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Join Fiona Sussman (The Doctor's Wife) and Megan Nicol Reed (One of Those Mothers) as they discuss their sharply observed domestic noir novels with writer Erica Stretton. When crimes, secrets and lies corrode the trust that close-knit communities rely on, families and friendships start to fall apart.
Doors open from 6pm
Presented as part of We Read Auckland 2023

About the authors

Author and former GP Fiona Sussman was born in South Africa and now lives in New Zealand. She has written a number of highly acclaimed, award-winning short stories and novels, including The Last Time We Spoke and Addressed to Greta.

Thrice nominated for New Zealand's best columnist, Megan Nicol Reed spent seven long years mining her life for a column that ran in the Sunday Star Times then the New Zealand Herald's Canvas magazine. One of Those Mothers is her first novel.

Erica Stretton is a writer who lives in Tāmaki Makaurau. Her poetry and speculative stories have been published in Headland, takahē, Mayhem, Fresh Ink and others.

Te Oro

The long-held community dream of a music and arts centre for young people in Glen Innes is here.
In this multi-purpose space, young people and the local community can come together to perform, practise and learn the arts; express their creativity and talents; and celebrate their cultures.