Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – June 2024
| Date | Host | Event Details | |||
| 1st | Belgrave Bookbarn and Your Library | Book launch: The Desert Knows Her Name by Lia Hills Time: 2.00pm Venue: The Belgrave Library | |||
| Jeffreys Books | Author Talk: Helen Brown Mickey Time: 2.30pm Venue: in store | ||||
| Melton City Libraries | Developing a short story: writing workshop with Vikki Petraitis – over four weeks. Week one, June 1st Time: 10 am – 12md Venue: Melton Library Further dates: June 8, 15 & 22 | ||||
| 1st-2nd | CAM Art Book Fair | The Castlemaine Art Museum hosts the CAM Art Book Fair Time: 10am – 3pm daily, at the Museum | |||
| 3rd | Melb Writers Club | Jess Kitching will chat with writer and magazine editor, Brigid Auchettl Time: 6.00pm Venue: Arbory Bar & Eatery | |||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: What Readers Do by Dr Beth Driscoll Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton store (Bloomsbury) | ||||
| Moonee Valley Libraries | Author Talk: John Morrissey Firelight for National Reconciliation Week (Text) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Flemington Library | ||||
| 4th | Port Phillip Libraries | Author Talk: Justine Sless Measured Silk and Other Stories Time: 6.30pm Venue: St. Kilda Library | |||
| Warrnambool Library | Book Launch: Wallaby Lane by Maya Linnell Time: 10.00am Venue: Warnambool Library | ||||
| Paper Back Bookshop | Salon Series: Jeff Sparrow & Sam Wallman 12 Rules for Strife Time: 6.00pm Venue: Bars Apothecary | ||||
| BMI Library | Author Talk: Paula Gleeson Original Twin Time: 6pm Venue: BMI Library, Ballarat | ||||
| 5th | Black Inc Books | Tony Birch in conversation with Ruby Lower: On Kim Scott Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton Library | |||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Glutt by Helen Pantsis (Grattan Street Press) Time: 6.30pm Venue: St. Kilda store | ||||
| Readings Books | Kate Forsyth in conversation Psykhe (PRH) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Hawthorn store | ||||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Beyond the Siege of Leningrad Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton store | ||||
| 6th | Author Event | Author Talk: Maya Linnell, Wallaby Lane Time: 11am Casterton Library Time: 6pm Portland Library | |||
| Ulysses Bookstore | Author Talk: Lia Hills The Desert Knows Her Name Time: 7.00pm Venue: in store, Hampton | ||||
| Merribek Libraries | Imbi Neeme Kind Of Sort of Maybe…but probably not in convo with Paul Dalgarno Time: 6.30pm Venue: Brunswick Library | ||||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Imperial Harvest by Bruce Pascoe Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton store (Melbourne Books) | ||||
| Readings Books | Alyssa Huynh (Safe Space) in conversation with Thuy On Time: 6.00pm Venue: Emporium (S&S) | ||||
| Readings Books | Author Talk: Joëlle Gergis: wiull discuss her latest Quarterly Essay, Highway to Hell (Black Inc) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Hawthorn | ||||
| Bookgrove | Women in fiction through the ages. Stacey Moore of Bookgrove will chat with Melanie Joosten, Kerryn Mayne & Lisa Ireland Time: 7pm Venue: Ocean Grove SLSC | ||||
| 7th | Mornignton Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Diane Deeming All Her Own Time: 11am Venue: Rosebud Library | |||
| Your Library | Author Talk: Alli Parker At the foot of the Cherry Tree Time: 2.00pm Venue: Lilydale Library | ||||
| Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | Author Event: Kate Forsythe Psykhe Time: 6.00pm Venue: Old Colonists Club, Ballarat | ||||
| Readings Books | Author Event: How to Cut an Orange by Zoe Croggon Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton Store | ||||
| 7th-9th | FESTIVAL | Bellingen Writers Festival NSW A line-up of literary talent, workshops, readings and displays comes to the picturesque town. | |||
| 7th-10th | FESTIVAL | Woodend Winter Arts Vic The Woodend Winter Arts Festival is an annual celebration, showcasing the very best of classical music from Australia and internationally, along with a literary and visual arts program. | |||
| 8th | Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Elizabeth Coleman A Dance With Murder in conversation with Claire Halliday Time: 11am Venue: Mornington Library | |||
| Michael Earp | Book launch: Avast! Pirate Stories from Transgender Authors, anthology edt by Michael Earp & Alison Evans Time: 6.00pm Venue: ONLINE (Fremantle Press & The Leaf Bookshop) | ||||
| FESTIVAL | Word Fest Toowoomba, Author Expo | ||||
| 9th-10th | FESTIVAL | Logan Writers Festival QLD This is a South East QLD festival for readers to find their new favourite local authors and for writers to celebrate their craft. | |||
| 12th | Boroondara Library Service | Crime-writing workshop with RWR McDonald The Nancys Time: 6.00pm Venue: Balwyn Library | |||
| Bad Writers Club & Chestnut Tree Bookshop | Navigating the Publishing Industry for New Writers: With publisher Kevin O’Brien and authors Kate Mildenhall & Ernest Price Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Venue: The Chestnut Tree Bookshop, West Footscray | ||||
| Willy Lit Fest | Book launch: Avast! Pirate Stories from Transgender Authors, anthology edt by Michael Earp & Alison Evans Time: 6.00pm Venue: The Pirates Tavern | ||||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Front Yard by David Wadelton Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton store | ||||
| 12th-16th | FESTIVAL | Winterwords, Beechworth VIC Winterwords is so much more than a writers’ festival; it is five days of talking, listening, watching, and doing which aims to foster the celebration of words! | |||
| 13th | Eltham Bookshop | Nam Le 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem in convo with Nick Feik Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store | |||
| Merribek Libraries | Hana Assafiri The Audacity To Be Free Time: 6.30pm Venue: Brunswick Town Hall | ||||
| GV Libraries | Author Talk: Jeff Starkey, The Longest Shadow Time: 10.30am Venue: Euroa Library | ||||
| Glen Eira Libraries | In conversation: Arian Beeston Because I’m Not Myself, You See will chat with Jennifer Down Time: 7.00pm Venue: Elsternwick Library | ||||
| Collins Booksellers in Sale | Author Event: Kerryn Mayne Judy Moody is Out of Time Time: 7.00pm Venue: Sale Library | ||||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: Corpus in Extremis by Loretta Smith Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton (Spinifex Press) | ||||
| Antipodes Bookshop | Words After Dark with Rosie Batty, Hope THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT! | ||||
| 14th | Geelong Libraries | Ariane Beeston – Because I’m Not Myself, You see Time: 3.00pm Venue: Geelong Library & Heritage Centre | |||
| Novel Nook, Yarraglen | Meet & Greet: Melissa J Kincaid Fire Fury & Chaos Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store | ||||
| Readings Books | Easter egg hunt – The Tortured Poets Department Who was the smallest man who ever lived? Is The Alchemy really about Travis Kelce? Who did Taylor Swift go to The Black Dog with? Join us for a sparkling night of music, Easter egg hunting, bracelet swapping and trivia with Readings resident Swiftie, Lucie Dess. Time: 8.00pm Venue: Carlton store | ||||
| 15th | Readings Books | Book Launch: Boss Cat by Sarah Speedie (Harper Collins) Time: 3.00pm Venue: St. Kilda store | |||
| 14th-16th | FESTIVAL | Willy Lit Fest, Williamstown VIC This a three-day literary festival takes place in the Town Hall and Library in Williamstown. It features more than 80 authors participating in 50 events and is run by a volunteer committee of locals, supplemented by more than 30 volunteers at festival time. | |||
| 15th | Bayside Libraries | Essays and stories on age and agency with Melanie Joosten Like Fire Hearted Suns Time: 1.00pm Venue: Sandringham Library | |||
| 16th | Eltham Bookshop | Meet Karen Wasson & Marta Tesoro Drop Into the Ocean Time: 11am Venue: Eltham Bookshop | |||
| 17th | Readings Books | Clive Hamilton in conversation Living Hot (Hardie Grant) Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| 18th | Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars: Glenna Thomson Gone Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel | |||
| Port Phillip Libraries | Author Talk: Sam Wallman & Jeff Sparrow 12 Rules For Strife Time: 6.30pm Venue: Emerald Hill Library | ||||
| 18th-20th | FESTIVAL | Outback Writers Festival, Winton, QLD Held annually in Winton, Queensland, this festival aims to engage writers and readers in Australian stories. | |||
| 19th | Bayside Libraries | Tim Forcey’s My Efficient Electric Home Handbook introduced by Zoe Daniel MP Time: 6.30pm Venue: Beaumaris Library | |||
| Dymocks Warn Ponds | Books in Bars with Tracy Hall Summerland Time: 6.30pm Venue: Ceres Distilling, Ceres | ||||
| Dunkeld Writers Festival | Festival Launch! (Festival dates 23-25 Aug) Time: 5.30pm Venue: Garage Gallery, Dunkeld | ||||
| 20th | Darebin Libraries | Author Talk: Trish Bolton Whenever You’re Ready Time: 7.00pm Venue: Preston Library | |||
| Frankston City Libraries | FrankTALK with Gary Disher Sanctuary Time: 2.00pm Venue: Frankston Library | ||||
| Readings Books | Simon Cleary in conversation Everything is Water (UQP) Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library | ||||
| Bayside Libraries | Alan Attwood Houdini Unbound in conversation with Lorin Clarke Time: 6.00pm Venue: Brighton Library | ||||
| Eltham Bookshop | World Refugee Day Event featuring Shankari Chandran Safe Haven. Shankari will chat with Dr Jordana Silverstein, author of Cruel Care Time: 6.30pm Venue: Edendale Community Farm | ||||
| Sydney Jewish Writers Festival | Michaela Kalowski will speak with Lexi Freiman The Book of Ayn Time: 7.30pm Venue: TBA | ||||
| 20th June – July 11th | FESTIVAL | Monash Word Fest Vic WordFest is Monash Council’s annual literature festival brought to you by the Monash Public Library Service. The festival brings readers and writers together for a series of author talks, writing workshops and the Monash Short Story Writing Competition. | |||
| 21st | Readings Books | Poetry Winter Warmers: From stanza to slam to sonnet, you’ll be transported through the rambunctious and politically charged world of contemporary Australian poetry. Curated by Melbourne’s own Tim Loveday with Jeanine Leane, Alex Creece and ES Foong/Waffle Irongirl (UQP) Time: 8.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Verso Books Healesville | In conversation: Lia Hills The Desert Knows Her Name will chat with Eliza Henry-Jones Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store | ||||
| 22nd | Marty Martin Bookshop | Breakfast Book Club: What Happened to Nina, Dervla McTiernan Time: 8.30am Venue: Martin Espresso | |||
| Willows & Wine | Writing Workshop with Pip Finkemeyer Sad Girl Novel Time: 2pm – 4pm Venue: Willows & Wine, West Melbourne | ||||
| Geelong Libraries | Meet The Accidental Map Maker – Melinda Clarke Time: 2.30pm Venue: Drysdale Library | ||||
| Your Library Ltd | Meet the Author: Leah Kaminsky Doll‘s Eye Time: 11am Venue: Belgrave Library | ||||
| 22nd & 23rd | FESTIVAL | Regional Writers Rise – celebrating diverse writers of Gippsland and beyond. Guests include Lisa Ireland, Heidi Everett, Holly Rae & David Waldon Venues: Tragalgon & Moe Libraries and online | |||
| 24th | Whitehorse Manningham Libraries | Writing Emotions with Lee Kofman Time: 11am – 12md Venue: Vermont Library | |||
| 25th | Readings Books | Nicola Moriarty in conversation Every Last Suspect (Harper Collins) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Emporium | |||
| Mary Martin Bookshop | Winter Book Club: Brie Lee, The Work Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store | ||||
| Monash Word Fest | Trent Cotchin From the Heart Time: 7pm Venue: Clayton Theatre | ||||
| 26th | Heads and Tales Bookstore | Read the Prizes Book Club: Women and Children by Tony Birch Time: 6.00pm Venue: Tommy Gunns, Barwon Heads | |||
| Chestnut Tree Bookshop | Challenging Storytelling conventions with Sam Elkin Detachable Penis in conversation with Nova Weetman Love, Death & Other Stories Time: 6.30pm Venue: In store, West Footscray | ||||
| Collins Booksellers Moonee Ponds | Author Event: Nicola Moriarty Every Last Suspect Time: 6.30pm Venue: In store | ||||
| Geelong Libraries | Hana Assafiri – The Audacity to be Free Time: 5.30pm Venue: Colac Library | ||||
| Dymocks Waurn Ponds | Books in Bars: Lisa Ireland Studio Girls Time: 6.30pm Venue: Waurn Ponds Hotel | ||||
| Antipodes Bookshop | Words After Dark: Death of a Foreign Gentleman by Steve Carroll Time: 6.00pm Venue: in store, Sorrento | ||||
| Readings Books | Book Launch: A Secretive Century by Tessa Morris-Suzuki Time: 6.30pm Venue: Carlton (MUP) | ||||
| GLV Libraries | Kylie Orr The Eleventh Floor Time: 2.30pm Venue: Nagambie Library | ||||
| Literati Glitterati Salon | Live Radio book club: All Fours by Miranda July Time: 12md 3RRR | ||||
| ASA | Mastering Biography with Bernadette Brennan Time: 1pm – 2pm ONLINE | ||||
| Monash Word Fest | Alyssa Huynh Safe Space in convo with Alice Png Time: 7pm Venue: Clayton Community Centre | ||||
| 27th | Readings Books | Book Launch: The Little Street Library by Amy Adeney and Erin McClean (Affirm Press) Time: 6.30pm Venue: St. Kilda | |||
| Merribek Libraries | Author Event: Ruby Todd Bright Objects Time: 6.30pm Brunswick Library | ||||
| GLV Libraries | Kylie Orr The Eleventh Floor Time: 2.30pm Venue: Mooroopna Library | ||||
| Readings Doncaster | Book Club: Guest Author Zana Fraillon, A Small Collection of Happiness Time: 6.00pm Venue: Doncaster store | ||||
| Whitehorse Manningham Libraries | Poetry Author Talk: Tom Petsinis Zero’s Whisper Time: 6.30pm Venue: Doncaster Library | ||||
| Moruya Books | Queerobodalla Festival Literary Event Writing the Rainbow with Inga Simpson, Marita Smith & Christos Tsiolkas Time: 5pm Venue: CWA Hall, Moruya | ||||
| 27th-30th | FESTIVAL | NT Writers Festival The NT Writers Festival (NTWF) is a four-day festival celebrating Australia’s cultural and linguistic diversity and bringing people together to share story, language and culture. | |||
| 28th | Friends of the Inverloch Library | Gina Perry My Father the Whale Time: 6.00pm Venue: Warrawee Seniors Club | |||
| Kyneton Library | Dr Rachel Matthews: Readers are Writers Time: 1-3pm Venue: Kyneton Library | ||||
| FESTIVAL | Words Speak Louder Toowoomba QLD The Lighthouse Toowoomba will be facilitating Words Speak Louder a youth writers festival for anyone looking to sit in on workshops run by some incredible creative people. Guest authors: Claire Christian, Thomas Alan & Amber Manteufel | ||||
| 29th | Goldfields Lilbraries\ | Dr Rachel Matthews: Readers are Writers workshop Time: 10am – 12md Venue: Gisborne Library | |||
| | Chestnut Tree Bookshop | Hana Assafiri: In conversation with Reem Sweid Time: 6.30pm Venue: In store, all proceeds from ticket sales to Djirra | |||
| Belgrave Library | Author Event: Kerryn Mayne Judy Moody is Out of Time Time: 11am Venue: Belgrave Library |