when: 26 May 2022 | venue: Brisbane Square Library | cost: Free | address: 266 George Street, Brisbane City
published: 25 May 2022, 5 min read
This showcased event has concluded.
Expired
When Chloe Hooper's partner is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive illness, she has to find a way to tell their two young sons.By instinct, she turns to the bookshelf. Can the news be broken as a bedtime tale? Is there a perfect book to prepare children for loss? Hooper embarks on a quest to find what practical lessons children's literature - with its innocent orphans and evil adults, magic, monsters and anthropomorphic animals - can teach about grief and resilience in real life.Both memoir and manual, Bedtime Story is stunningly illustrated by the New York Times award-winning Anna Walker. In an age of worldwide uncertainty, here is a profound and moving exploration of the dark and light of storytelling.Join bestselling author of The Tall Man: Life and Death on Palm Island and The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire, Chloe Hooper as she discusses her latest book Bedtime Story.Books will be available for purchase on the day Dymocks Brisbane, or bring your copy from home to be signed. To reserve your place, visit Eventbrite.
Content from UpNext.com.au. Please don't scrape website.
When Chloe Hooper's partner is diagnosed with a rare and aggressive illness, she has to find a way to tell their two young sons.By instinct, she turns to the bookshelf. Can the news be broken as a bedtime tale? Is there a perfect book to prepare children for loss? Hooper embarks on a quest to find what practical lessons children's literature - with its innocent orphans and evil adults, magic, monsters and anthropomorphic animals - can teach about grief and resilience in real life.Both memoir and manual, Bedtime Story is stunningly illustrated by the New York Times award-winning Anna Walker. In an age of worldwide uncertainty, here is a profound and moving exploration of the dark and light of storytelling.Join bestselling author of The Tall Man: Life and Death on Palm Island and The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire, Chloe Hooper as she discusses her latest book Bedtime Story.Books will be available for purchase on the day Dymocks Brisbane, or bring your copy from home to be signed. To reserve your place, visit Eventbrite.
Go see Meet Chloe Hooper 2022.
Meet Chloe Hooper 2022 is on 26 May 2022. The opening hours are: 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Conveniently located in Brisbane City.
Are we missing something? Help us improve this article. Reach out to us.
Event Details
Are you looking for 'Things To Do' ideas?
Upnext Team
We love helping people
See recent events discovered by Upnext Team
Expired
Adelaide Tiny Home Expo 2023
Discover Tiny Houses and why they are taking Australia by storm. Tiny houses on and off wheels, luxury Airbnb models, m...
Expired
Drag Bingo & Cocktail Fun! 2023
Celebrate a Sunday afternoon with Bingo with a difference...Drag Bingo.Join hosts Fifi and Princess Laya as they perform...
Expired
Have You Eaten? 2023
Have You Eaten? is an immersive art exhibition that invites you to consider your perfect picnic, favourite foods, and co...
Expired
Punk Protest Propaganda 2023
Discover The Political Art of Fahmi Reza, a captivating exhibition at Nexus Gallery.Fahmi Reza, a self-taught Malaysian ...
