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Sex, Lyrebirds and Cassette Tapes – Launching ‘Department of the Vanishing’
What’s a sexy syllable? How do lyrebirds seduce a mate? And what happens to cassette tapes when they’re left unplayed for fifty years? Join Jess Ong as she quizzes award-winning author Johanna Bell about her latest book ‘Department of the Vanishing’.
Set in a time of mass extinction, ‘Department of the Vanishing’ blends documentary poetry, archival image, and narrative verse to explore the vital questions: Can we live in a world without birdsong and is it possible to create a new opus with the fragments left over?
‘Rare and resplendent. A full-bodied roar at the crimes of extinction and a psalm for the wonder of the living world.’ Jennifer Mills
‘A sexy, compelling and beautifully crafted elegy not only to birds but to feeling itself. The denouement is spectacular; I cheered and wept.’ Angela O’Keeffe
‘Simultaneously fragile and furious, intimate and immense, Department of the Vanishing is a remarkable achievement.’ James Bradley
‘A wild little miracle of a book.’ Beejay Silcox
Tickets include a welcome drink on arrival.
Johanna Bell: Jennifer Pinkerton
Jess Ong: supplied by the ABC (photo attached to this email)
PRODUCTION NOTES
Duration: 30 minutes
This event is family friendly
Access:
- Assistance dogs welcome.
- Gender neutral toilets available