{"id":2191,"date":"2017-09-13T15:49:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T05:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2017-09-13T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T05:19:36","slug":"wakefield-press-readers-guide-open-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakefieldpress.com.au\/blog\/2017\/09\/wakefield-press-readers-guide-open-state\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wakefield Press Reader’s Guide to Open State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open State<\/a>\u00a0festival has a packed program which kicks off on\u00a0Thursday 28 September and runs through to Sunday 8 October.\u00a0Publisher Michael Bollen brings you the Wakefield Press Reader’s Guide to Open State.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My, my.\u00a0<\/span>It’s an eye-opener and source of pride, browsing the Open State program,\u00a0reminding us how books and reading interweave past, present and future. Picking through the goodies on offer, the mind thinks inevitably, Hmm, could be a book in that.\u00a0And thinks too: Now, which of our existing books best fits that theme?<\/p>\n

One session, Blast From the Past<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0is about getting our stories on screen. We have a host of possibles. Maybe a soapie set in Adelaide\u2019s first gaol, feeding off Rhonnda Harris\u2019s Ashton\u2019s Hotel <\/i><\/a>with its cast of intriguing characters. Or tales from underground, using Carol Lefevre\u2019s beautiful book of true stories, Quiet City: Walking in West Terrace Cemetery<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Then again, perhaps Simon Butters\u2019s YA novel, T<\/em>he Hounded<\/i><\/a>, about alienation in Adelaide\u2019s hinterland, is the best screen fit. Though it works also with the question that obsesses our town \u2013\u00a0Adelaide is one of the world\u2019s most\u00a0liveable\u00a0cities: fact or fiction?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can take a stroll to decide in the Future Adelaide Walking Tour<\/strong><\/a>. Have a browse along the way in Lance Campbell\u2019s and Mick Bradley\u2019s deluxe book,\u00a0City Streets<\/a>, <\/i>which showcases the CBD in 1936 and 2011. Whither now?<\/p>\n

Dickson Platten have helped shape the Adelaide landscape through people-centric place-making since the 1960s, and you can celebrate that 50 years of achievement at the opening of their exhibition,\u00a0On Show<\/a>. <\/b>We have books from both Dickson and Platten:\u00a0Addicted to Architecture<\/a>, Hybrid Beauty<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and the lovely Lure of the Japanese Garden<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

From one design icon to another: the beloved Jam Factory present\u00a0Drink. Dine. Design.<\/a><\/b>\u00a0featuring\u00a0finely\u00a0crafted objects, ideas and applications that enhance the joy of eating and drinking. Learn more about the Jam Factory in its\u00a0fortieth-anniversary book,\u00a0Designing Craft \/ Crafting Design<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nick Jose has written both fiction (Avenue of Eternal Peace<\/em><\/a>)\u00a0and non-fiction (Chinese Whispers<\/em><\/a>)\u00a0about China, so its no surprise to see him as one of the co-curators of Writing China<\/a>,<\/em><\/b> a day-long series of transcultural, transmedia events. Brian Castro is a prominent participant, likely mentioning\u00a0his novel\u00a0On China<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(and why not also\u00a0add\u00a0Drift <\/em><\/a>and\u00a0Double-Wolf<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to your bedside reading pile).\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Among\u00a0the many events that make up Writing China is\u00a0Reimagining: Panel and Readings<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b>This panel considers how fiction can take the world you know \u2013 your city \u2013 and make it new. A full-on accompaniment might be\u00a0Stephen Orr and his latest book of short stories, Datsunland<\/em><\/a>. In the words of Kerryn Goldsworthy in the Sydney Morning Herald<\/em>,\u00a0‘[Orr’s] work continues to have a prominent place in the literary mapping and recording of South Australia and Adelaide’.<\/p>\n

For the last weekend of the festival, we’ll be selling our wares at the annual\u00a0State History Conference. This year’s beguiling theme is\u00a0Hearts and Minds: revaluing the past<\/a>.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/em>There’s much of that in our new\u00a0Colonialism and its Aftermath<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 the first comprehensive history of Aboriginal South Australia since Native Title.<\/p>\n

We at Wakefield look forward to seeing you round this Open State as we venture from our normal habitat: gladly chained to the wheel, churning out\u00a0South Australia\u2019s tales to the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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