Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – January & February 2025
| Date | Host | Event Details | ||
| 15th January | Great Ocean Reads | Author Event: Fiona Basile Immerse Time: 6.00pm Venue: Apollo Bay SLSC | ||
| 16-18th January | Mandurah Readers & Writers Festival | Guests include: Josh Kemp & Karleah Olson Josephine Taylor, Holden Sheppard, Sara Foster, David Allan-Petale and more | ||
| 21st January | Readings | Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros celebration Time: 9.00am Venue: Emporium There will be giveaways and sweet treats! | ||
| Mary Martin Bookshop | Onyx Storm Breakfast Party! Time: 8am Venue: Southgate store | |||
| 22nd January | Geelong Libraries | Author Event: Isobelle Carmody Comes the Night Time: 2.00pm Venue: Apollo Bay Library | ||
| 23rd January | Avenue Bookstore | Book Launch: The Cicada House by Ella Ward with Alli Parker Time: 6pm Venue: Elsternwick store | ||
| 28th | Dymocks Hobart | BOOK LAUNCH – The Jam Maker by Mary-Lou Stephens with Karen Brooks Time: 6.00pm Venue: Henry Jones Hotel | ||
| Dymocks Melbourne | An Evening with David Baldacci To Die For Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Capitol, Swanston St | |||
| 29th | Readings | Book Launch: Ann Liang’s I Am Not Jessica Chen Time: 6.00pm Venue: Emporium EVENT SOLD OUT | ||
| Mary Martin Books | BOOK LAUNCH: Eye Contact by Cameron Liang Join Mary Martin Bookshop QV Market to launch Cameron Liang’s brand new novel Eye Contact into the world. We will be celebrating both the book’s release and the Lunar New Year in style at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market. Time: 5pm – 10pm | |||
| 30th | Readings | Book Launch: Three Boys Gone by Mark Smith Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | ||
| Bayside Libraries | Launch: The Campers, Maryrose Cuskelly with Vikki Petraitis Time: 6.00pm Venue: Brighton Library | |||
| Dymocks Knox City | In Conversation with Ann Liang I Am Not Jessica Chan Time: 6.00pm Venue: Knox Library | |||
| FEBRUARY | ||||
| 1st | State Library Vic | Page Turners: David Marr will discuss the updated edition of his essay collection My Country with Astrid Edwards Time: 1.00pm Venue: Conversation Quarter, SLV | ||
| Q-Lit | Festival of Words, Horsham Time: 11am – 8pm Venue: Horsham Library | |||
| 3rd | Boroondara Libraries | Book launch and Jazz: Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up in conversation with Kerryn Mayne Time: 7.00pm Venue: Kew Library | ||
| Melb Writers Club | February meet up Time: 6.00pm Venue: Arbory Bar, Flinders Walk | |||
| Torquay Books & Torquay Wine Store | Words and Wine Bookclub bring you our BIG SUMMER BOOK CLUB with Author Karina May – That Island Feeling Time: 6pm Venue: Torquay Wine Store | |||
| 4th | BOOK LAUNCH | The Mix-Up by Kylie Ladd Time: 6.30pm Venue: Vino Central, Ivanhoe | ||
| Collins Booksellers Moonee Ponds | Author Event: Ella Ward The Cicada House Time: 6.30pm Venue: ins tore, Moonee Ponds | |||
| Dymocks Tooronga | First Tuesday Book Club! Featuring: Hazel Edwards, Maryrose Cuskelly, Melanie La’Brooy, Anna Johnston, Geoff Parkes | |||
| Northern Books | Books at the Brewery – Jill Barclay, Black Time: 6.30pm Venue: Shedshaker Brewery, Castlemaine | |||
| Readings | Karina May in conversation That Island Feeling (Pan Mac) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| Readings | Book Launch: Bill’s Secrets by Belinda Probert (Upswell) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| 5th | Bayside Libraries | Author Event: Kylie Ladd The Mix-Up in convo with Kerryn Mayne Time: 6.30pm Venue: Beaumaris Library | ||
| 6th | Monash Public Library | Author Talk: Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch Up Timee: 6.30pm Venue: Wheelers Hill Library | ||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Somebody Down There Likes Me by Robert Lukins Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton (A&U) | |||
| The Younger Sun Bookshop | Rochelle Siemienowicz and Irma Gold will discuss Rochelle’s new book, Double Happiness Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Yarraville | |||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: The Campers by Maryrose Cuskelly (A&U) Time: 6:00pm Venue: Emporium | |||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole, Geoff Parkes (PRH) Time: 6.00pm Venue: St. Kilda | |||
| 7th | Sale Library | Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch Up in convo with Lisa Ireland Time: 7.00pm Venue: Sale Library | ||
| 8th | State Library Vic | Beyond the Page Series: Page Turners with Helen Garner One of Australia’s most beloved authors with modern classics including Monkey Grip and This House of Grief, Garner is joining us to discuss her latest book, The Season. Time: 1.00pm Venue: Conversation Quarter | ||
| SCBWI Vic | Summer Gathering with guest speaker Alyson O’Brien, Publishing Director at Little Book Press. Our member speakers will be author Cassy Polimeni and illustrator Deb Hudson. Time: 2.00pm – 4.40pm Venue: Library at the Dock | |||
| Readings | Book Launch: Bud and Buzz by Penny O’Loughlin Time: 2.00pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| 9th | Yarra Plenty Libraries | Author Talk with Sofie Laguna Infinite Splendours Time: 11.00am Venue: Ivanhoe Library | ||
| Readings | Book Launch: Wonders Under the Moon by Tai Snaith (T&H) Time: 10.30am Venue: Kids, Carlton | |||
| FESTIVAL | Trans Book Festival The Trans Book Festival is a day to celebrate the talents, courage and creativity of trans and gender diverse authors. Venue: Wheeler Centre | |||
| 10th | Kingston Libraries | Ashley Kalgian Blunt Cold Truth in convo with Sally Hepworth Time: 6.30pm Venue: Cheltenham Library | ||
| 11th | Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Anna Johnston The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife Time: 11am Venue: Mornington Library | ||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Cold Truth Ashley Kalagian Blunt Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Readings Books in conjunction with Sisters in Crime | Book Launch: Outrageous Fortunes by Lucy Sussex & Megan Brown Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library | |||
| 12th | Yarra Plenty Libraries | Author Event: Kylie Ladd The Mix-Up Time: 6.30pm Venue: Ivanhoe Library | ||
| Indie Book Fair | The Barwon Heads Indie Author Book Fair Time: 9am – 1pm Venue: Barwon Heads Community Hall | |||
| Readings | Isobelle Carmody in conversation Comes the Night (A&U) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| Readings | Join poets, writers and editor Andy Jackson to celebrate the launch The Raging Grace celebration (Puncher & Watman) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Collins Booksellers Moonee Ponds | Katerina Gibson in conversation The Temperature Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Moonee Ponds | |||
| ASA | Writing Resolutions you can stick to with Melanie Cheng The Burrow Time: 1.00pm – 2.00pm ONLINE | |||
| 13th | Eltham Bookshop | Kate Solly & Kylie Ladd in conversation Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Eltham | ||
| Bookoccino | Catherine McKinnon (To Sing of War) will be in conversation with Sarah Turnbull (Almost French) Time: 6.00pm Venue: in store, Bookoccino Avalon Beach, NSW | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | All The Rage: An evening with Paulie Stewart Time: 6.00pm Venue: Malvern Library | |||
| 14th | Darebin Libraries | Author Talk: Casey Nott, Forgotten Time: 2pm Venue: Northcote Library | ||
| 15th | RMIT & Ramona Books | Dr Esme Louise James, Kinky History, ‘Eggplant’ tour Time: 7.30pm Venue: The Capitol Theatre, Swanston St | ||
| 17th | Frankston Libraries | FrankTALK with Nicola Marsh Join USA Today bestselling and multi-award winning author Nicola Marsh for a FrankTALK in celebration of the release of Where the Heart Is. Time: 6.00pm Venue: Frankston Library | ||
| 18th | Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Geoff Parkes When The Deep Dark Bush Swallows You Whole Time: 11am Venue: Mornington Library | ||
| BMI Library | Jane Cafarellea in conversation with Alisoun Downing (Cleaved) Time: 6.00pm Venue: BMI Library, Ballarat | |||
| Readings | 2025 Peter Porter Poetry Prize Celebration Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| 19th | Q-Lit | Writing Masterclass, Cranbourne Time: 10.00am Venue: Cranbourne Library | ||
| Readings | Book Launch: After the Fall by Kirsten Alexander (Ultimo) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | History Matters with Dr Judith Buckrich, Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River Time: 5.30pm Venue: Malvern Library | |||
| 20th | Canberra Writers Festival | Special event with Helen Garner, discussing her latest work The Season with Beejay Silcox Time: 6.00pm Venue: National Library, Canberra | ||
| Readings | Juno Gemes Until Justice Comes (Upswell) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| 21st | Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Christian White The Ledge Time: 11am Venue: Hastings Library | ||
| 22nd | Flinders Fringe & Western Port Writes | Writers Panel for Flinders Fringe featuring Tony Birch (Women & Children), Melanie Cheng (The Burrow) and Kylie Ladd (The Mix-Up), as they discuss their diverse books on family and relationships with Jason Steger of The Booklist. Time: 2.30pm Venue: St. Johns Church Hall, Flinders | ||
| Readings | Book Launch: Dream Burnie by Justin Heazlewood Time: 2.00pm Venue: Church of All Nations, Carlton | |||
| 21st-23rd | Society of Women Writers Victoria | For the Love of Writing Literary Festival 21st: in person launching Write On 22nd-23rd: ONLINE *short story writing workshop from Cate Kennedy *a writing history workshop from Dr Wendy J. Dunn *exploring Ekphrastic poetry with poets Angela Costi and Anne M. Carson. *Author talks include Vikki Petraitis, Kylie Orr and Trish Bolton. The full programme may be found here | ||
| 25th | CBCA | Notables List announced today | ||
| Geelong Libraries | A Local Word Writers Festival Event Mark Smith – Three Boys Gone Time: 6.00pm Venue: Belmont Library | |||
| BMI Ballarat | Megan Brown & Lucy Sussex in cono with Meg Tasker (Outrageous Fortunes) Time: 6.00pm Venue: BMI Library | |||
| 26th | Ulysses Bookstore | Author Talk: Ella Ward The Cicada House Time: Venue: in store, Hampton | ||
| 27th | Frankston Libraries | Author Talk: Kylie Ladd The Mix-Up Time: 5.30pm Venue: Frankston Library | ||
| Readings | Book Launch: The Wolf Tree by Laura McCluskey (Harper Collins) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| 28th | Sister In Crime | Crime Every Mountain – panel discussion Women’s crime writing has risen to new heights. It’s left the dry, dusty plains behind and headed for the hills or rather the mountains – with thrilling and chilling consequences. Claire Sutherland (The Crag), Bronwyn Hall (The Chasm), and Erina Reddan (Deep in the Forest) will talk to Leslie Falkiner-Rose, convenor and keen skier, about the challenges they have faced trying to get to the top. Time: 8.00pm Venue: The Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne | ||
| March 1st | Readings | Book Launch: A Present for Junket by Mandy Wildsmith in convo with Sally Rippin (HG) Time: 2.30pm Venue: Church of All Nations | ||