Author Talk - ‘Blood and Dirt' by Jared Davidson

Join us and Bridget Williams Books as we host an author talk on 'Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand' by Jared Davidson. Jared Davidson will appear in conversation with literary critic and WORD Christchurch Programme Director Kiran Dass, who named 'Blood and Dirt' in her top 3 books of 2023. The book was also longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards and ranked as the best book of 2023 according to the NZ Listener, The Spinoff, RNZ, Sunday Star Times and The Australia Institute.

All welcome. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. Approximate run time is 1 hour.

This event is free to attend. Please register your attendance through Eventfinda or email rsvp@scorpiobooks.co.nz with the event title in the subject line.