Pieces
Diary note for next Thursday Feb 9th for the Sleepers Launch. 6p.m. And all you OS writer friends of mine, email me to let me know if you want me to buy you a copy at the special price! Here's the blurb:
Put next Thursday in your diaries for the launch of Melbourne's very own Sleepers Almanac. It's our second one, and this time we're featuring the likes of Sean Condon, Paddy O'Reilly, Girija Tropp, Nina Cullen, Mihai Sora and Meg Mundell, as well as Frank Moorhouse, Kieran Carroll and Stephanie Alexander. And many more. There are 44 authors in all! It's bigger than the last one, and it contains a board game! So come for chocolates and a glass of champagne -- celebrate with us at: *** The Launch of the Sleepers Almanac 2006: The Nervous System *** Upstairs at Dantes, cnr Gertrude and Napier Streets, Fitzroy. Thursday the 9th of February 6pm Start Being launched by The Kitchen Sink, featuring members of the Drowsy Drivers (Keating! the Opera). There will also be performances by The Bedroom Philosopher, David Astle and Leanne Hall. And the Almanac will be at a special launch price. So make sure you blot out the evening for some literary shenanigans.
Also, keep an eye out for the story I'm going to post this Sunday. When Peter Byrne (listen to him reading my stories at the Mad Hatter's Review by clicking the audio link on the side of the picture) sent me an email inviting me to a special event, a screening of a French film he saw in the '60s, a black and white French film, Sundays and Cybele, he also told me a story which I will share with you. Look out for his amazing story and a delicious splash of local history.
And all you guys probably know that Gabriel Garcia Marquez has said he is finished writing. Right?
Plus, I'm still tired from watching the Spielberg movie Munich last night. I was so on guard about being sold on a point of view that I exhausted myself. Having said that, it was still pro-Jewish. Also, I dragged with me my husband who is Jewish and was concerned, with the election of Hammas, that these were volatile times for this film to air. I kept whispering 'Are you ok?' in his ear. But he was not moved by the movie and found it lacking in 'story'. I said that it seemed that the intention of the movie might not have been 'story' and we had a opinion exchange!
Posted by girija at February 1, 2006 10:47 AM