Past Events
Lucy Nelson will be in conversation with Beejax Silcox on her new book Wait Here- A dazzling collection of hilarious and heart-wrenching stories united by a ground-breaking theme.
Launching his book Nick Arley will be in conversation with Sally Pryor on his memoire King of the Desert - One man's world-record motorcycle crossing of Australia's ten deadly deserts
Kerrie Davies will be in conversation with Michelle Staff on her new book Miles Franklin Undercover The little-known years when she created her own brilliant career – A powerful story of a young woman's enduring resilience, and her determination to always be her own heroine.
Graeme Turner will be in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book Broken: Universities, Politics and the Public Good.
Two times Gold Dagger winning, and twice Edgar short-listed author , Michael Robotham will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on Michael's new PC Phil McCarthy crime fiction novel The White Crow.
Journalist and recipient of the 2024 Press Freedom Award, Cheng Lei will be in conversation with Michael Hertel on her new book Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom, the extraordinary true story of journalist Cheng Lei whose life was abruptly transformed when she was detained in China on false charges of espionage. Harrowing, fierce and often darkly humorous.
Liz Cameron will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on her new book Cult Bride How I Was Brainwashed – and How I Broke Free, ‘an intriguing and powerful memoir,’ in which Liz asks how are people like you and me brainwashed into cults?
Hugh White will be in conversation with Allan Behm on his new Quarterly Essay Hard New World: Our Post-American Future. Are we ready for our post-American future?
Launching her book, Emma Pei Yin will be in conversation with Ayesha Inoon, on her debut novel When Sleeping Women Wake – Hachette Australia
Toby Walsh will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh on his new book The Shortest History of AI, everything you need to know about the origins and future of artificial intelligence through the examination of six key ideas.
Internationally acclaimed epidemiologist Raina MacIntyre will be in conversation with Sanjaya Senanayake on her new book Vaccine Nation Science, reason and the threat to 200 years of progress, a gripping journey through the past, present and future of vaccines.
In collaboration with Electrify Canberra, Saul Griffith will be in conversation with Lish Fejer on his latest book Plug In! The Electrification Handbook – Black Inc Books. Come and join us and find out everything you need to know for your electrification journey by the bestselling author of The Big Switch