15 - 16 November 2014 Melanie Casey JM Donellan Morag Fraser Sulari Gentill Robert Gott Liam Houlihan Rochelle Jackson Regina Lane Susanna Lobez David Marr Michael Mori Russ Radcliffe Angela Savage Tickets on Sale Now: (03) 9662 4699 or email readers@readersfeast.com.au www.crimeandjusticefestival.com Crime & Justice 2014 Never before have the “big issues” seemed so close to home as they are today. Social justice, politics, religion, power and corruption are in the news almost every day. And crime fiction and true crime as genres are increasingly the home for some of the best writing on offer at the moment. Crime & Justice is the place where the two meet. Crime writing is often seen as the lens through which the darker side of society and the human race can be viewed. And crime, of course, is usually the starting point for a great crime novel. Simon Clews This is our seventh annual Crime & Justice festival. It came about as a marker of my ‘first’ 30 years in the book trade, as a symbol of my life long interest in crime fiction and my belief in being socially aware, both personally and professionally. Our lovely bookstore is the perfect setting and I look forward to welcoming you to our festival, the only one of its kind in the world. Mary Dalmau Festival Ticket Information: Price: $10.00 per person, per session. Festival tickets may be purchased in store, over the phone by calling (03) 9662 4699 or online at: http://shop.readersfeast.com.au/ collections/cj_tickets Festival enquiries: readers@readersfeast.com.au Media enquiries: maryd@readersfeast.com.au Volunteer enquiries: volunteers@readersfeast.com.au Patrons are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment as tickets are strictly limited. All tickets are offered subject to availability. All bookings are final and refunds and exchanges will only be given in the case of a cancelled session or vendor error. All prices include GST. Program may be subject to change without notice. Our Crime & Justice festival would not be possible without the support and work of: Creative Programming Director Simon Clews; Technical Manager Benno Rentinck; Volunteers Co-ordinator Imogen ArmstrongOrr; Website Designer Andrew Dalmau; and all the staff at Reader’s Feast Bookstore. SATURDAY 15 NOVEMBER Reader’s Feast Bookstore 10.00am Bush, Howard and Injustice at Guantanamo Michael Mori, former member of the Marine Corps and author of In the Company of Cowards talks to Russ Radcliffe about due process, disillusionment and defending David Hicks. 12 noon Once Upon a Crime Sulari Gentill and Robert Gott have both produced acclaimed historic crime novels; today they talk with Angela Savage about researching and writing crime set in the past. 2.00pm Power, Politics and the Church Author of The Prince: Faith, Abuse & George Pell, David Marr, talks with Morag Fraser, writer, columnist and one of our most experienced literary commentators. 4.00pm New Voices Sulari Gentill knows the long, hard road to literary success. Join her in conversation with Melanie Casey and JM Donellan as they chat about what it takes to find an audience in what is already a very popular genre. 6.00pm Crooks, Cops and Corruption Rochelle Jackson talks to Susanna Lobez, author of Bent: Australia’s Crooked Cops about Australia’s long and tangled history of police corruption, from the First Fleet to today. SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER 10.00am In Search of Justice JM Donellan talks to author of The Tainted Trial of Farah Jama, Julie Szego about the amazing story of a young Somali man convicted and later acquitted in what has been referred to as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in Victorian legal history. SUNDAY 16 NOVEMBER Reader’s Feast Bookstore 12 noon Saving St Brigid’s Reader’s Feast’s Mary Dalmau talks with Regina Lane about how a tiny community in Victoria saved their local Catholic church, St Brigid’s. It is also the story of Lane’s family’s ongoing commitment to the faith and community life that surrounded the physical church. 2.00pm A Just World? Our annual look at the state of the world features Michael Mori, US lawyer and author of In the Company of Cowards, in conversation with author, journalist and high profile social commentator David Marr. Chaired by Russ Radcliffe. 4.00pm True Crime: Once Upon a Time in Melbourne Robert Gott talks to author Liam Houlihan about his amazing true crime story of vampire gigolos, hit men & police corruption. Guest Profiles See www.crimeandjusticefestival.com for full biographies of this year’s guests Melanie Casey writes crime thrillers with a psychic twist – the Cass Lehman Crime Series. Mary Dalmau is a vocational bookseller working in Melbourne, Australia since 1977. JM Donellan writes tragicomic dark fiction; most recently, Killing Adonis. Morag Fraser is a writer, newspaper columnist, and one of Australia’s most experienced literary commentators. Sulari Gentill is an award-winning Pantera Press author, who writes engaging historical crime. Robert Gott is the creator of the newspaper cartoon “The Adventures of Naked Man.” He is also the author of the William Power trilogy of crime-caper novels set in 1940’s Australia. Liam Houlihan is an award-winning journalist and former lawyer. Rochelle Jackson has worked as a TV producer and investigative journalist for many Australian TV shows. Regina Lane traces her family’s migration from Ireland, after the famine, to Killarney. The motivation for her book came from a feeling of responsibility to her descendants to share their story. Susanna Lobez is an actor-turnedbarrister-turned-broadcaster. She has been an ABC specialist legal presenter on ‘The Law Report’ (radio) and ‘Law Matters’ (TV). David Marr is a Guardian Australia reporter. He has won four Walkley Awards for journalism. Michael Mori is a lawyer who attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Russ Radcliffe created the annual Best Australian Political Cartoons series in 2003. Angela Savage is a Melbourne-based crime writer. Behind the Night Bazaar won the 2004 Vic Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript. Reader’s Feast Booksellers 162 Collins Street Melbourne Entry/Disabled Access via 195 Little Collins Street Telephone: +61 3 9662 4699 Email: readers@readersfeast.com.au www.readersfeast.com.au www.crimeandjusticefestival.com facebook.com/ readersfeastbooksellers twitter.com/ readersfeastbks youtube.com /readersfeastbks #C&J2014