A virtual launch of Linda Jaivin’s book The Shortest History of China

Panel:

• Linda Jaivin, author and co-editor of the China Story Yearbook
• Dr Ruth Gamble, Lecturer, History, La Trobe University
• Professor Baogang He, Alfred Deakin Professor and Personal Chair in International Relations, Deakin University

Chair:

• Dr Bec Strating, Executive Director, La Trobe Asia

In conversation with Paul Daley.

A David-and-Goliath story set in the ancient landscape of the Pilbara.

Camilla Nelson in conversation with Jess Hill about Broken: a devastating account of how Australia’s family courts fail children, families and victims of domestic abuse.

In conversation with Scott Ludlam.

A moving insider’s account of surviving one of Australia’s worst bushfires – and how we live with fire in a climate-changed world

Join us to hear Alice discuss her writing career and this latest novel, One Hundred Days – a story brimming with claustrophobic tension, warmth and humour – in this online event. Zoom invitation will be emailed to registered participants prior to session.