Jessie Cole’s Staying is a searing memoir about surviving the suicide of loved ones, and finding a place to heal. Come along to hear the acclaimed novelist discuss Staying with Anna Krien.

Escape a bruising year by enjoying a glass of wine while three wonderful authors – Joanna Nell (The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village), Toni Jordan (The Fragments) and William McInnes (Fatherhood)– talk about their latest books and themes of kindness, compassion and community.

Join Melbourne author of the acclaimed Our Tiny, Useless Hearts, Toni Jordan, as she discusses her new novel. A superbly crafted and captivating mystery, The Fragments features long-buried secrets, literary intrigue and the most fascinating author to never exist.

Join award-winning, bestselling author of Addition and Nine Days, Toni Jordan, for a very special in conversation event over food and wine to celebrate her upcoming release The Fragments – a superbly crafted and captivating literary mystery about a lost book and a secret love.

Inga Karlson died in a fire in New York in the 1930s, leaving behind three things: a phenomenally successful first novel, the scorched fragments of a second book—and a literary mystery that has captivated generations of readers.

Nearly fifty years later, Brisbane bookseller Caddie Walker is waiting in line to see a Karlson exhibition featuring the famous fragments when she meets a charismatic older woman. The woman quotes a phrase from the Karlson fragments that Caddie knows does not exist—and yet to Caddie, who knows Inga Karlson’s work like she knows her name, it feels genuine.

Caddie is electrified. Jolted her from her sleepy, no-worries life in torpid 1980s Brisbane she is driven to investigate: to find the clues that will unlock the greatest literary mystery of the twentieth century.

Join Michael McGirr discussing Books that Saved My Life, along with journalist and author George Megalongenis. A conversation for all booklovers, talking about reading for wisdom, solace and pleasure. The event will be followed by a book signing. 

Award winning author and master storyteller Jock Serong  turn his talents to historical narrative with Preservation.

Join the author as he discusses the in-depth research and fascinating back stories behind his latest release which is based on the true story of the wreck of the Sydney Cove.

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.

To celebrate the new hardback release of Australian classics Monkey Grip and The Children’s Bach, we are delighted to have Helen Garner joining us to talk about the impact on her writing life of these two novels.

Tickets are $35 per person and include your choice of one of the two signed books. 

Inga Karlson died in a fire in New York in the 1930s, leaving behind three things: a phenomenally successful first novel, the scorched fragments of a second book – and a literary mystery that has captivated generations of readers. Nearly fifty years later, Brisbane bookseller Caddie Walker is waiting in line to see a Karlson exhibition featuring the famous fragments when she meets a charismatic older woman. The woman quotes a phrase from the Karlson fragments that Caddie knows does not exist – and yet to Caddie, who knows Inga Karlson’s work like she knows her name, it feels genuine. Caddie is electrified. Jolted from her sleepy, no-worries life in torpid 1980s Brisbane she is driven to investigate: to find the clues that will unlock the greatest literary mystery of the twentieth century.

From the award-winning, bestselling author of Addition and Nine Days, comes a superbly crafted and captivating literary mystery about a lost book and secret love. Join Toni Jordan as she discusses her latest book, The Fragments.

Books will be available for purchase on the day, or bring your copy from home for Toni to sign.

Presented as part of the Lord Mayor’s Writers in Residence series. 

Join a Salon of emerging writers for the launch of Toni Jordan’s new novel The Fragments. From the award-winning, bestselling author of Addition and Nine Days, a superbly crafted and captivating literary mystery about a lost book and a secret love.