Lola In The Mirror: Trent Dalton In Conversation with Michaela Kalowski

SYDNEY AUTHOR TALK WITH BESTSELLING AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR TRENT DALTON

Join us for this very special author talk! Trent Dalton in conversation with Michaela Kalowski to discuss his latest novel, Lola in the Mirror.

WHEN: Wednesday, 1st November 2023. Check-in begins at 6.15pm for a prompt 7pm start. The book signing will take place immediately following the talk. 

WHERE: Paddington Uniting Church, 395 Oxford Street, Paddington NSW 2021

TICKETS: There are 3 ticket packages available. All tickets include a welcome drink on arrival.

Front-row seating will be reserved for VIP ticket holders, all other seating is unallocated.

• ADMISSION ONLY: $25.00 (excluding external fees). Your ticket includes admission to the event and a welcome drink.
• ADMISSION + BOOK BUNDLE: $50.00 (excluding external fees). Your ticket includes admission to the event, a welcome drink as well as a copy of Trent's new book, Lola in the Mirror. (Normally $57.95)
• VIP BUNDLE: $120.00 (excluding external fees). Your ticket includes admission to the event, front-row seating,  a welcome drink, as well as a copy of all 4 of Trent's books, Lola in the Mirror, Boy Swallows Universe, All Our Shimmering Skies, and Love Stories (Normally valued at $138.80)

The first 15 VIP tickets bought will receive a free Gertrude & Alice cloth tote bag - valued at $20.00.

All of Trent's books will be available for purchase on the night and he will happily sign books after the talk -  to thank our customers for their support which allows us to continue running local events, priority in the signing line will be given to those who have purchased the book from Gertrude & Alice (whether through pre-order, in-store or on the night).

Brought to you by Harper Collins Australia and Gertrude & Alice

Please note: 

There is a car park at 2 Newcombe Street, Paddington.

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About the author:

Trent Dalton is the international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe – which broke records to become the fastest-selling Australian debut novel ever and has won countless Awards – All Our Shimmering Skies and Love Stories. His books have sold over 1.2 million copies in Australia alone. Boy Swallows Universe has been adapted to a smash-hit theatrical production by Queensland Theatre Company and will shortly be seen as a major Netflix series. Instagram: @trentdaltonauthor Website: www.harpercollins.com.au/trentdalton

About Lola in the Mirror:

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton.

'Mirror, mirror, on the grass, what's my future? What's my past?'

A girl and her mother are on the lam. They've been running for sixteen years, from the police and the monster they left in the kitchen with the knife in his throat. They've found themselves a home inside an orange 1987 Toyota HiAce van with four flat tyres parked in a scrapyard by the edge of the Brisbane River – just two of the 100,000 Australians sleeping rough every night.

The girl has no name because names are dangerous when you're on the run. But the girl has a dream. Visions in black ink and living colour. A vision of life as a groundbreaking artist of international acclaim. A life outside the grip of the Brisbane underworld drug queen 'Lady' Flora Box. A life of love with the boy in the brown suit who's waiting for her in the middle of the bridge that stretches across a flooding and deadly river. A life far beyond the bullet that has her name on it. And now that the storm clouds are rising, there's only one person who can help make her dreams come true. That person's name is Lola and she carries all the answers. But to find Lola, the girl with no name must first do one of the hardest things we can sometimes ever do. She must look in the mirror.

A big, moving, blackly funny, violent, heartbreaking and beautiful novel of love, fate, life and death and all the things we see when we look in the mirror. All of the past, all of the present, and all of our possible futures.

'Mirror, mirror, please don't lie. Tell me who you are. Tell me, who am I?'

About the host:

Michaela Kalowski is an interviewer, moderator & curator for writers and ideas festivals. Highlight interviews include Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Michelle de Kretser, & Stan Grant. She's the curator of ABC RN’s on-air writers’ festival, Big Weekend of Books, now in its fourth year. She also produces and hosts a monthly books conversation event for Petersham Bowling Club in Sydney. Michaela has conducted radio interviews and presented programs across ABC radio and is the co-presenter & co-writer of a two-part podcast for ABC RN, tracing part of her family’s history, called Laya’s Way Home.