Midnight in Peking at the Brisbane Writers Festival

The Brisbane Writers Festival is getting underway. Been a while since I was last in Brisbane and that was only a flying visit (though I do remember an excellent steak and a good bottle of red was consumed). That was work back then, this time it’s pleasure and a chance to speak to the audiences at the festival about Midnight in Peking, China and all that.

Friday 9 Sept – 2pm
A Scandalous Past – Auditorium 1 – The State Library of Queensland – A$16
Creating scandal and intrigue without the aid of a single inappropriate Tweet or photo from a mobile phone, Linda Jaivin, Sulari Gentill and Paul French share the secret skills of crafting historical fiction.

Sunday 11 Sept – 2.30pm
Party Time: Living and Working in China – The Edge, The State Library of Queensland – FREE
In the absence of democracy, the success of the world’s second largest economy may be attributed to the intervention of bureaucrats working magic with heavy visible hands. Paul French, Jeremy Goldkorn, Katrina Beikoff and Linda Jaivin discuss the sensitivities of living and working in China.