Brigid Delaney in Conversation with Jenny Valentish
Join us at the Castlemaine Bowling Club as we launch Brigid Delaney's new book, The Seeker and the Sage. Brigid will be in conversation with fellow journalist and writer, Jenny Valentish and light refreshments will be served. Drinks will be available to purchase at the Bowling Club Bar.
About the book
How Stoic principles can help us navigate the challenges of our divided, unstable world. Can the principles of Stoicism lead us to a peaceful, 'good' life?
We are all going to die, so how should we live?
A traumatised journalist is given a dream assignment - track down the mayor of a remote and mysterious town whose citizens are reported to be the happiest people on Earth.
Journeying into a harsh and inhospitable landscape, she overcomes many obstacles before arriving in Silver Springs, whose citizens live according to the ancient philosophy of Stoicism and where she has been granted three days to interview the mayor.
The journalist wants to know how to live a good life and be a good person when she returns to the chaos outside the valley. The mayor wants to protect his dominion from being tainted by the modern world.
In her bestseller, Reasons Not to Worry, Brigid Delaney explores the foundations of Stoicism and how you can apply them to your life. Now, in The Seeker and the Sage, she asks: how can the wisdom of this ancient philosophy apply to communities, and how can we create our own utopias in an increasingly troubled world?
About the Author
Brigid Delaney has worked as a lawyer, journalist, travel writer and screenwriter and, most recently, as a speechwriter for two federal cabinet ministers.
She is co-creator and associate producer of the Netflix smash hit Wellmania and wrote the long-running and popular Guardian Australia column 'Brigid Delaney's Diary'.
​Her previous books include This Restless Life, Wild Things, Wellmania and Reasons Not to Worry, which has been published in North America and the United Kingdom and translated into nineteen languages.
Date:
Saturday October 4 2025
Time:
4 00pm for a 4 30pm start and 6 30pm finish
Venue:
Castlemaine Bowling Club. Berkeley Street, Castlemaine 3450
Cost:
$20 includes light refreshments. Drinks at bar prices.
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