Thu 4 Mar · 11am
Better Read then Dead · Newtown
a frank, funny queer conversation about reinvention, in a bookshop
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# The Art of Becoming Daddy
**An unapologetically queer conversation about identity, reinvention and becoming yourself.**
Daddy’s home. And we need to talk.
What happens when you stop being the woman everyone expects you to be and start becoming the woman you actually are?
Join author and apparently Daddy, **Ali Orchard**, alongside **Petria from Late Blooming Lounge** and filmmaker **Grace**, for a cheeky, candid and unapologetically queer conversation about identity, desire, reinvention and the messy art of becoming yourself.
Inspired by Ali’s memoir *The In-Between*, this conversation explores what happens when the roles we’ve played, the relationships we’ve built and the identities we’ve inherited no longer fit.
From coming out and coming home to yourself, to navigating attraction, confidence, vulnerability and the wonderfully confusing world of queer womanhood, nothing is entirely off limits.
Expect humour, honesty, a little flirting and some uncomfortable truths about the things we do to belong, the parts of ourselves we abandon along the way and the freedom that comes when we finally stop asking permission to exist.
Because Daddy energy isn’t about masculinity, dominance or who wears the trousers.
Sometimes it’s simply about knowing who you are, owning your space and having the courage to become someone you’ve never been before.
**Come for the Daddy energy. Stay for the conversation.**
And perhaps leave with a little more of yourself.
**Thursday 4 March 2027 | 11:00 am**
Quick answers
When is The Art of Becoming…. Daddy?
Thu 4 Mar 2027, 11am.
Where is it?
Better Read then Dead, Newtown, NSW.
How much is it?
It is free.
Is there an age limit?
Yes, it is 18 and over.
Where do I find out more?
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How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
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