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In-Conversation Events at WORD Christchurch Festival

THE ART OF WINNING WITH DAN CARTER

Tuesday, 22 August 6:00 pm

Global sports icon and superstar of international rugby Dan Carter joins Duncan Greive in conversation to discuss his life and work, why great leaders are made, not born, and why they must constantly evolve.

NOT SET IN STONE: DAVID VASS [ON DEMAND]

25 Aug - 17 Sep 2023 11:59 pm

David Vass was one of New Zealand's leading mountaineers, until an accident in Fiordland in 2015 ended his climbing life. His memoir, Not Set in Stone, charts how his world has changed.

DR HINEMOA ELDER AND DR EMMA ESPINER: MAKING IT BETTER

Saturday, 26 August 10:30 am

Dr Hinemoa Elder (Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri and Ngāpuhi) and Dr Emma Espiner’s (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) share a kōrero about their mahi in healthcare and their beautiful books.

POLLY BARTON: ORAL HISTORIES

Saturday, 26 August 12:30 pm

British writer and translator Polly Barton in conversation with Melody Thomas about her books Porn: An Oral History and memoir Fifty Sounds.

SHANEEL LAL: ONE OF THEM

Saturday, 26 August 2:30 pm

2023 Young New Zealander of the Year Shaneel Lal in conversation with Mahdis Azarmandi about their stunning and powerful memoir One of Them.

GABRIEL KRAUZE: WHO THEY WAS

Saturday, 26 August 2:30 pm

Gabriel Krauze has an extraordinary presence. The British writer’s incendiary autobiographical novel, Who They Was, longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, tells the story of a young man straddling two cultures: the university where he is studying English literature and the murky underworld of London gang warfare.

COOKING THE BOOKS: FINANCE WITH FRANCES COOK

Saturday, 26 August 3:00 pm

Business journalist Frances Cook, in conversation with Guyon Espiner about practical and achievable financial advice.

DAVID KEENAN: REVERSE DIORAMA

Saturday, 26 August 6:30 pm

Whether set in small town Scotland or Belfast during The Troubles, Scottish writer David Keenan's novels are ecstatic. Don't miss this engaging speaker!

PIP ADAM: AUDITION

Sunday, 27 August 1:00 pm

Award-winning and breathtakingly singular voice in New Zealand fiction Pip Adam in conversation about her thrilling new novel Audition.

TUSIATA SPEAKS, WITH JOHN CAMPBELL

Sunday, 27 August 2:30 pm

In this very special session, Tusiata Avia MNZM joins John Campbell in conversation.

AIRANA NGAREWA: THE BONE TREE

Sunday, 27 August 3:00 pm

Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine) in-conversation about their gritty coming-of-age debut novel The Bone Tree.

LIONESS: EMILY PERKINS [ON DEMAND]

17 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 11:59 pm

Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted author Emily Perkins in conversation with Julie Hill about her life, work, and new novel Lioness.

MEG MASON: SORROW AND BLISS [ON DEMAND]

17 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 11:59 pm

Australian-based New Zealand born writer Meg Mason’s smash hit, Sorrow and Bliss, was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction last year. In conversation with Noelle McCarthy.

KEVIN JARED HOSEIN: HUNGRY GHOSTS [ON DEMAND]

17 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 11:59 pm

Set in the 1940s, Trinidad and Tobago writer Kevin Jared Hosein's Hungry Ghosts is an atmospheric gothic historical novel raved about by Hilary Mantel and Bernadine Evaristo.

CATHERINE CHIDGEY: PET [ON DEMAND]

17 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 11:59 pm

Catherine Chidgey, two-time winner of New Zealand’s richest literary prize, the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, in-conversation with Liz Grant.

50 YEARS OF WITI IHIMAERA [ON DEMAND]

17 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 11:59 pm

To celebrate 50 years in publishing, join Witi Ihimaera, rangatira of Aotearoa stories, for a Sunday kōrero with Arihia Latham.

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