BONE MEMORIES has been longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award. The annual Award is sponsored by Dublin City Council and administered by Dublin City Libraries. Nominations for the Award are made by libraries from throughout the world. State Library of Queensland was the nominating library for BONE MEMORIES.
Witnessing Landscapes: Nature Writing Workshops
Sally Piper takes writers on a deep dive into their relationship with the natural world in this 3-hour workshop. Through a series of writing exercises, readings and discussions participants will re-examine their connections with certain landscapes and places in their work, beginning with the senses, then moving onto the emotional, physical, political and philosophical realm of those connections.
All they need bring to this workshop is a passion for the places that sustain them and the desire to write about them in new and meaningful ways.
The events are free but bookings are essential. Follow the links below to book at a library near you.
Address: Level R4, Garden City Shopping Centre, Kessels Road, Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD 4122
Date and time: Saturday 8 October 2022 from 10am - 1pm
Address: 145 Florence Street, Wynnum, QLD 4178
Date and time: Monday 10 October 2022 from 10am - 1pm
Address: Kenmore Village, 9 Brookfield Road, Kenmore Hills, Q:D 4069
Date and time: Saturday 15 October 2022, from 10am - 1pm
In-conversation with Holly Ringland
Sally Piper will be in-conversation with international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland as she launches her new novel The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding, published by HarperCollins.
Bookings for the event are essential and can be made through Avid Reader Bookshop who are hosting the event on the night.
Venue: Queensland Multicultural Centre
Address: 102 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, QLD 4169
Date: Tuesday 4 October 2022
Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Author Talk + Dinner at Mount Tamborine
Come along to The Back Room at North Stores in North Tamborine and join us for an evening of conversation as Sally Piper discusses her new novel Bone Memories with Janene Gardner from Under the Greenwood Tree bookstore. Ticket includes a glass of wine and cheese board.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
For those who would like to stay on for dinner after the talk, Sally will be joining guests for a special 2-course dinner at Picnic Real Food Bar.
For further information or to make a booking visit here.
Bone Memories - Brisbane Book Event
Bone Memories - Sydney Book Launch
Sally Piper will be in-conversation about her new novel Bone Memories with Patti Miller at Better Read Than Dead Bookshop, instore and via ZOOM.
The event is free but it is essential that you register your attendance here.
Venue: Better Read Than Dead Bookshop
Address: 265 King Street, Newtown NSW 2042
Date: Thursday 16th June 2022
Time: 6PM for a 6:30-7:30PM event (AEST)
BLURB
“Even though sixteen years have passed, Billie will never recover from the murder of her daughter, Jess, and clings to her memory — and the site of her death — like a life raft. Daniel, who was a toddler when his mother was killed, can recall little of what happened but knows if he’s to have any chance of a better future he needs to move on from that defining event – if only his grandmother would let him. Meanwhile Daniel’s stepmother, Carla, also feels trapped by Jess’s legacy but has a plan that she believes will help everyone to escape from the long shadow of the past.
Deeply human, evocative and beautifully written, Bone Memories explores themes of human connection and the memorialisation of place.”
Stan-Lionsgate alliance to develop The Geography of Friendship
Australian streaming service Stan and Lionsgate have struck a television development alliance and will be working in partnership with Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures and Aquarius Films to bring The Geography of Friendship to screen in a limited series.
More information about the partnership can be found in a press release in Variety.
Witnessing Landscapes: Nature Writing Workshop
In this half-day workshop, Sally will take writers on a deep dive into their relationship with the natural world. Through a series of writing exercises, readings and discussions, participants will explore their connections to certain landscapes, beginning with the senses then taking it into the emotional, philosophical and political realm.
All participants need to bring to this workshop is pen, paper and a passion for the places that sustain us, and a desire to write about them in new and meaningful ways.
Bookings for this workshop can be made here.
Venue: Avid Reader Bookshop
Address: 193 Boundary Road, West End QLD 4101
Date: Saturday 18th June 2022
Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM (AEST)
Bone Memories Book Launch
Kristina Olsson will be in-conversation with Sally Piper to launch her third novel Bone Memories at Avid Reader Bookshop, instore and online via ZOOM.
Drinks will be available for purchase at the Avid Reader bar from 5:30PM.
The event is free but it is essential that you register for it here.
Venue: Avid Reader Bookshop
Address: 193 Boundary Street, West End QLD 4101
Date: Friday 3rd June 2022
Time: 6pm for 6:30-7:30PM event (AEST)
The Geography of Friendship for TV adaptation
Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures and Australia’s Aquarius Films have joined forces to develop The Geography of Friendship as a limited 6-part TV series.
The deal, announced on International Women’s Day, represents the coming together of two female-led production houses alongside Giula Sandler who will write the adaptation.
‘I’m thrilled to champion a story with great potential and fascinating lead roles for two generations of women in front of the camera,’ said Byrne. ‘Sally Piper’s story explores so many unspoken issues that need to be addressed in a wider sphere and we intend to delve into that more decisively.’
Fielder and Staniford said, ‘This book feeds directly into the conversation today around the way inequality and fear of violence shapes the everyday experience of women.’
‘The Geography of Friendship is a provocative novel that reads like a Thelma & Louise journey for contemporary times,’ said Carrera. ‘As it oscillates between past and present, what unravels from the depths of their friendship is a story about survival, shame and rage - how so often the people we are running away from are ourselves.’
The full press release can be read at Variety.
Shannon Murphy, Krew Boylan, Jessica Carrera, Rose Byrne and Gracie Otto (Dollhouse Pictures)
Polly Staniford and Angie Fielder (Aquarius Films)