Next Author talk: 18 April, 2013
Woollahra Council Chambers, 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay NSW 2028.
More information: Bookings essential on 9391 7100 orlibrary@woollahra.nsw.gov.a
Author talk 1: Saltwater People of the Fatal Shore, Tuesday 19 March, 7pm in the Margaret Martin Library, Randwick.
Author talk 2: Saltwater People of the Fatal Shore, Thursday 21 March, 7pm Waverley Library, Bondi Junction.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/coastal-creatures-20130117-2cucc.html
Manly Mayor Jean Hay presented copies of Saltwater People to Kelly Slater and Governor Marie Bashir during the opening of the new surfing reserve at Manly/Freshwater. Photographs courtesy of Manly Council.
I have been told by a friend in New Zealand that an article based on Steve Meecham's Sydney Morning Herald review on 26/11/11 (see below) appeared in the New Zealand Herald (2/12/11). They must be pleased that we have to look to them to learn about cultural protocols.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/writer-challenges-myths-of-aborigines-and-saltwater-culture-20111125-1nz6q.html
Story in St George & Sutherland Leader 26/3/12:
http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/ode-to-the-south-theme-of-ogdens-new-book/2497495.aspx
