Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly | BOOK LAUNCH, AUCKLAND

Join us to celebrate the release of Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly, a biography by Craig Robertson.

Wednesday 26 November
6pm

Real Groovy Auckland
19 Victoria Street West
Auckland Central

Come along to hear more from Craig in conversation with Russell Brown and to get your copy signed (and to add some of Knox's best-loved records to your collection courtesy of our hosts). We'll have special musical performances from Don McGashlan with SJD, Groopchat and Gemma Gracewood + friends. Books will be available to purchase and light refreshments provided.

Read more about the book: https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/chris-knox/

—

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Craig Robertson grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand, where as a student he wrote a thesis on the ‘Dunedin Sound’, as well as articles for Rip It Up and a fanzine on local bands. He is now professor of media studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and the author of The Passport in America: The History of a Document (‘provocative’ – New York Times) and The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information (‘captivating’ – The Atlantic). His book on Chris Knox is a labour of love by an enthusiast with a deep understanding of the man, the music and the culture he worked in. Knox himself blessed the project before his stroke.

You may also like the following events from Auckland University Press:

• Next Friday, 28th November, 08:00 am, Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly | BOOK LAUNCH, WELLINGTON in Wellington
• Next month, 3rd December, 08:00 am, Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly | BOOK LAUNCH, CHRISTCHURCH in Lyttelton
• Next month, 4th December, 08:00 am, Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly | BOOK LAUNCH, DUNEDIN in Dunedin

Also check out other Arts events in Auckland, Literary Art events in Auckland.