Page Turners: David Marr

Join our summer book club!

There’s nothing better than relaxing during summer with a good book. And now we have your reading list sorted with some of this season’s hottest page turners.

Work your way through the biggest non-fiction releases on the Library’s summer reading list, get your questions ready and join host Astrid Edwards for a conversation with the author themselves.

This week, we’ll be joined by…David Marr.

Widely regarded as one of Australia’s most influential commentators, Marr is joining us to discuss the updated edition of his essay collection, My Country.

In My Country, Marr curates some of his most powerful writing on religion, sex, censorship and the law; striking accounts of leaders, moralists and scandalmongers; and elegant ruminations on the arts and the lives of artists.

Hear directly from the reporter about what inspired the book, why he decided to create an updated edition and more. Plus, get the chance to ask any of your burning questions.

Book your tickets now and get reading!

And don’t forget to grab from Readings State Library Victoria – present your tickets in store to receive 10% off the RRP.

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About David Marr

David Marr’s books include Patrick White: A Life, The High Price of Heaven, Dark Victory (with Marian Wilkinson), Panic, My Country, Killing for Country and six Quarterly Essays. He has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Saturday Paper, The Monthly and The Guardian and been a reporter for Four Corners and presenter of Media Watch and Late Night Live.

About My Country

Stories, essays and speeches from one of Australia's foremost writers and thinkers.

David Marr is the rarest of breeds: one of Australia’s most unflinching, forensic reporters of political controversy, and one of its most subtle and eloquent biographers. In Marr’s hands, reportage and commentary are elevated to artful and illuminating chronicles of our time.

My Country collects his powerful writing on religion, sex, censorship and the law; striking accounts of leaders, moralists and scandalmongers; and elegant ruminations on the arts and the lives of artists. This updated edition includes reflections on his award-winning history Killing for Country and his explosive investigation of George Pell.

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