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Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap and Barracuda
Ethan is a bright young boy obsessed with physics and astronomy who lives with his mother, Claire. Claire has been a wonderful parent to Ethan, but he’s becoming increasingly curious about his father’s absence in his life, wanting to fill in the gaps.
Claire’s life is centred on Ethan; she is fiercely protective of her talented, vulnerable son, and of her own feelings. When Ethan falls ill, tied to a tragic event from when he was a baby, Claire’s tightly held world is split open.
On the other side of the country, Mark is trying to forget about the events that tore his family apart. Then a sudden and unexpected call home forces him to confront his past, and the hole in his life that was once filled with his wife Claire and his son Ethan.
When Ethan secretly intercepts a letter from Mark to Claire, he unleashes long-suppressed forces that – like gravity – pull the three together again, testing the limits of love and forgiveness.
Heart-wrenching, absorbing and magical, Relativity is an irresistible novel about science, love, unbreakable bonds and irreversible acts.
Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect
Little, Brown UK
Corsair
Published 7 April 2016, £14.99
PENGUIN BOOKS AUSTRALIA
Viking
Published 24 June 2015, AUD$32.99
SIMON & SCHUSTER USA
Gallery Books
Published 3 May 2016, USD$26.00
SJ Watson, author of Before I Go To Sleep and Second Life
Interview: Good Weekend
In 2001, Antonia Hayes had what she now describes as "a pretty lousy Christmas". Outside, the world was grim enough (September 11, anthrax, the beating drum of an impending war). But indoors, Hayes was facing a far more personal ordeal: sitting bedside in a Sydney hospital, coming to terms with the idea her infant son, Julian, might die.NEW YORK
Women of Letters NYC
Joe’s Pub
Women of Letters is everyone’s favorite literary salon. Every month, New York’s best and brightest women come together on stage to celebrate the lost art of letter writing. Expect laughter, tears, and camaraderie as host Sofija Stefanovic welcomes guests reading “A letter to my never-again”. Together on stage for the first time ever: Legendary groupie and author of I’m With the Band PAMELA DES BARRES; Iconic poet, prolific author and cult figure EILEEN MYLES; Beloved playwright and creator of Ironbound MARTYNA MAJOK; Revered writer and senior editor at Marie Claire JEN ORTIZ; Award-winning poet and author of Our Andromeda BRENDA SHAUGHNESSY; Critically acclaimed writer and author of Relativity ANTONIA HAYES
Wednesday May 4th 2016, Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:00pm
Joe’s Pub at The Public
The Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
SAN FRANCISCO 2016
Green Apple Books on the Park
Antonia Hayes in Conversation with Sophie Cunningham
Tuesday May 10 2016 – 7:30pm
1231 9th Avenue, SF CA 94122
Antonia Hayes talks about her debut novel, Relativity, with Sophie Cunningham.
LONDON
VANGUARD READINGS
Vanguard Readings is a monthly series of short readings by new writers and established authors. Faber Academy alumni Matthew Blakstad, Antonia Hayes and Laura Powell read from their debut novels.
Thursday April 21 2016, 7:30pm
The Peckham Pelican
92 Peckham Road
SE15 5PY
London, United Kingdom
PORTLAND
READING AT POWELL’S BOOKS
Antonia Hayes reads from Relativity
Monday May 16 2016, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside Street
Portland, OR 97209
CRAWLEY
CRAWLEY WORDFEST 2016
New Faces of Fiction
New Faces of Fiction introduces two new writers as they prepare to unveil their first novels to the world; Rebecca Thornton and Antonia Hayes. Discover how they successfully negotiated the turbulent world of publishing to make it.
Friday April 22 2016, 7:00pm
Crawley Library
SYDNEY 2016
Sydney Writers’ Festival 2016
NEW AUSTRALIAN VOICES
Thursday 19 May 2016, 10:30am
The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4/5 Hickson Rd, The Rocks
Reading and panel with Miles Allinson and Josephine Rowe with Meredith Jaffé
HEART & SOUL: CREATING CHARACTERS THAT MATTER
Friday 20 May 2016, 3:00pm
Pier 4/5 The Waterfront, End of Pier 4/5, Walsh Bay
Panel with Inga Simpson and Kelly Doust with John Purcell
ANTONIA HAYES: A UNIVERSE OF ONE’S OWN
Sunday 22 May 2016, 10:00am
Pier 2/3 Curiosity Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Lecture: Antonia Hayes tells us we can dare to disturb the universe before A Room of One’s Own turns 100.
INDONESIA
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2015
LIFE IN MINIATURE
Saturday 31 October 2015, 9am
Indus. Jalan Raya Sanggingan
Panel with Mireille Juchau and Emily Bitto with Kirsti Melville
MAKING IT
Saturday 31 October 2015, 11.45am
Joglo @ Taman Baca. Jalan Raya Sanggingan
Panel with Abigail Ulman, Liam Pieper and Rohan Jio with Sam Cooney
IN A CHILD’S MIND
Saturday 31 October 2015, 2.30pm
Indus. Jalan Raya Sanggingan
Panel with Sofie Laguna and Emily Bitto with Kirsti Melville
SAN FRANCISCO
Green Apple Books on the Park
STEVE TOLTZ in Conversation
Tuesday October 6 2015 – 7:30pm
1231 9th Avenue, SF CA 94122
Steve Toltz will talk about Quicksand, his follow-up to the Man Booker Prize shortlisted A Fraction of the Whole, with San Francisco-based novelist Antonia Hayes.
NCIBA DISCOVERY SHOW 2015
AUTHOR BUZZ LUNCH
Thursday October 15 2015 – 12pm
South San Francisco Convention Center
Hobart
TASMANIA Writers’ Festival 2015
Keeping the Reader Guessing – Recipes for a Page Turner
Saturday 12 September 2015, 8pm
John Webb Room, Hadley’s Orient Hotel
Panel with Rachael Treasure and Ann Turner with Polly McGee
Writing the Unspeakable
Sunday 13 September 2015, 10am
George Cartwright Room, Hadley’s Orient Hotel
Panel with Stephanie Bishop and Peter Timms with Jane McCredie
In Conversation with Richard Fidler
Sunday 13 September 2015, 11.30am
George Cartwright Room, Hadley’s Orient Hotel
Recorded for ABC Radio
Brisbane
Brisbane Writers’ Festival 2015
MASTERCLASS The Art of DEBUT
Friday, 4 September 2015, 2pm – 5pm
Loris Williams Room, SLQ
Bookings Required
RELATIVITY
Saturday, 5 September 2015, 4pm
Theatre, QLD Museum
In Conversation with Sky Kirkham
Melbourne
Melbourne Writers’ Festival 2015
Relativity
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 11:30am ACMI The Cube
The Rereaders: Live at MWF
Saturday, 29 August 2015, 4pm ACMI The Cube
Closing Night Party
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 7pm The Toff in Town
Sydney
Authors up the Cross: Antonia Hayes
In Conversation with Benjamin Law
Tuesday 25 August 2015 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Kings Cross Library
50-52 Darlinghurst Road, Kings Cross