Bookshop, Library & Festival Events – March 2025
| Date | Host | Event Details | ||
| 1st | Readings | Join us to celebrate the launch of Mandy Wildsmith’s debut picture book, A Present for Junket Time: 2.30pm Venue: Church of All Nations, Carlton | ||
| 1st – 6th | FESTIVAL | Adelaide Writers Week | ||
| 3rd | Maldon Library | Carmel Bird speaking on The Joy of Writing Time: 10.30am Venue: Atheneum Library, Maldon Bookings: 0437 094469 | ||
| 4th | Mornington Library | Author Talk: Patricia Wolf Opal with Claire Halliday Time: 2.00pm Venue: Mornington Library | ||
| RMIT Culture | RMIT Culture and The Wheeler Centre present twice Booker Prize-nominated author Rachel Kushner, discussing her propulsive new eco-espionage novel Creation Lake in conversation with RMIT’s Rebecca Harkins-Cross. Time: 6.30pm Venue: The Wheeler Centre | |||
| Books in Bars | Criminal Minds Author Panel: Ashley Kalagian Blunt, Ali Lowe, BM Carroll, Laura McClusky in convo with Kate Horan Time:6.00pm Venue: Two BO Cabaret, Surry Hills | |||
| Dymocks Tooronga | First Tuesday Book Club: Kylie Ladd, Kate Solly, Judy Friedlander, Kasey Edwards, Amanda Willimott, Joanne Douge Time: 6.15pm Venue: Rivoli Theatre, Camberwell | |||
| Readings | Sheila Fitzpatrick (Lost Souls) in conversation with Joy Damousi Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library Vic | |||
| Readings | Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa in conversation to discuss her book Fully Sikh Time: 6.00pm Venue: Emporium | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | Time: 6.15pm Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Library | |||
| Paperback Bookshop | Salon Series: Dani Netherclift will be speaking about her debut Vessel: The Shape of Absent Bodies with The Paperback’s Anna McDonald Time: 6pm Venue: downstairs, Bard’s Apothecary | |||
| 4th-22nd | FESTIVAL | Words out West, Dalby, QLD For readers, writers and word-lovers alike, in Western Downs! School Days 4th, Dalby Events Centre, 5th Chinchilla Cultural Precint Schooners and Stories 8th march Books & Bubbles 15th March Festival Weekend 15 & 16 March Writers Retreat 22nd March | ||
| 5th | State Library Vic | Niall Williams Time of the Child Time: 6.30pm Venue: Conversation Quarter | ||
| Readings | LAUNCH: Unbury the Dead by Fiona Hardy with Aoife Clifford Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Readings | Patricia Wolf Opal in conversation (Bonnier Echo) Time: 12.15pm Venue: St. Kilda | |||
| BOOK LAUNCH | Time Together by Luke Horton Time: 6.30pm Venue: Crystal Palace, Carlton North with Brunswick Bound Books | |||
| 6th | Readings | LAUNCH: Signs of Damage, Diana Reid Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | ||
| Bookgrove | An Evening with Ella Ward The Cicada House and Mark Smith Three Boys Gone Time: 7.00pm Venue: Ocean Grove SLSC | |||
| Eltham Bookshop | Lottie Dalziel 365+ Ways to Save the Plant and Your Money At the Same Time Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Eltham | |||
| 7th | Write Around the Murray | IWD event with Rosalie Ham Molly Time: 8.30pm Venue: Albury Library Museum | ||
| Great Ocean Reads | Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion The Oasis in conversation Time: 6.00pm Venue: Apollo Bay Cricket Club | |||
| Goldfields Libraries | An evening with Robyn Davidson Tracks, An Unfinished Woman Time: 3-5pm (watch the movie) 5.30pm – 6.30pm Author Talk Venue: Bendigo Library | |||
| 8th-9th | FESTIVAL | All About Women Festival NSW All About Women is the Sydney Opera House’s centrepiece talks festival about gender, justice, and equality, held annually in the week of International Women’s Day. | ||
| 11th | Readings | Andrea Goldsmith The Buried Life in conversation (Transit Lounge) Time: 6.00pm Venue: ANAM, Abbotsford Convent | ||
| Readings | Launch of Someone Like Me, edited by Clem Bastow and Jo Case (UQP) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Darebin Libraries | Author Talk: Kylie Ladd The Mix-Up Time: 6.30pm Venue: Reservoir Library | |||
| Collins Booksellers Moonee Ponds | Laura McCluskey The Wolf Tree in conversation Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Moonee Ponds | |||
| 12th | Stonnington Libraries | Brenda Niall Joan Lindsay In conversation Time: 6.00pm Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Library | ||
| Readings Books | Launch: By Her Hand, by Marion Taffe (Harper Collins) Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library | |||
| Readings Books | Launch: Shift by Irma Gold (Midnight Sun) Time: 6.00pm, Venue: Carlton | |||
| 13th | Bayside Libraries | Laura McCluskey The Wolf Tree in convo with Angela Savage Time: 6pm Venue: Sandringham Library | ||
| Ink Bookshop | Author Event with Mark Smith Three Boys Gone Time: 6pm Venue: ins tore, Mansfield | |||
| Collins Booksellers on Lydiard | Paula Glesson Original Twin & Holly Gramazio The Husbands Time: 6.00pm Venue: The Old Colonists Club, Ballarat | |||
| Farrells Bookshop | LAUNCH: Eat Your Heart Out by Victoria Brownlee Time: 6pm Venue: in store, Mornington | |||
| Readings | LAUNCH: The Thrill of It, Mandy Beaumont (Hachette) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Readings | Sarah Grynberg Living a Life of Gratness in conversation with Jane Rocco Time: 6.00pm Venue: Emporium (Allen & Unwin) | |||
| Readings | Sonya Voumard in conversation about her book, Tremor Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library | |||
| 13th-22nd | FESTIVAL | Brimbank Readers and Writers Festival, Melbourne VIC The Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival (BWRF) is an annual event that encourages a love of reading and literature, celebrates creativity and diversity, and promotes lifelong learning in Brimbank. In 2025, the festival will celebrate its 20th year! | ||
| 14th | Your Library Ltd | Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up Time: 2.00pm Venue: Miller’s Homestead | ||
| Mornington Peninsula Libraries | Author Talk: Kylie Ladd The Mix-Up Time: 11am Venue: Mornington Library | |||
| Bendigo Library | Gabrielle Samson Dancer on the Sea Time: 5.30pm Venue: Bendigo Library | |||
| 15th | Yarra Plenty Regional Library | Women Write History with Lauren Chater, Alison Goodman, Keren Heenan, Leah Kaminsky, Kate Murdoch, Renée Otmar, Nilima Rao, Marion Taffe Time: 10.00am Venue: Eltham Library | ||
| Bayside Libraries | Start your novel: workshop with Alice Robinson Time: 1-30pm Venue: Sandringham Library | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | Rosalie Ham on Molly: A Prequel to The Dressmaker Time: 11am Venue: Phoenix Park Library, Malvern East | |||
| Yarra Plenty Libraries | Women Write History with Lauren Chater, Alison Goodman Keren Heenan, Leah Kaminsky, Kate Murdoch, Rnee Otmar, Nilima Rao, Marion Taffe Time: 10am – 4pm Venue: Eltham Library | |||
| 15th-16th | FESTIVAL | Words at Wagstaffe by Words on the Waves NSW Central Coast Guests include: Christian White, Holly Ringland, Stephanie Trethewey, Gordon Bray, Li Cunxin, Matthew Condon, Hayley Scrivenor, Vicki Bennett, Nikki Mottram, Maya Linnell, Georgie Harper, Claudine Tinellis, Sarah Todman, David Kelly, Sarah Armstrong, Kell Woods, Natalie Murray, Cristy Burne, Chris Collin, Charlotte Barkla, Geordie Lillis, Jordan Gould. | ||
| 16th | Readings Kids | Launch: Skippy Blackfeet by Rebecca Fraser illustrated by Jennifer Horn (Wombat Books) Time: 2.00pm Venue: Readings Kids | ||
| Sticky Institute | Zine Making Party! Time: 12md – 3pm Venue: 510 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne | |||
| 17th | Yarra Libraries | Kylie Ladd The Mix-Up in conversation Time: 6.30pm Venue: Fitzroy Library, event sponsored by The Thomas, Samuel & George Ewing Trust | ||
| Moonee Valley Libraries | Nova Weetman in conversation Love Death and Other Stories Time: 6.30pm Venue: Flemington Library | |||
| 18th | Whitehorse Manningham Libraries | Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up Time: 6.30pm Venue: Vermont South Library | ||
| 19th | Bayside Libraries | Mandy Beaumont’s The Thrill of It with Katherine Kovacic Time: 6.00pm Venue: Brighton Library | ||
| Torquay Books | Mark Smith Three Boys Gone in conversation with Jock Serong Time: 6.00pm Venue: in store, Torquay | |||
| Collins Booksellers Moonee Ponds | Marion Taffe By Her Hand Time: 6.30pm Venue: in store, Moonee Ponds | |||
| 20th | Antipodes Bookshop | Words After Dark: Mark Smith Three Boys Gone Time: 6pm Venue: in store, Sorrento | ||
| Readings | Launch: Essence, by Thuy On (UWA Publishing) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Readings | Greta Bradman in conversation with Jacinta Parsons to discuss What Matters to You (ABC Books) Time: 6.00pm Venue: Hawthorn | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | Growing Up Indian in Australia with editor Aarti Betigeri and contributors Daizy Maan and Priya Saratchandran. time: 6.30pm Venue: Toorak/South Yarra Libraries | |||
| 22nd | Northern Books & Castlemaine Fringe Festival | Books and Bubbles with Catherine Greet, The Bittersweet Bakery Cafe Time: 3.30pm Venue: Northern Books Headquarters | ||
| 22nd | FESTIVAL | Australian Romance Readers QLD, Brisbane & 23rd March in Sydney A Romantic Rendevous with Nalini Singh & Julie Ann Walker | ||
| 22nd-23rd | FESTIVAL | Clunes Book Town Festival VIC Running from dawn to dusk in the historic township of Clunes in Regional Victoria. A two day festival full of author and artist talks, workshops and live entertainment for the whole family. | ||
| 23rd | Northern Books | Christabel Blackman in conversation Charles & Barbara Blackman Time: 2.00pm Venue: Castlemaine Art Gallery | ||
| 24th | Moonee Valley Libraries | Daizy Maan, Growing Up Indian in Australia Time: 7.00pm Venue: Sam Merrifield Library | ||
| BMI Ballarat | Charlotte McConaghy Wild Dark Shore Time: 6.00pm Venue: BMI Library, Ballarat | |||
| 25th | Readings | Hamish McDonald (Melanesia) in conversation with Professor Michael Wesley Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton (Black Inc) | ||
| Readings | Alison Pouliot in conversation about her new book, Funga Obscura Time: 6.30pm Venue: State Library (NewSouth Publishing) | |||
| 26th | Readings | Launch Meanjin 84.1 Autumn 2025 Time: 6.00pm Venue: Carlton | ||
| Maribyrnong Libraries | Author Talk: Ernest Price The Pyramid of Needs Time: 6.30pm Venue: site of the forthcoming library | |||
| Ulysses Bookstore | Author Talk: Charlotte McConaghy, Wild Dark Shore Time: 7pm Venue: in store, Hampton | |||
| 27th | Mary Martin Bookshops | Penguin Noir, A Crime Author Showcase Meet some of the year’s best crime writers: Gareth and Louise Ward, Amanda Hampson, Kerryn Mayne and Candice Fox Time: 6.00pm Venue: The City of Melbourne Bowls Club | ||
| Salisbury Library Service, SA | Michael Trant Blood and Gold in convo with Michelle Prak Time: 2pm Venue: Salsibury Community Hub, SA | |||
| Yarra Libraries | Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia — Santilla Chingaipe Time: 6.30pm Venue: North Fitzroy Library | |||
| Darebin Libraries | Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up Time: 6.30pm Venue: Preston Library | |||
| Readings | LAUNCH: First Name Second Name by Steve Minon with Kate Mildenhall Time: 6pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| Stonnington Libraries | Rosemary Gattuso: It’s Not You, It’s Me! Time: 6.15pm Venue: Malvern Library | |||
| 28th | Oz Romance Readers | Awards Dinner Time: 6.30pm Venue: Jasper Hotel, Melbourne | ||
| Readings | Launch of Lisa MacKinney’s Dressed in Black Time: 8.00pm Venue: Carlton | |||
| 28th-30th | FESTIVAL | Footscray West Writers Fest From poetry in a wine bar and bookshop ramblings to library workshops and performances at a pizza restaurant. Don’t miss this fun, immersive and entirely original celebration of storytelling in the west. Tickets selling fast, book early! | ||
| 28th-29th | FESTIVAL | Manly Writers Festival NSW This three day festival for readers, writers, and thinkers will bring together ideas and writing, and explore issues at a time of significant change in the world, as well as simply enjoy great stories. | ||
| 29th | City of Charles Sturt, SA | Michael Trant Blood and Gold in convo with Michelle Prak Time: 11am Venue: Ngutungka Henley, SA | ||
| FESTIVAL | Oz Romance Readers – A Romantic Rendezvous VIC, Melbourne AND 30th March Perth, WA A Romantic Rendevous with Nalini Singh & Julie Ann Walker | |||
| 29th-30th | FESTIVAL | Woollahra Writers’ Festival Guests include: Shirley Hazzard, Nicole Abadee, Anna Funder, Suzie Miller, Kate Evans, James O’Loughlin, Suzanne Leal, Richard Morecroft Tim Olsen Christabel Blackman and Diana Reid Time: 10am – 3pm Saturday, 10am – 2pm Sunday. Venue: 63 Jersey Road, Woollahra | ||
| 31st | Boroondara Libraries | In Conversation with author Melanie Cheng The Burrow Time: 7.15pm Venue: Ashburton Library | ||
| Glen Eira Libraries | Kate Solly The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up with Claire Halliday Time: 7pm Venue: Caulfield Library |