Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – November 2025
| Date | Host | Event Details | ||
| 1st-2nd | HNSA | History Unbound Festival Venue: Parramatta Town Hall | ||
| 3rd | Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Rachel Johns The Lucky Sisters Time: 11am Venue: Mornington Library with Farrells | ||
| 5th | Melton City Libraries | Rachel Johns The Lucky Sisters Time: 2pm Venue: Melton Library | ||
| Fairfield Books | Author Talk: Kate Mildenhall The Hiding Place Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store | |||
| Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of Two Hundred Million Musketeers by Ender Başkan (Giramondo) Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Stella Org | Stella Day Out – Ballarat with Katia Ariel, Kelly Gardiner, Dr Samah Sabawi, Fatima Measham Time: 6pm Venue: BMI | |||
| Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | In Conversation with Tricia Stringer The Road Trip (HC) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Old Colonist’s Club | |||
| Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars with Rachel Johns Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel | |||
| Port Phillip Library | Christian White The Long Night Time: 6pm Venue: St. Kilda Library | |||
| Frankston City Libraries | Book launch: Dogs with Jobs Andrea Rowe Time: 10am Venue: Frankston Library | |||
| 6th | Macedon Ranges Libraries | Rachel Johns The Lucky Sisters Time: 10am Venue: Woodend Library | ||
| BMI Ballarat | Rachel Johns The Lucky Sisters Time: 6.30pm Venue: BMI Library | |||
| Eltham Bookshop | Kate Mildenhall in conversation with Toni Jordan Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Eltham | |||
| Readings Books | Meet the winner of Masterchef 2024, Nat Thaipun! Thai (HG) Time: 6pm Venue: Chadstone | |||
| Readings Books | Hear Ghayath Almadhoun in conversation with Ender Başkan about I have brought you a severed hand. Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Blak and Bright | Blak Ink returns with its fourth and final instalment of the year, bringing together Ren Wyld (Martu) and Jeanine Leane (Wiradjuri) for a conversation on Unbroken Resistance Time: 6pm Venue: narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services 141 Therry Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 | |||
| Bayside Libraries | Christian White The Long Night in conversation with Michael Brissenden Time: 6pm Venue: Brighton Town Hall | |||
| 7th | Nice Stack | Sally Hepworth Mad Mabel time: 6.30pm Venue: Meeniyan Town Hall | ||
| 7th-9th | FESTIVAL | Sunshine Coast Fiction Festival Maroochydore | ||
| 7th-9th | FESTIVAL | Weekend of Words – Oz Asia Festival A vibrant celebration of Asian and Asian Australian literature, writing, and ideas. Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre | ||
| 8th | Sun Bookshop | Launch: Murder in the Cathedral by Kerry Greenwood Time: 10.30am Venue. The Sun Theatre | ||
| Warrnambool Library | Toni Jordan Tenderfoot Time: 1pm Venue: Warrnambool Library (with Collins) | |||
| Story Society | The Story Society Event with Kate Mildenhall The Hiding Place Time: 12.30pm – 2.00pm Venue: Urban Cellar, Bendigo | |||
| Your Library | Meet the author: Mark Brandi Eden Time: 10.30am Venue: Rowville Library | |||
| 10th | Bunjil Library | Judy Nunn Pilbara Time: 7pm Venue: Bunjil Library, Narre Warren | ||
| Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Emily Stewart Sensible Money Time: 10.30am Venue: Mornington Library | |||
| Bayside Libraries | Peter FitzSimons The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop in conversation with Michael Veitch Time: 6pm Venue: Brighton Town Hall | |||
| 11th | Geelong Libraries | Judy Nunn Pilbara Time: 6pm Venue: Geelong Library | ||
| Dymocks Tooronga | First Tuesday Bookclub with: Spiri Tsintziras, Carmel MacDonald-Graeme, Guy Sigley, Renee Price, Lyn Yeowart, Mark Tregellas, Rachel Jayne Time: 6.15pm Venue: Rivoli Theatre | |||
| Paperback Bookshop | Salone Series: Antonia Pont in conversation with Anna MacDonald Time: 6pm Venue: Bard’s Apothecary | |||
| Readings Books | Jo Dixon will discuss her latest novel, A Disappearing Act (HC) Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| 12th | Glen Eira Libraries | Megan Daley Raising Readers Time: 6.30pm Venue: ONLINE | ||
| Port Phillip Libraries | Jo Dixon A Disappearing Act Time: 2pm Venue: Port Melbourne Library | |||
| Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | In Conversation with Bryan Brown The Drowning Time: 6.30pm Venue: Regent Cinemas, Ballarat | |||
| Ivanhoe Library & Fairfield Books | Peter FitzSimons The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop: Time: 6.30pm Venue: Ivanhoe Library | |||
| Yarra Libraries | Evelyn Araluen The Rot Time: 6.30pm Venue: Fitzroy Town Hall Reading Room | |||
| GV Libraries | Lyn Yeowart The Hollow Girl Time: 10.30am Venue: Mooropna Library | |||
| Readings Books | Join us to hear Kate Emery A Murder Is Going Down in conversation with fellow YA crime authors, Amy Doak and Troy Hunter Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | Vikki Petraitis The Stolen Time: 6.30pm Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Library | |||
| 13th | Chestnut Tree Bookshop | Book launch: As If I’m Really There – Emilie Collyer Time: 6.30pm Venue: In store, West Footscray | ||
| Readings Books, The Wheeler Centre & UMAC | Readings, The Wheeler Centre and UMAC present Trent Dalton in conversation with Michael Williams (HC) Time: 6.15pm Venue: Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Melb Uni | |||
| Ink Bookshop | Lyne Yeowart The Hollow Girl and Mark Mupotsa-Russell The Wolf Who Cried Boy Time: 6pm Venue: instore, Mansfield | |||
| Antipodes Bookshop | Words After Dark: Kate Mildenhall The Hiding Place Time: 6pm Venue: In store, Sorrento | |||
| Sale Library | Christian White The Long Night Time: 7pm Venue: Sale Library | |||
| MYLI Phillip Island Library | Author Talk – Peter FitzSimons AM The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop Time: 10.30am Venue: Berninneit, Cowes | |||
| Yarra Libraries | Author Talk: Peter Mitchell Under the Same Moon Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton Library | |||
| 14th | Dymocks Collins Street | Bryan Brown The Hidden in convo with Sarah Bailey Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library Theatrette | ||
| Readings Books | Join us to celebrate the winners of The Readings Prizes 2025 Time: 5.30pm Venue: La Mama Courtyard, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton | |||
| Campaspe Libraries | Lyn Yeowart The Hollow Girl Time: 1.30pm Venue; Echuca Library | |||
| Bookish Bendigo | Peter FitzSimons AM The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop Time: 6.30pm Venue: Bendigo Bank Theatre | |||
| 15th | FESTIVAL | A Day in Carlton by Readings Books See their website for details of all the fabulous events! Guests include: Trent Dalton, Toni Jordan, Sofie Laguna, Kate Mildenhall, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Grace Ye, Jessia Au & so many more! Various Venues in Carlton | ||
| FESTIVAL | Fishy Stories Festival Guests include: Dr Hubble, Box Wars, Alison Lester, Ben & Andrew (Real Pigeons), Jane Goodwin, Jess Racklyeft, Vikki Conley & Andrea Rowe Fish Creek | |||
| Readings Books | Book launch: The Hiding Place Kate Mildenhall with Sally Hepworth with a BBQ and a beer! Time: 4.30pm Venue: Church of All Saints, Carlton | |||
| Stella Org | Stella Day Out – Aireys Inlet with Katherine Brabon, Angela Savage, Jacinta Halloran, Inala Cooper From 11am Venue: Aireys Inlet Community Hall | |||
| Bayside Libraries | Workshop: Killer plot lines with Zane Lovitt The Body Next Door Time: 1pm Venue: Sandringham Library | |||
| Northern Books | Out for lunch with Peter Fitzsimons The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop Time: 12.00pm Venue: Guildford Family Hotel, Guildford | |||
| SCBWI | Meet and Greet, Sketch and Scribble Time: 11am Venue: Time Out Cafe, Fed Square | |||
| Moorabool Author Panel | Moorabool Author Panel with Wayne Marshall, Jem Tyler, Matt Romania, Holly Brunnbauer & Allyse Near Time: 11am Venue: Bacchus Marsh Public Hall | |||
| FESTIVAL | Words on the Waves: Words at Pearls with Natalie Kyriacou, Nardi Simpson, Markus Zusak & David Lindenmayer Time: 9.45am – 4.15pm Venue: Pearl Beach Community Hall | |||
| 15th-17th | FESTIVAL | True Story Festival – Coledale Venue: Coledale Hall | ||
| 16th | Heads and Tales Bookstore | Story writing & workshop with Katrina Nannestad Time: 2pm Venue: Barwon Heads Community Hall | ||
| 17th | Wimmera Libraries | Author Talk – Peter Fitzsimons Time: 11am Venue: Stawell Library | ||
| Readings Books | Hear multi-award winning author, Katrina Nannestad, discuss writing for children The Story Writer’s Handbook (ABC BOOKS) Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| 18th | Northern Books | Books at the Brewery: Helen Trinca Looking for Elizabeth Time: 6pm Venue: Shedshaker Brewery | ||
| Readings Books | Celebrate the launch of Telling Times by Carmel Macdonald Grahame and Susan Midalia Time: 6pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| The Bookshop at Queenscliff | Croissants & Conversation with Kate Reid Destination Moon Time: 11am Venue: Shelter Shed, Queenscliff | |||
| Greater Hamilton Libraries | The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop by Peter FitzSimons Time: 7pm Venue: Hamilton Performing Arts Centre | |||
| 19th | Wheeler Centre | Contemporary Connections Acclaimed authors Madeleine Gray, Bri Lee and Kate Mildenhall take centre stage in this lively panel discussion showcasing the depth and scope of Australian literary fiction. Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Wheeler Centre | ||
| Libraries in Wyndham | Holly Brunnbauer What Did I Miss Time: 6.30pm Venue: Hoppers Crossing Library | |||
| Northern Books | Join Radio National’s, Natasha Mitchell at the Fitzroy Town Hall for a conversation with Pub Choir’s ® Astrid Jorgensen Average at Best Time: 7pm Venue: Fitzroy Town Hall | |||
| Monash Uni Publishing | Book launch: Unseen by Penelope Jackson – with Helen Hughes Time: 6pm Venue: Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Caulfield | |||
| Port Phillip Libraries | Join ABC Gardening Australia host Tammy Huynh for a discussion of her new release The Plant Book Time: 6pm Venue: St. Kilda Library | |||
| Warrnambool Library | Author Event: An Evening with Peter FitzSimons TimeL 6.30pm Venue: Warrnambool Library | |||
| 20th | Your Library | Kylie Orr On The Eleventh Floor Time: 6.30pm Venue: Knox Library | ||
| Northern Books | Astrid Jorgensen Average at Best in convo with Clare Bowditch Time: 7pm Venue: Kyneton Mechanics Institute | |||
| Hill of Content | Book launch: The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan with Prof the Hon Gareth Evans Time: 6pm Venue: In store Melbourne | |||
| Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | An Evening With Peter FitzSimons AM Time: 6.30pm Venue: Old Colonists Club, Ballarat | |||
| 21st-23rd | FESTIVAL | The Australian Short Story Festival | ||
| 22nd | Port Phillip Libraries | Writing Strong Women Protagonisits with Anne Freeman, Casey Nottt & Holly Cardamone Time: 2pm Venue: St. Kilda Library (Hawkeye Publishing) | ||
| Dymocks Books | Meet internationally celebrated author James Islington – author of The Licanius Trilogy and most recent winner of the 2023 Aurealis Award for the Best Fantasy Novel – Will of the Many (Text) Time: 10.30am – 11.30am Venue: Chadstone | |||
| 24th | Stonnington Libraries | Heather Morris The Wish in convo with Vikki Petraitis The Hidden Time: 6pm Venue: Malvern Library | ||
| Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | In Conversation with Hilde Hinton The Opposite of Lonely Time: 6.30pm Venue: Old Colonists Club, Ballarat | |||
| 25th | Bayside Libraries | Lyn Yeowart The Hollow Girl in conversation with Glenna Thomson Time: 6pm Venue: Sandringham Library | ||
| Book Grove | Kate Mildenhall The Hiding Place & Toni Jordan Tenderfoot in conversation with Jayne tuttle Time: 6.30pm Venue: OGSLSC | |||
| Sorrento Writers Festival | Don Watson The Shortest History of The United States of America in convo with Corrie Perkin (Black Inc) Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Library SOLD OUT but will be on again Dec 2! | |||
| 28th | Literary Listings | Literary Lunch: Toni Jordan, Kate Mildenhall & Mark Brandi will discuss their latest novels with esteemed moderator Michael Williams Time: 12pm – 3pm Venue: Elwood Bathers | ||
| Waverley Council & Gertrude and Alice | At the Heart of It: Holly Ringland & Julie Baird in conversation – fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders Time: 5.30pm Venue: Bondi Pavilion | |||
| Chestnut Tree Bookshop | Book Launch Honey From the Ground by Soren Tae Smith Time: 6pm Venue: in store, West Footscray | |||
| Bayside Libraries | Heather Morris The Wish in conversation with Vikki Petraitis Time: 2pm Venue: Brighton Library | |||
| 29th | FESTIVAL | Hobart Writers MiniFest – Historical Fiction Time: 9.30am – 5pm Venue: Hadley’s Orient Hotel | ||
| 30th | FESTIVAL | The Summer Book Fair – Bunbury, Australia 2025 The Summer Book Fair will showcase Indie Authors from across Western Australia and help you find new favourite Authors. Part of Art in the Garden – FREE entry to all visitors. Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Venue: Sterling Street Arts Centre, Bunbury WA | ||
| Readings Books | Hear Niki Savva discuss her new book, Earthquake with Laura Tingle (Scribe) Time: 11am Venue: Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn |