Join Antipodes Bookshop for a wonderful evening with Michael McGirr, author of Books that Saved My Life and some special Christmas shopping!

Books that Saved My Life is a profound, humorous and uplifting collection of reminiscences about a life in books from a well-loved writer. Never prescriptive, and often very funny, this book is an invitation to reflect on - and share with others - the extraordinary gift of reading.

Michael will share his beautiful essays on texts that have enriched his life in all manner of ways. From recent books to ancient, memoirs to the worlds’ great novels, this is a book that teaches how to read for wisdom, solace and pleasure.