Posts Tagged ‘Author events’
Author Talk: Matt Garrick in conversation with Paul Serratore at 10am on Saturday, 24th September 2022 at Red Kangaroo Books
Greetings! Werte! Writing in the Sand, by Yothu Yindi’s authorised biographer, Matt Garrick, is the epic story of one of Australia’s most original bands and how ‘Treaty’ gave voice to Indigenous Australia’s hard-fought struggle for recognition. Join author Matt Garrick and a local ABC Radio Journalist Paul Serratore at Red Kangaroo Books for a lively discussion…
Read MoreFull program for the 2022 NT Writers Festival has been officially launched!
The full program for the 2022 NT Writers Festival has been officially launched! For details and tickets follow this link! Congratulations to all on such an amazing line-up! For those residing outside Darwin don’t delay in booking your tickets and claiming a $225 travel subsidy. Thank you to Regional Arts Fund Tourism Accelerator Program.…
Read MoreBook Launch: Steve Morton and Mike Gillam with Professor Tom Griffiths, Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes
Greetings! Werte! Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes by Steve Morton I wrote Australian Deserts because I wanted to distil the deep but under-appreciated knowledge of scientists about the dry country. Scientists are thin on the ground, yet they have revealed much about the Outback, its plants and animals, and how through evolutionary time these occupants of the desert came…
Read MoreBook Launch: When we’re not afraid: my 12,000kms bike-packing ride through South America by Leonie Katekar and Gregory Hill
INSTORE book launch with Leonie Katekar: Thursday 3rd March, 5pm for 5.30pm start. During a difficult time in what had already been a difficult life, Leonie Katekar decided to plunge herself into the unknown, embarking on a 12,0000-kilometre solo bike-packing expedition. When We’re Not Afraid is her story of facing her fears and daring to leave…
Read MoreBook Launch: Nomad Girl by Kanakiya Myra Ah Chee on 27 November at 2pm
Greetings! Werte! AIATSIS and Red Kangaroo Books are delighted to be hosting Kanakiya Myra Ah Chee to celebrate the release of her memoir Nomad Girl at Red Kangaroo Books. Saturday, 27 November at 2pm The book will be available for purchase and the author will be available to answer your questions and to sign copies of her book. Refreshments…
Read MoreBook Launch: A Dangerous Daughter by Dina Davis on 18 September at 12pm
Greetings! Werte! Please join us for the Alice Springs launch of A dangerous Daughter by Dina Davis Saturday, 18 September at 12pm at Red Kangaroo Books To be launched by Tanya Heaslip The book will be available for purchase and the author will be available to answer your questions and to sign copies of her book. …
Read MoreAuthor Talk: Luke Arnold, author of Dead Man in a Ditch and The Last Smile in Sunder City
Greetings! Werte! You may recognise author Luke Arnold, Luke has spent the last decade acting his way around the world, playing iconic roles such as Long John Silver in the Emmy-winning Black Sails and his award-winning turn as Michael Hutchence in the INXS mini-series Never Tear Us Apart. Luke is currently working in Central Australia and we are delighted…
Read MoreDeclan Miller, Alyssa Mason and Seraphina Newberry from Stick Mob will be at Red Kangaroo Books to meet you and sign their graphic novels this Sunday!
Greetings! Werte! We are interrupting your week to bring you some exciting news! Declan Miller, Alyssa Mason and Seraphina Newberry from Stick Mob will be at Red Kangaroo Books to meet you and sign their graphic novels this Sunday! Sunday 25th July, from 10am To be COVID safe they’ll be seated outside. Based on Arrernte Country,…
Read MoreBeanie Festival, Refugee Week, The Dark Emu Debate
Greetings! Werte! As we have been diving into winter, the last few weeks has seen a decided change in our customers—a lot of you are wearing beanies! And so it should be as we approach the 25th Beanie Festival here in Mparntwe, with this year’s theme of Yarning myths and legends. The opening gala, and…
Read MoreLet’s Get botanical!, Sorry Day, Are We There Yet? and more …
Greetings! Werte! It’s been heartening in recent weeks to be joined by so many local readers at Red Kangaroo Books—not to mention our many interstate visitors who are eager to learn about the country we live in: its history; its art and culture; its environment and its peoples. Again, it has been great to see the…
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