![]() ![]() ![]() Our theme song is Add And by Broke For Free.ĭon’t forget to have a look at our A Month To Romance events – screenings of ‘It Happened One Night’, ‘The Apartment’ and ‘You’ve Got Mail’ followed by an in-conversation between Toni Jordan (The Fragments) and Minnie Darke (Star-crossed and The Lost Love Song). ![]() Thanks to Graeme Simsion, Text Publishing, Kylie Carlson, Tom Middleditch and Avenue Books. Stay tuned at the end for an update on that last bit… Introduced by a performance from Tom Middleditch, Graeme went on to discuss the autism myths he hoped to challenge with ‘The Rosie Result’, diagnosing (or not diagnosing) his characters, and the challenges in getting even a bestselling novel turned into a film. Graeme joined Kylie Carlson, Coordinator of Community Learning and Partnerships, for an in-conversation at Richmond Theatrette. Last year, several books into his life as a bestselling author, Graeme returned to Don Tillman with ‘The Rosie Result’. The film rights were sold, the book published around the world and a new career launched. Graeme Simsion’s first novel, ‘The Rosie Project’, was outrageously successful. ![]() Simsion brings real depth and conviction to his central protagonists, whilst exploring more overtly than in previous novels questions about. “What I particularly wanted to hit was probably the most pervasive myth about autism, which is that autistic people lack empathy” – Graeme Simsion Graham Simsion’s much-loved trilogy begun with The Rosie Project and continued in The Rosie Effect is concluded with aplomb in this richly funny and warm-hearted final novel. ![]()
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