Author Events
Peter Thompson at Coaldrake's
6pm for 6.30pm. Wednesday 9 July, Coaldrake's Milton, 32 Park Rd.
Tickets: $8 ($5 conc.) Bookings essential. Ph: 3367 0559.
THE FALL OF SINGAPORE; CURTIN'S FIGHT WITH CHURCHILL; THE BOMBING OF DARWIN; POW CAMPS; THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY; KOKODA; BUNA; KAMIKAZE PILOTS; HIROSHIMA
These words alone are enough to convey the terror, courage and drama of the Pacific War, when the balance of power stood on a knife-edge and when the future of Australia was on the brink - threatened by Japanese aggression on the one hand and British deception on the other.
Until now the history of the Pacific War has largely been written from the American perspective. Now, Peter Thompson places Australian voices and action at the heart of the struggle that ended with the atom bomb.
Upcoming Events
David Sedaris will soon be visiting Brisbane to promote his new book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hachette, July).
Augusten Burroughs will also be touring to promote his recently released book, A Wolf at the Table (Picador, June), a memoir about his early childhood.
We will also be having an event with Xinran, author of The Good Women of China, who will have a new book China Witness (Random) out in September.
