Richard Ford is widely considered as one of the great masters of American fiction. Ford’s prize-winning books include The Sportswriter, Independence Day and Let Me Be Frank with You; and his latest novel, Be Mine, concludes his enormously popular and acclaimed Frank Bascombe series.

Appearing live in Aotearoa for the first time, Ford will reflect on a writing career that spans six decades, and the America that he’s observed and documented over that time.