Club writers - Book Talk
Friday 4 June 2010, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Join special guest host Nick Gadd and authors Kirsty Murray and Sonia Orchard who will be reviewing the provocative book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman (Text release May 2010). Be prepared for lively debate as this book may incite diverse opinions. Audience members will be invited to join in the discussion.
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ will startle and enthrall. It may be the most controversial reworking of the Jesus story since The Last Temptation of Christ. Avowed athiest and bestselling writer Philip Pullman pulls the curtain away from the greatest mystery of all — the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In this ingenious and spellbinding tale, Philip Pullman re-imagines the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and great power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ offers a fresh perspective on who Jesus was and asks questions that will resonate long after the book has been read.
Kirsty Murray writes fiction for younger readers and teenagers. Her novels have won and been short-listed for numerous awards including the WA Premier’s Award and the NSW Premier’s History Award. She has been an Asialink Literature resident at the University of Madras in India and a Creative Fellow of the State Library of Victoria. Her published works include nine novels, several works of non-fiction and two junior fiction titles. www.kirstymurray.com
Sonia Orchard is a freelance writer and author with a background in classical music and marine biology. She has written for a range of magazines and publications, including The Age and Lonely Planet guide books. Sonia’s first book, an autobiographical story called Something More Wonderful (Hodder Headline) was published in 2003, and reached number three on the national bestseller list for biography in the Sydney Morning Herald. Her novel, The Virtuoso, (Fourth Estate, 2009) won the Indie award for Best Debut Fiction for 2009. Sonia has a PhD in Creative Writing from RMIT, where she also teaches in the Professional Writing and Editing Diploma.
Nick Gadd’s first novel, Ghostlines, published by Scribe won a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in 2007 and a Ned Kelly Award for best first fiction in 2009. He currently teaches Novel in the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing at Box Hill TAFE.
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Pricing
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Venue
VWC
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne