LITERARY LUNCH
The Library Of My Life
Stan Grant In Conversation With Emma Macdonald
You can learn a lot about somebody by snooping through their bookshelves. In this special lunchtime event, join Stan Grant for a literary tour of his life. Which novel does he reread every year? How high is his to-read pile? What was the last book that changed his mind?
Tickets include a two course meal and glass of wine. Only 60 seats are available for this exclusive event. Book yours today.
Presented in conjunction with HerCanberra
Artist
STAN GRANT is a Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man. A journalist since 1987, he has worked for the ABC, SBS, the Seven Network and Sky News Australia. From 2001 to 2012 he worked for CNN as an anchor and senior correspondent in Asia and the Middle East. As a journalist, he has received a string of prestigious international and Australian awards. In 2015, he published his bestselling book Talking to My Country, which won the Walkley Book Award, and he also won a Walkley Award for his coverage of Indigenous affairs. In 2016 he was appointed to the Referendum Council on Indigenous recognition. Stan is now Professor of Global Affairs at Griffith University and International Affairs Analyst at ABC.
Moderator
EMMA MACDONALD OAM is a multi-award winning journalist, speaker and maternal health advocate. In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2022 Emma was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for services to journalism and women. Emma has been writing about Canberra and its people for nearly three decades, winning numerous awards for her journalism – including a Walkley or two – along the way. Canberra born and bred, she’s fiercely loyal to the city, tribally inner-north, and grateful to tell stories for a living.