In conversation with Tony Birch - Pictures of You

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Master storyteller Tony Birch discusses a retrospective of his best short stories from the past two decades.

Brunswick Town Hall

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Pictures of You: Collected Stories brings together the best of acclaimed writer Tony Birch’s short fiction from the past two decades. Cherrypicking from across his oeuvre, this anthology showcases his skills at finding the extraordinary in ordinary lives, and the often-unexpected connections and kindnesses between strangers. His work is by turns poignant, sad, profound and funny – and always powerful. Throughout this stellar collection, Birch’s preoccupation with the humanity of those who are often marginalised or overlooked, and the search for justice for people and the natural environment shines bright. Tony Birch is the award-winning author of four novels: Women &amp; Children, which won the 2024 The Age Fiction Book of the Year; The White Girl, winner of the 2020 NSW Premier’s Award for Indigenous Writing, and shortlisted for the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award; Ghost River, winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Indigenous Writing; and Blood, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2012. He has also published two poetry books and four short story collections and is currently the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.Tony is joined in conversation by writer, literary critic and academic Bec Kavanagh. Books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Brunswick Bound booksellers.