Author Panel Spotlight: Nardi Simpson & Sophie Green in Conversation
Sunday 13 October: 9.00am – 9.45am
Yuwaalaraay writer Nardi Simpson and author/publisher Sophie Green in conversation. Nardi’s second novel, The Belburd is a lyrical and masterfully woven novel about women, creation, belonging and the precious fragility of a life.
This powerful story shows us we are all connected from before we began to long after we begin again. Sophie’s Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel is a warm-hearted novel about friendships, fresh starts and finding yourself. With its old-world glamour, sprawling seaside grounds and air of possibility, the Duchess Hotel might just be the place to help women rediscover who they are and bring some spark back to their lives.
Supported by: Hachette
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Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay storyteller from NSW. Her debut novel, Song of the Crocodile, won the 2017 Black&Write! Fellowship and the ALS Gold Medal, and was longlisted for the 2021 Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her latest novel is The Belburd (Hachette 2024).
Sophie Green is an author and publisher who lives in Sydney. In her spare time she writes about country music on her website, Sunburnt Country Music. Sophie’s debut novel, THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE FAIRVALE LADIES BOOK CLUB, was a Top Ten bestseller and was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards for General Fiction Book of the Year 2018 and longlisted for both the Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year 2018 and the Indie Book Award for Debut Fiction 2018. Sophie Green is internationally published and THE SHELLY BAY LADIES SWIMMING CIRCLE, THURSDAYS AT ORANGE BLOSSOM HOUSE, THE BELLBIRD RIVER COUNTRY CHOIR and WEEKENDS WITH THE SUNSHINE GARDENING SOCIETY were also Top Ten bestsellers.