Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – April 2026
| Date | Event Host | Event Details |
| 1st | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of Sororicidal by Edwina Preston Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton (Pan Macmillan) |
| Readings Books | Hear Natasha Lester and Katherine Collette as they discuss The Chateau on Sunset (Hachette) Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |
| Your Library Ltd | Meet the author: Anita Heiss in-conversation The Paradise Pact Time: 2.00pm Venue: Croydon | |
| Frankston City Libraries | FrankTALK with Sarah Bailey Click Time: 1pm Venue: Frankston Library | |
| Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars with Laura McClusky The Cursed Road Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel | |
| 2nd | Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | An Afternoon with Natasha Lester The Chateau on Sunset Time: 2pm Venue: Grainery Lane, Ballarat Central |
| Geelong Libraries | Author Event: Natasha Lester The Chateau on Sunset Time: 6pm Venue: Geelong Library & Heritage Centre | |
| Story Society Bendigo | Click – Sarah Bailey in conversation with Cecile Shanahan Share Time: 5pm Venue: 251 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo | |
| 7th | The Leaf Bookshop Ashburton | Frances Whiting The Nocturnals in Conversation with Sally Hepworth Time: 7pm Venue: in store, Ashburton |
| Stonnington Libraries | Author talk: Sasha Wasley on The Society of Literary Marauders Time: 6pm Venue: Malvern Library | |
| Northern Books | BOOKS AT THE BREWERY: Alex Miller in conversation with John Wolseley for a conversation about his new collection of stories, essays and poems, Journey to the End of Time Time: 6pm Venue: The Taproom, Shedshaker Brewery | |
| 8th | Readings Books | Launch: The Writers Retreat by Victoria Brownlee Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton (Affirm) |
| Readings Books | Hear Rosalie Ham in conversation about Look after Your Feet Time: 6.30pm Venue: Readings State Library | |
| The Little Bookroom | A Virtual Evening with Patrick Ness Piper at the Gates of Dusk: In Conversation with Michael Earp Time: 6pm Venue: in store OR online | |
| 9th | Wheeler Centre | Let’s Go with Andy Griffith Time: 2pm Venue: Kyneton Town Hall |
| Collins on Lydiard Street Ballarat | In conversation with Graeme Simsion & Anne Buist The General Hospital Time: 6pm Venue: Old Colonists Club, Ballarat | |
| Darebin Libraries with Fairfield Books | Author Talk: Lisa Manning Frogsong Time: 6.30pm Venue: Northcote Library | |
| Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of The Witch Without Memory by Maithree Wijesekara (Harper Collins) Time: 6pm Venue: Chadstone | |
| Readings Books | Jacinta Parsons to celebrate the launch of The Water Takes by Sarah Walker (Simon & Schuster) Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |
| 10th | Wyndham Libraries | Teen Writing Workshop: Lili Wilkinson Unhallowed Halls Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm Venue: Julia Gillard Library, Tarneit |
| 10-19 | FESTIVAL | Sydney Muslim Writers Festival NSW |
| 11th | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of My Nonna Loves by Adelle Frittitta and Claudia Frittitta (HG) Time: 2pm Venue: Readings Kids |
| The Little Bookroom | BOOK LAUNCH: The Umbrella by Niki Foreman & Binny Talib Time: 2pm Venue: in store, Brunswick East | |
| Brimbank Libraries | Author Talk with Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion Time: 11am Venue: Sydenham Library | |
| 12th | Great Escape Books Aireys Inlet | Crime in the Afternoon with Sarah Bailey Click & Mark Smith Time: 2pm Venue: in store, Aireys Inlet |
| 13th | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of The Trap by Fiona Kelly McGregor Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton (Pan Mac) |
| Readings Books | Enjoy a panel discussion with Raimond Gaita about the Routledge Classics edition of his book, A Common Humanity Time: 6.15pm Venue: Church of all Nations | |
| 14th | Collins on Lydiard Street Ballarat | In conversation with Fleur McDonald The Witness Time: 6pm Venue: Old Colonists Club, Ballarat |
| Geelong Libraries | Author Talk: Fleur McDonald The Witness Time: 11am Venue: Leopold Library | |
| Mary Martin Bookshop | APRIL MYSTERY NIGHT Time: 6.15pm Venue: meet at the Queen Vic Store, 6.15pm | |
| 15th | Readings Books | Kathryn Heyman (Circle of Wonder) will be in convo with Toni Jordan (Harper Collins) Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton |
| Giramondo Publishing | Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle book launches | Leaves Fall Off to Create Drama AND Autobiography of a Marguerite Share Time: 6.30pm Venue: Balam Balak Place, Brunswick | |
| Bayside Libraries | Fleur McDonald The Witness in conversation with Tania Chandler Time: 6pm Venue: Sandringham Library | |
| Stories By The Sea | Author Event: Jaclyn Crupi Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies Time: 6pm Venue: In store, Mt Eliza | |
| Wyndham Libraries | Author Talk: Fiona Lowe The Drowning Time: 6.30pm Venue: Werribee Library with Cook & Young, Werribee | |
| 16th | Readings Books | Michelle Wright Good Boy in convo with Melanie Cheng Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton (Allen & Unwin) |
| Readings Books | Natalie Bassingthwaighte will be in conversation about Love Like This (Panterra Press) Time: 6pm Venue: Chadstone | |
| BOOK LAUNCH | BOOK LAUNCH: Frogsong by Melissa Manning with Toni Jordan Time: 6pm Venue: Willows and Wine | |
| Collins Croydon | Author Talk: Rosalie Ham Look After Your Feet Time: 7pm Venue: in store, Croydon | |
| 16-19 | FESTIVAL | Man from Snowy River Bush Festival, Corryong, VIC For lovers of history and culture, the festival offers a wide array of storytelling sessions, performances, and displays that highlight the region’s pioneering heritage. Local bush poets and musicians bring the festival to life with ballads that tell the tales of the Snowy Mountains’ early settlers, the challenges they faced, and their connection to the land. |
| 17th | Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Melissa Manning, Frogsong Time: 11am Venue: Mornington Library |
| 17-19 | FESTIVAL | Trans Book Festival, Melbourne Venue: The Wheeler Centre Trans Book Festival (TBF) is the only writers’ festival in the southern hemisphere focused on uplifting and celebrating trans and gender diverse (TGD) literary excellence in all narrative forms. |
| 18th | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of The Curator by Wendy Tyrer Time: 2.00pm Venue: Readings Kids |
| Moorabel Libraries | Author Talk: Rosalie Ham Look After Your Feet Time: 6pm Venue: Ballan Library & Community Hub | |
| 18th | Nice Stack of Books, Meeniyan | Leearna Shaw A Farm in Golden Clouds and Brooke Crawford Better than the Real Thing in conversation Time: 6.30pm Venue: Meeniyan Town Hall |
| 18th | FESTIVAL | Fitzroy Writers Festival Delivered by the wonderful team at Yarra Libraries, the Fitzroy Writers Festival returns in 2026 featuring writers Leah Manaema Avene, Tony Birch, Micaela Sahhar, Antoun Issa, Uncle Wayne Atkinson, Bri Lee, Maxine Beneba Clark, Osman Faruqi, Namila Benson and Matilda Boseley |
| 18-19 | FESTIVAL | Supernova – Melbourne, VIC Venue: Melbourne Showgrounds |
| 19 | FESTIVAL | The Greek Australian Writers Festival, Sydney NSW This year’s authors include Jacqueline Andronicus, Alexandra Dellios, Koraly Dimitriadis, Vrasidas Karalis, Natalie Kyriacou, Helena Pantsis, Nikos Papastergiadis, Peter Papathanasiou, Andrew Pippos, Zoe Terakes, Dina Tourvas, Nadia Wheatley, Andrew Jakubowicz, Angelo Loukakis and Fazal Rizvi. Time: 10am – 5pm Venue: Prince Henry Centre |
| 20th | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of The Secret Landscape by Clara Brack Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton (Upswell) |
| Readings Books | Katherine Scholes and Chloe Adams in conversation about One Night at Silver Lake Penguin Time: 6pm Venue: Emporium | |
| Readings Books | In the National Interest: Join us to hear Professor Lelia Green discuss The Digital Child Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |
| 20-26 | Global Book Crawl – at an Indie Bookstore near you Click here for participating bookstoes | |
| 21st | The Little Bookroom | BOOK LAUNCH: The Storyteller’s Almanac by Elise Hurst Time: 6pm Venue: In store, Brunswick East |
| Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars with Mary-Lou Stephens The Hobart Hotel Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel | |
| 22nd | Connected Libraries | A Night of Crime with Candice Fox & J.P. Pomare Time: 7pm Venue: Bunjil Place Library |
| Collins on Lydiard Street Ballarat | In conversation with Rosalie Ham Look After Feet Time: 6.30pm Venue: Palace Regent Cinemas, Ballarat | |
| The Chestnut Tree Bookshop | Kate Mildenhall The Hiding Place in convo with Donata Richards Time: 7.30pm-9.00pm Venue: in store, West Footscray | |
| Stonnington Libraries | Diana Thorp on Code of Silence: How Australian Women Helped Win the War Time: 5.30pm Venue: Malvern Library | |
| Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of The Ruin of Magic by Kate Holden Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton (Black Inc) | |
| Readings Books | Kate Solly and Toni Jordan in conversation (Affirm) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Hawthorn | |
| Readings Books | Lisa Wilkinson discuss her book, The Titanic Story of Evelyn Time: 6pm Venue: Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn (Hachette) | |
| Bayside Libraries | Katherine Scholes One Night at Silver Lake in conversation with Heather Rose Time: 6pm Venue: Brighton Library | |
| 23rd | Readings Kids | Celebrate the launch of The Silent Island (Oceanforged, Book 2) by Amelia Mellor (Affirm) Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Kids |
| Readings Kids | Celebrate the release of The Framing by Fernanda Dahlstrom Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |
| Readings Books | Hear Emelia Jackson talk all things CAKE! Time: 6.30pm Venue: Chadstone | |
| The Little Bookroom | BOOK LAUNCH: The Model Murder (Tea Ladies Mystery) by Amanda Hampson Time: 6pm Venue: in store, Brunswick East | |
| Frankston City Libraries | FrankTALK with Mary-Lou Stephens The Hobart Hotel Time: 1pm Venue: Frankston Library | |
| 23-26 | 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. |
| 23 April to 10 May | FESTIVAL | Stratford Shakespeare Festival Stratford, VIC For 30 years Stratford has hosted The Shakespeare on the River Festival, centered around the works and life of William Shakespeare. |
| 27th | Fairfield Books | Penny Tangey What Rhymes with Murder Time: 7pm Venue: Kew Court House, Kew |
| 28th | Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of It’s Not Love, Actually by Dee Salmin Time: 6.00pm Venue: Emporium (Pan Macmillan) |
| Readings Books | J.P. Pomare and Dervla McTiernan in conversation about her new book, Three Reasons for Revenge (HC) Time: 6pm Venue: Cinema Novalton | |
| The Little Bookroom | MEET AND GREET: Duck: Look Who’s Talking! by Matt Stanton Share Time: 4pm Venue: In store, Brunswick East | |
| Glen Eira Libraries | Writing workshop with Kate Mildenhall Stranger Than Fiction Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Venue: Carnegie Library | |
| 29th | Collins on Lydiard Stret Ballarat | In Conversation with Dervla McTiernan Three Reasons for Revenge Time: 6.30pm Venue: Palace Regent Cinemas, Ballarat |
| Readings Books | Join Emily Bitto as she launches Cast Away by Francesca de Tores Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |
| Readings Books | Karen Comer Once Upon Tomorrow will be in conversation with Helen Farch (Hachette) Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library | |
| Bayside Libraries | Claire Thomas On Not Climbing Mountains in conversation with Jaclyn Crupi Time: 6.30pm Venue: Beaumaris Library | |
| Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars with Anna Johnston When Lemons Give You Life Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel | |
| 30th | Monash Libraries | Author Talk: Melissa Manning Frogsong Time: 6.30pm Venue: Wheelers Hill Library |
| Readings Kids | Celebrate the launch of Girls Like by Katrina Germein and Deb Hudson (Midnight Sun) Time: 6pm Venue: Readings Kids | |
| Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of Five Stages of Grace by Casey Nott Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |
| Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of Sirens by Martin McKenzie-Murray Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton (Black Inc) | |
| Novel Nook | THRILLER AUTHOR EVENT! Kate Mildenhall, JP Pomare and Mark Mupotsa Russell in conversation Time: 6pm Venue: in store, Yarra Glen |