ABOUT THE EVENT:

At 70, Gail Rice hired an escort and asked for a refund. The scandal, it turned out, was the asking. She talks with Yumi Stynes about More Than a MILF, where thirty writers raise their voices on sex, ageing and desire.

On Wednesday 2nd December at The Royal Oak, Balmain, join Gail Rice in conversation with Yumi Stynes.

Copies of More Than A MILF will be available for purchase at the venue through Roaring Stories, with Rice signing copies after the discussion.

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ABOUT THE VENUE

The Royal Oak, one of Balmain's oldest and most loved pubs has been hosting Roaring Stories author events since the inception of our events program.

Attendees are asked to arrive at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The event bar on L1 is serving drinks from 6.30pm and also following the author talk. Seating is unallocated – another reason to arrive early to secure an optimal spot. Why not make a full evening of it, too, by ordering a meal at the Royal Oak before or after the event? To make a dinner reservation before or after the event, simply click on the restaurant reservation link here.

Royal Oak Balmain – Acrylic – Artist Jan Larsen

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ABOUT THE BOOK

A 70-year-old psychologist in Australia hires an escort. When he doesn't give her what she asked for, she emails to request a refund. A middle-aged woman in Lebanon is in the middle of a ménage à trois when bombs start exploding around the building. A teacher in their fifties reflects on decades of queer sex in Canada and concludes that they would rather eat cheese.

Featuring thirty diverse and disruptive voices, these stories both celebrate pleasure and interrogate why so much shame and pain still haunt the terrain. In conversation with one another and the current midlife zeitgeist, they ask: How can women and nonbinary people age erotically, playfully and unapologetically?

Key contributors include: Gail Rice, Chrissy King, Abbe Aronson, Nicole Yellow Robe, Jowita Bydlowska, Treena Orchard and Andrea Zanin.

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ABOUT GAIL RICE

Gail Rice is a Canadian-born Sydney psychologist and writer, an accidental Australian. Her essays have appeared in The Times UK, SMH, the Toronto Star and HuffPost, and she has been a guest on the NYT Modern Love podcast, ABC's Ladies, We Need to Talk with Yumi Stynes, CBC Radio and SBS Insight. Her memoir, Me Do Self: First Words, Still Echoing, is complete and looking for a home.

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ABOUT YUMI STYNES

Yumi Stynes is an author and broadcaster working on Gadigal land.

She can be heard hosting the ABC podcast 'Ladies, We Need to Talk' - currently in its ninth season, and every weekend hosting Mornings on digital radio Double J.

Her groundbreaking books co-authored with Dr Melissa Kang include 2024's ABIA Winner for Book of the Year for Older Children, 'Welcome to Sex' and this year's 'Welcome to Friendship'.

The 'Welcome to' series of guidebooks have sold over a quarter of a million copies and been translated into 14 languages.

When it all gets too stressful, Yumi has a food podcast called The 5 Minute Food Fix where she laughs with dear friend and cookbook editor/publisher Simon Davis while giving recipes, hacks and tricks for busy people who love food.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Refunds

Please note that tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled or postponed due to extenuating circumstances. Refunds are not issued within 48 hours notice of event date. Humanitix fee is nonrefundable.

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This event is presented by Roaring Stories Bookshop Balmain and Gail Rice.

With thanks to our venue partner The Royal Oak.

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