Past Events
Join acclaimed author, poet, and artist Omar Musa as he discusses his sweeping new novel Fierceland with critic Beejay Silcox. Spanning continents and generations, this powerful family saga explores inheritance, corruption, and the haunting ghosts of history, language, and the forest. Books will be available for signing before and after the event.
Virginia Haussegger will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on her new book Unfinished Revolution. The...
YOU'RE INVITED! An evening of crime stories and crime writing and the announcement of The Australian...
Join acclaimed author Sulari Gentill as she discusses her gripping new novel Five Found Dead with fellow crime writer Chris Hammer. Set aboard the iconic Orient Express, this chilling tale weaves together literary history, loyalty, and murder as passengers become trapped in a deadly mystery in the Italian Alps. Books will be available for signing before and after the event.
Join us to celebrate the launch of Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood (Black Inc Books), a groundbreaking exploration of children’s play and imagination in Australia between 1890 and WWII. Launched by beloved actress, singer, author, and TV host Justine Clarke, this landmark work brings to life the worlds of children through artefacts, stories, and history, offering a fresh lens on Australia’s past.
Tracy Lee Holmes will be in conversation with Phil Coorey on The Eye of the Dragonfly, a candid, wide-ranging and passionate book, part memoir, part manifesto, in which she shares both her stories and her views on sport’s most dramatic issues.
Marian Wilkinson will be in conversation with David Pocock on her Quarterly Essay Woodside vs. the Planet. How a Company Captured a Country.
Peter Papathanasiou will be in conversation with Beejay Silcox on his latest gripping crime thriller, The Bolthole.
Lee Kofman will be in conversation with Professor Kim Rubenstein on her new book Ruptured: Jewish Women in Australia Reflect on Life Post-October 7
Paula Gerber will be in conversation with Kim Rubenstein on her new book Sex, Gender & Identity: Trans Rights in Australia.
Michael Brissenden will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on Michael's new novel, Dust, a dark, gripping thriller that explores the complexities of identity, a search for truth, and the unyielding forces of corruption in a world where lives are lived on the fringe and nothing is as it seems.
Launching their new book Ann McGrath and Jackie Huggins will be in conversation on Deep History Country and Sovereignty - What is deep history? How do histories make sovereignty on Country? What is history’s future?