Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – April 2025

DateType of EventEvent Details
1st

BOOK LAUNCH

Kate Grenville will be in conversation as she discusses her new book Unsettled (Black Inc)
Time: 6pm Venue: Cinema Nova for Readings Books
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONKylie Ladd The Mix-Up
Time: 2pm Venue: Cobram Library for Golburn Valley Libraries
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONHelly Raichura will discuss The Food of Bharat (Hardie Grant)
Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Carlton
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONMark Smith Three Boys Gone
Time: 6pm Venue: BMI Library, Ballarat
POETRY CIRCLEIntimate community poetry reading and gathering hosted by Bri and Janenne
time: 6.45pm Venue: Deep See Survey Space, Shoreham
BOOK CLUB


Dymocks Tooronga First Tuesday Book club:
Bo Kitty, Amanda Hampson, Christine Newell, Christian White, Anna Cidor & Alison Pouliot
Time: 6.15pm Venue: Rivoli Cinemas, Camberwell
1st-3rd


FESTIVAL


Somerset Storyfest, Gold Coast QLD
Delivering a series of literary experiences along with workshops, masterclasses and featured authors throughout the year, Storyfest nurtures emerging writers and provides opportunities for readers and writers alike.
2nd
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONKylie Ladd The Mix-Up
Time: 2pm Venue: Avenel Library for Golburn Valley Libraries


AUTHOR CONVERSATION
Vikki Petraitis The Unbelieved with Claire Halliday
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Library (Stonnington Libraries)
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONNadia Mahjouri Half Truth with Anne Freeman
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Eltham Bookshop
BOOK LAUNCHLaunch of The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Books, Hawthorn
BOOK LAUNCHLaunch of Shine Your Light by Lucinda Light (Harper Collins)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Books, Emporium
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Up Shit Creek in a Barbed Wire Canoe by Muriel Cooper
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Books, St Kilda
BOOKS IN BARSBooks in bars: Sarah Hayden Parenting Different
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel for Dymocks Waurn Ponds
3rd
BOOK LAUNCH
The Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson (Penguin) with Kerryn Mayne
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Carlton
BOOK LAUNCHLaunch of Laura by Anthony Conabere
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings, Hawthorn
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Spirit of the Crocodile by Aaron Fa’Aoso and Michelle Scott Tucker
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Kids (A&U)
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts (Ultimo)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Emporium
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar (Harper Collins)
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Readings State Library
AUTHOR CONVERSATION
The Mix Up with Kylie Ladd
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Doncaster Library for Whitehorse Manningham Library
AUTHOR CONVERSATION
Marion Taffe By Her Hand
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Old Colonists Club, Ballarat for Collins Booksellers on Lydiard
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONCherrywood — Jock Serong in conversation with Tony Birch
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Fitzroy Library
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONAsh London will be in conversation about her new book Love on the Air (A&U)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Lido Cinema, for Readings Hawthorn
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONAndrea Goldsmith The Buried Life
Time: 6pm Venue: Jeffreys Books Malvern
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONJane Rawson Human/Nature
Time: 5.30pm Venue: Fullers Bookshop, Hobart
BOOKS IN BARSBooks in Bars with Maithree Wijesekara The Prince Without Sorrow
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Urban Alley Brewery for Dymocks Knox City
4th
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Bigfoot vs Yeti: A love Story by James Foley (Fremantle Press)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Kids
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONBrooke Boney All Of It
Time: Venue: Wheeler Centre
PANEL EVENT
Lifting the Petticoats: The Underbelly of Regency England with Kelly Gardiner, Sharmini Kumar, Alison Goodman, and A M Stuart
Time: 8pm Venue: Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne
4th-6thFESTIVAL
Newcastle Writers Festival NSW
Head to their website to see details of their incredible program!
5th
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Kip of the Karoo by Emma Gourlay (Harper Collins)
Time: 4.00pm Venue: Readings Hawthorn
BOOK LAUNCH

The Kindness of Water by Helen Jarvis
Time: 5.30pm Venue: Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Williamstown for 5 Island Press
BOOK LAUNCH
The Paperbark Tree Committee Karys McEwen (Text Publishing)
Time: 10.30am Venue: The Kids’ Bookshop, Mitcham
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONMark Mupotsa-Russell The Hitwoman’s Guide to Reducing Household Debt
Time: 10.30am Venue: Yarra Junction Library for Your Library Ltd
FESTIVAL


Scribblers on the Road (WA) is returning to the Pilbara for the third year, bringing a free storytelling and arts festival to regional schools and libraries. We’re also excited to announce that next year, we’ll be heading to the Goldfields, with a bus full of global creative stars.
6th


PANEL EVENT


Debut Crime Author Panel featuring Fiona Hardy, Laura McCluskey & Geoff Parkes 
Time: 2.30pm Venue: Fairfield Community Room
Bookseller: Fairfield Books
FESTIVAL
Perth Storyfest with Sara Saleh, Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes, Kaya Oritz, Nandi Chinna, Seth Malacari, Cindy Solonec, Daniel Juckes, Prema Arasu & more
Venue: The University of Western Australia
7th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONProfessor Lisa Harvey-Smith Quarks, Sparks and Quantum Mysteries(T&H)
Time: 4.30pm Venue: Readings Hawthorn
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of I Am Nannertgarrook by Tasma Walton (S&S)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings St Kilda
8th
INDUSTRY EVENT
Stella Prize 2025 Shortlist Announcement
Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Wheeler Centre & ONLINE

AUTHOR CONVERSATIONKylie Ladd: The Mix-Up
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Malvern Library (Stonnington Libraries)
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONJane Caro will be in conversation, discussing her new book Lyrebird (A&U)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Carlton
AUTHOR CONVERSATION


Tasma Walton will be in conversation with Belinda Duarte CEO of Culture is LifeOpens in new tab organization, discussing her new novel l am Nannertgarrook.
Time: 1.00pm Venue: narrm ngarrgu Library, 141 Therry St., Melbourne 
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONWuhua & Angela Yang Fandom + others
Time: 2pm Venue: Knox Library for Your Library Ltd
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONTasma Walton I am Nannertgarrook
Time: 1pm Venue: Narrm Ngarrgu Library for City of Melbourne Libraries
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONAmanda Hampson The Deadly Dispute
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Collins Booksellers Moonee Ponds
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONBookish presents Katrina Nannestad in conversation (The Travelling Bookshop #6 Mim and the Mother Muddle) with Lorena Carrington
Time: 11am Venue: Bendigo Bank Theatre

BOOK LAUNCH
Barren Cape by Michelle Prak (S&S)
Time: 6pm Venue: The Howling Bar, Adelaide, SA
INDUSTRY EVENT

Stella Prize 2025 Shortlist Announcement with Inala Cooper & Elizabeth McCarthy
Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Wheeler Centre and ONLINE
9th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONBooks at the Brewery: Jane Caro Lyrebird
Time: 6pm Venue: The Taproom, Shedshaker Brewery for Northern Books
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONHistory Matters: Ross McMullin, Life So Full of Promise
Time: 5.30pm Venue: Malvern Library (Stonnington Libraries)
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONTasma Walton in conversation I am Nannertgarrook
Time: 1pm Venue: Stanton Library, 234 Miller St North Sydney 2060
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Southsightedness by Gregory Day
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Carlton
10th

AUTHOR CONVERSATION
Ali Lowe The Private Island will be in convo with Vanessa McCausland
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Brighton Library for Bayside Libraries
Publisher: Hachette
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONKylie Ladd The Mix-Up
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Wheelers Hill Library for Monash Libraries
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONStories and Writing for Younger Readers with Cassy Polimeni Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra
Time: 11am Venue: The Kids’Bookshop Mitcham
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONTasma Walton in conversation I am Nannertgarrook with Teela Reid
Time: 7pm Venue: Royal Oak Pub Balmain for Roaring Stories
BOOK LAUNCH

Stories of Place, anthology featuring nine international writers including Melbourne’s Cath Johnston
Time: 6pm Venue: Glenroy Library for Merribek Libraries
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of The Drop Off by David Stavanger (Upsell Publishing)
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Carlton
INDUSTRY EVENT
Inside the Publishing House for Emerging Writers Festival & Hachette
Time: 10am-4pm Venue: ONLINE
10th-13th
FESTIVAL

Man from Snowy River Bush Festival, Corryong, VIC
The MFSR Bush Festival Poetry and Music Competition started in 1995 and is now regarded as one of the most prestigious events in the country. 
11th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONKylie Ladd The Mix-Up with Kylie Orr
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Meeniyan Town Hall for Nice Stack of Books
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONTasma Walton I Am Nannertgarrook in convo with Cheryl Leavy
Time: 6pm Venue: Avid Reader, Brisbane
12th




FESTIVAL




Fitzroy Writers Festival, Vic
The Fitzroy Writers Festival is back in 2025! Join us under the chandeliers of Fitzroy’s first public library for a stellar line-up of writers, thinkers and artists.
Events include: Fitzroy Food Now, New Crime Fiction, Rebecca Huntley on Sassafras, Melnaie Cheng in conversation with Tony Birch, George Megalogenis in conversation with Sean Kelly
14th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONAnna Ciddor Moonboy
Time: 7.30pm Venue: ZOOM
15th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONAmie McNee in conversation about We Need Your Art
Time: 6.00pm Venue: Readings Emporium
16th
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Creating Schools by Michael Lawrence and Fabio D’Agostin
Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Hawthorn (Melbourne Books)
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Under the Same Moon by Peter Mitchell (Big Sky publishing)
Time: 6.00pm Venue:The Thin Red Line Room, Jimmy Watson’s
17th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONSamah Sabawi Cactus Pear for my Beloved
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Eltham Bookshop
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONThe Magic of Writing with Samantha-Ellen Bound Seven Wherewithal Way
Time: 11am Venue: The Kids’ Bookshop, Mitcham
23rd
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONSarah Hayden Parenting Different with Sharon Witt
Time: 6pm Venue: Torquay Books
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONJessica Stanley — Consider Yourself Kissed
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Fitzroy Library for Yarra Libraries
BOOKS IN BARS
Emma Pignatiello Last Breath
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel for Dymocks Waurn Ponds
24th-27th

FESTIVAL


Sorrento Writers Festival VIC
The Sorrento Writers Festival returns to the Mornington Peninsula with a vast program that celebrates Australia’s finest writers, speakers, creatives and storytellers.
26th
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Big Trouble with an Old Fart by Lachlann Carter and Douglas Holgate (Hardie Grant Kids)
Time: 2.00pm Venue: Readings Kids
27th-May 17FESTIVAL
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Stratford Victoria – see their website for program details
28th

BOOK LAUNCH

Vanish, Shelley Burr Vanish, with Jacqui Horwood
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Beaumaris Library (Bayside Libraries) with Sisters in Crime
BOOK LAUNCH
Dervla McTiernan in conversation with Josh Pomare to discuss her new novel The Unquiet Grave (Harper Collins)
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Church of All Nations, Carlton
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONNatasha Lester The Mademoiselle Alliance
Time: 6pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Library
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONHannah Kent Always Home, Always Homesick
Time: 7.30pm Venue: elder Hall, Uni of Adelaide for Matilda Bookshop
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONGrantlee Kieza Annette Kellerman Australian Mermaid
Time: 2pm Venue: Barown Heads ArtsHub for Heads and Tales Bookstore
29th
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONShelley Burr Vanish
Time: 6.00pm Venue: BMI Library, Ballarat
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONNatasha Lester The Mademoiselle Alliance
Time: 6pm Venue: Brighton Library (Bayside Libraries)
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONSean Reynolds Melbourne Ghost Signs (Scribe)
Time: 7pm Venue: Sam Merrifield Library for Moonee Valley Libraries
BOOK LAUNCH
Little World, Josephine Rowe
Time: 6pm Venue: Bard’s Apothecary for Paperback Bookshop
BOOK LAUNCH
Launch of Desire Paths by Megan Clement (Ultimo)
Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Carlton
30th



PANEL EVENT



Crime and Mystery Unveiled with Vikki Petraitis, Kirsen Alexander After The Fall, Fiona Hardy Unbury the Dead and Christine Keighery We’re Not Us Without You
Time: 6pm Venue: Realm Library Ringwood
Your Library Ltd & Sisters In Crime
BOOK LAUNCHLaunch of Everyday Permaculture by Anna Matilda (Hardie Grant)
Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Carlton
AUTHOR CONVERSATION
Alison Goodman in conversation about her new novel, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin (Harper Collins)
Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Hawthorn
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONNatasha Lester The Mademoiselle Alliance
Time: 11am Venue: Gisborne Library
Time: 5pm Venue: Castlemaine Library
AUTHOR CONVERSATIONJane Rawson Human Nature and Gregory Day South Sightedness
Time: 6pm Venue: The Book Bird, Geelong
BOOKS IN BARS
Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar Miss Caroline Bingley Private Detective
Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel, for Dymocks Waurn Ponds