Discover your next read from a local writer. Imbi Neeme (Kind Of, Sort of, Maybe), Kate Mildenhall(The Hummingbird Effect), Emily Spurr (Beatrix & Fred) read from their latest novels set in the Western suburbs, followed by an author Q&A with Program Director Emily Westmoreland.

Originally from Tasmania, Emily Spurr lives in Melbourne with her partner, their twins and the ghost of a deaf, geriatric cat. Emily’s first novel A Million Things was shortlisted for the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Unpublished Manuscript Prize, voted BookBrowse Best Debut Novel of 2021, longlisted for the 2022 Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award and Highly Commended for the 2022 Barbara Jefferis Award. Beatrix & Fred is Emily’s second novel.