2018 Programmes
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Event 01
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: JEFF KINNEY
Tue, 1 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 02
OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS 2018
Tue, 15 May 20187:00pm - 8:30pm -
Event 03
THE SKETCHER: CHRIS RIDDELL
Wed, 16 May 20185:00pm - 6:00pm -
Event 04
#WHERETONOW? THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FESTIVAL FORUM
Wed, 16 May 20187:30pm - 9:00pm -
Event 05
EURO LUNCH WITH A.C. GRAYLING (Thu)
Thu, 17 May 201812:00pm - 2:15pm -
Event 06
FICTION AND FACTIONS - THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: FIONA FARRELL
Thu, 17 May 20185:00pm - 5:45pm -
Event 07
FESTIVAL GALA NIGHT - TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE: UNDER COVER
Thu, 17 May 20187:00pm - 8:30pm -
Event 08
ON SONG: NADIA REID
Thu, 17 May 20187:00pm - 8:00pm -
Event 09
IN THE AFTERLIFE
Thu, 17 May 20188:45pm - 9:45pm -
Event 10
A MAORI WORD A DAY: HEMI KELLY
Fri, 18 May 20189:30am - 9:30am -
Event 11
WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE
Fri, 18 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 12
THE CREATIVE BRAIN
Fri, 18 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 13
THE ABSENT SEA: CARLOS FRANZ
Fri, 18 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 14
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
Fri, 18 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 15
DEAR OLIVER: PETER WELLS
Fri, 18 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 16
SUBTERRANEAN WONDERS
Fri, 18 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 17
LEGACIES OF LOSS
Fri, 18 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 18
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURS: LORIN CLARKE
Fri, 18 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 19
BECKETT UNCUT: LISA DWAN
Fri, 18 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 20
EUROPEAN CONCERNS
Fri, 18 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 21
WHY I AM A HINDU: SHASHI THAROOR
Fri, 18 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 22
SONG FOR ROSALEEN: PIP DESMOND
Fri, 18 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 23
LOLA RIDGE AND OTHERS: TERESE SVOBODA
Fri, 18 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 24
REFRAMING
Fri, 18 May 20181:00pm - 1:50pm -
Event 25
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST MONGREL: ROWLEY HABIB
Fri, 18 May 20182:00pm - 3:30pm -
Event 26
WRESTLING WITH THE DEVIL: NGUGI WA THIONG’O
Fri, 18 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 27
LOVE AND FAME: SUSIE BOYT
Fri, 18 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 28
ON WAGNER
Fri, 18 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 29
STANDING UPRIGHT HERE
Fri, 18 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 30
MINING A LIFE
Fri, 18 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 31
JANESVILLE: AMY GOLDSTEIN
Fri, 18 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 32
TIGHTROPE: SELINA TUSITALA MARSH
Fri, 18 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 33
CAN WE BE FRANK?
Fri, 18 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 34
LIMBER UP
Fri, 18 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 35
AN INSIDE VIEW
Fri, 18 May 20184:00pm - 4:50pm -
Event 36
DEMOCRACY: A.C. GRAYLING
Fri, 18 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 37
SOUR HEART: JENNY ZHANG
Fri, 18 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 38
HOMAGE TO THE RIVER
Fri, 18 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 39
WE MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE
Fri, 18 May 20185:30pm - 6:15pm -
Event 40
CALL ON O’CONNELL
Fri, 18 May 20186:00pm - 7:30pm -
Event 41
AN EVENING WITH ROBERT WEBB
Fri, 18 May 20187:00pm - 8:15pm -
Event 42
ON SONG: LAWRENCE ARABIA
Fri, 18 May 20187:00pm - 8:00pm -
Event 43
HEY, PIANO BAR LADY!
Fri, 18 May 20187:00pm - 8:00pm -
Event 44
BEST BEST SHOWCASE
Fri, 18 May 20188:45pm - 10:15pm -
Event 45
THE GREAT NZ LIT QUIZ
Fri, 18 May 20188:45pm - 10:00pm -
Event 46
A MAORI WORD A DAY: HEMI KELLY
Sat, 19 May 20189:00am - 9:30am -
Event 47
COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES: KAREN JOY FOWLER
Sat, 19 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 48
SCOTLAND: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Sat, 19 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 49
FOREIGN WITNESS
Sat, 19 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 50
THE ART OF THE CRITIC
Sat, 19 May 201810:00am - 11:00am -
Event 51
SPEAKERS’ CORNER: PHONEY WARS
Sat, 19 May 201810:00am - 10:30am -
Event 52
WRITERS ON FILM: MAURICE SENDAK
Sat, 19 May 201810:15am - 10:55am -
Event 53
SPEAKERS’ CORNER: THE MIGHTY TOTARA
Sat, 19 May 201811:00am - 11:30am -
Event 54
BIG HISTORY: DAVID CHRISTIAN
Sat, 19 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 55
TOO MUCH: DURGA CHEW-BOSE
Sat, 19 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 56
STAGE WOMEN: LISA DWAN
Sat, 19 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 57
LIFE ON THE ISLAND
Sat, 19 May 201811:30am - 12:30pm -
Event 58
WRITERS ON FILM: MARGARET ATWOOD
Sat, 19 May 201811:45am - 12:35pm -
Event 59
SPEAKERS’ CORNER: WHY DEGREES MATTER
Sat, 19 May 201812:00pm - 12:30pm -
Event 60
TEARS OF RANGI: ANNE SALMOND
Sat, 19 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 61
AFTERGLOW: EILEEN MYLES
Sat, 19 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 62
WHY FICTION?
Sat, 19 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 63
A FOREIGNER ABROAD: XUE YIWEI
Sat, 19 May 20181:00pm - 2:00pm -
Event 64
SPEAKERS’ CORNER: INTO THE WOODS
Sat, 19 May 20181:00pm - 1:30pm -
Event 65
WRITERS ON FILM: MARGARET MAHY
Sat, 19 May 20181:15pm - 2:25pm -
Event 66
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST MONGREL: ROWLEY HABIB
Sat, 19 May 20182:00pm - 3:30pm -
Event 67
INGLORIOUS EMPIRES: SHASHI THAROOR
Sat, 19 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 68
FALSE RIVER: PAULA MORRIS
Sat, 19 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 69
STILL LIVES: A.S. KING
Sat, 19 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 70
WRITING THE SUFFRAGE PAST
Sat, 19 May 20182:30pm - 3:30pm -
Event 71
ADRIFT
Sat, 19 May 20182:30pm - 3:20pm -
Event 72
THE DRY: JANE HARPER
Sat, 19 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 73
DRAWN OUT: TOM SCOTT
Sat, 19 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 74
CONSIDERING THE WOMEN: CHOMAN HARDI
Sat, 19 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 75
READY OR NOT: DAMON SALESA - THE MICHAEL KING MEMORIAL LECTURE
Sat, 19 May 20184:00pm - 5:00pm -
Event 76
OUT OF EMPIRE
Sat, 19 May 20184:00pm - 4:50pm -
Event 77
THE REST IS NOISE: ALEX ROSS
Sat, 19 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 78
LAB GIRL: HOPE JAHREN
Sat, 19 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 79
AFLAME: DUNN & FENSTER
Sat, 19 May 20185:30pm - 6:30pm -
Event 80
WE MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE
Sat, 19 May 20185:30pm - 6:15pm -
Event 81
AN EVENING WITH KARL OVE KNAUSGÅRD
Sat, 19 May 20187:00pm - 8:15pm -
Event 82
SAD GIRLS: LANG LEAV
Sat, 19 May 20187:00pm - 8:00pm -
Event 83
ON SONG: MOANA MANIAPOTO
Sat, 19 May 20187:00pm - 8:00pm -
Event 84
JOHNSON IN EUROPE
Sat, 19 May 20187:00pm - 8:00pm -
Event 85
MY JUDY GARLAND LIFE
Sat, 19 May 20188:30pm - 9:30pm -
Event 86
THE BIG IDEAS OF NEAL STEPHENSON
Sat, 19 May 20188:45pm - 10:00pm -
Event 87
THE ART OF THE COMEDY WRITE
Sat, 19 May 20188:45pm - 9:30pm -
Event 88
FRANKIE FISH: PETER HELLIAR
Sun, 20 May 20189:00am - 10:00am -
Event 89
A MAORI WORD A DAY: HEMI KELLY
Sun, 20 May 20189:30am - 10:00am -
Event 90
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST MONGREL: ROWLEY HABIB
Sun, 20 May 201810:00am - 11:30am -
Event 91
WRITERS ON FILM: VIRAGO PRESS
Sun, 20 May 201810:15am - 11:15am -
Event 92
BRAIN WAVES: DAVID EAGLEMAN
Sun, 20 May 201810:30am - 11:30am -
Event 93
LISA REIHANA: EMISSARIES
Sun, 20 May 201810:30am - 11:30am -
Event 94
THE PASSAGE OF LOVE: ALEX MILLER
Sun, 20 May 201810:30am - 11:30am -
Event 95
THE ART OF THE POEM
Sun, 20 May 201810:30am - 11:30am -
Event 96
ELEMENTAL
Sun, 20 May 201810:30am - 11:20am -
Event 97
WRITERS ON FILM: HONE TUWHARE
Sun, 20 May 201811:45am - 12:35pm -
Event 98
THE EDGE OF EUROPE
Sun, 20 May 201812:00pm - 1:00pm -
Event 99
MOUSTACHES, WHISKERS AND BEARDS
Sun, 20 May 201812:00pm - 1:00pm -
Event 100
PONTI: SHARLENE TEO
Sun, 20 May 201812:00pm - 1:00pm -
Event 101
THE EYES OF THE ARTIST: MADELEINE O’DEA
Sun, 20 May 201812:00pm - 1:00pm -
Event 102
STRANGERS IN A NEW LAND
Sun, 20 May 201812:00pm - 12:50pm -
Event 103
WRITERS ON FILM: AMOS OZ
Sun, 20 May 20181:15pm - 2:30pm -
Event 104
THE WATER WILL COME: JEFF GOODELL
Sun, 20 May 20181:30pm - 2:30pm -
Event 105
THE SCIENCE OF LOVE: MICHELE A’COURT
Sun, 20 May 20181:30pm - 2:30pm -
Event 106
ODE TO URSULA
Sun, 20 May 20181:30pm - 2:30pm -
Event 107
CELLULOID STORIES
Sun, 20 May 20181:30pm - 2:30pm -
Event 108
DISAPPEARANCES
Sun, 20 May 20181:30pm - 2:30pm -
Event 109
WE MAY HAVE TO CHOOSE
Sun, 20 May 20181:30pm - 2:15pm -
Event 110
MYANMAR TRAGEDY: FRANCIS WADE
Sun, 20 May 20183:00pm - 4:00pm -
Event 111
DEAR MURIEL: ALAN TAYLOR
Sun, 20 May 20183:00pm - 4:00pm -
Event 112
THE UNKNOWN ANZAC
Sun, 20 May 20183:00pm - 4:00pm -
Event 113
CITY STREETS
Sun, 20 May 20183:00pm - 4:00pm -
Event 114
GREAT READS
Sun, 20 May 20183:00pm - 4:00pm -
Event 115
ALEX ROSS & STROMA
Sun, 20 May 20184:00pm - 6:15pm -
Event 116
DRIVING TO TREBLINKA: DIANA WICHTEL
Sun, 20 May 20184:30pm - 5:30pm -
Event 117
THE HUMANITIES: A.C. GRAYLING
Sun, 20 May 20184:30pm - 5:30pm -
Event 118
ON THE ICE
Sun, 20 May 20184:30pm - 5:30pm -
Event 119
HOW LUCKY WERE WE?
Sun, 20 May 20184:30pm - 5:30pm -
Event 120
2018 HONOURED NEW ZEALAND WRITER: WITI IHIMAERA
Sun, 20 May 20186:00pm - 7:00pm -
Event 121
THE CASE OF THE MISSING EYEBROW (5+)
Sun, 20 May 201810:00am - 10:30am -
Event 122
SECRET WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES (UNDER 5)
Sun, 20 May 201810:10am - 10:30am -
Event 123
DRAGON BROTHERS EXTRAVAGANZA (5+)
Sun, 20 May 201811:00am - 11:30am -
Event 124
STUCK TRUCK (UNDER 5)
Sun, 20 May 201811:10am - 11:30am -
Event 125
EXPLORE! AOTEAROA (5+)
Sun, 20 May 201812:00pm - 12:30pm -
Event 126
OUR LAST TRIP TO THE MARKET (UNDER 5)
Sun, 20 May 201812:10pm - 12:30pm -
Event 127
ALL ABOUT RONA (5+)
Sun, 20 May 20181:00pm - 1:30pm -
Event 128
IT’S MY EGG! (UNDER 5)
Sun, 20 May 20181:10pm - 1:30pm -
Event 129
SPINDERELLA (5+)
Sun, 20 May 20182:00pm - 2:45pm -
Event 130
MAGICAL MAHY MOMENTS (UNDER 5)
Sun, 20 May 20182:00pm - 2:50pm -
Event 131
KATHRYN BURNETT: BEGINNINGS
Fri, 18 May 20189:00am - 10:30am -
Event 132
KAPKA KASSABOVA: THE MAGIC PLACE
Fri, 18 May 201811:00am - 12:30pm -
Event 133
KAREN JOY FOWLER: SHORT STORY PATTERNS
Fri, 18 May 20181:00pm - 2:30pm -
Event 134
ALEX MILLER: BEING A NOVELIST
Fri, 18 May 20183:00pm - 4:30pm -
Event 135
NEAL STEPHENSON: NARRATIVE DRIVES
Fri, 18 May 20185:00pm - 6:30pm -
Event 136
LUCINDA HAWKSLEY: BIOGRAPHY WRITING
Sat, 19 May 20189:00am - 10:30am -
Event 137
JEFF GOODELL: LONGFORM
Sat, 19 May 201811:00am - 12:30pm -
Event 138
TERESE SVOBODA: SIX WAYS TO DISRUPT YOUR POETRY
Sat, 19 May 20181:00pm - 2:30pm -
Event 139
JESSE BLACKADDER: GOING DOWN IN HISTORY
Sat, 19 May 20183:00pm - 4:30pm -
Event 140
VICTOR RODGER: FOUR PLAY TOOLS
Sat, 19 May 20185:00pm - 6:30pm -
Event 141
PAULA MORRIS: WORKING THE MOMENT
Sun, 20 May 20189:00am - 10:30am -
Event 142
JESSE BLACKADDER: CAPTURING YOUNG HEARTS
Sun, 20 May 201811:00am - 12:30pm -
Event 143
KATHRYN BURNETT: GET CREATIVE
Sun, 20 May 20181:00pm - 2:30pm -
Event 144
DURGA CHEW-BOSE: WALK FIRST
Sun, 20 May 20183:00pm - 4:30pm -
Event 145
EURO LUNCH WITH A.C. GRAYLING (Tue)
Tue, 15 May 201812:00pm - 2:15pm -
Event 146
DRAGON BROTHERS - VISIT THE ISLAND
Sun, 20 May 20188:00am - 5:00pm
