Upcoming Events
Spend an evening with Helen Garner in conversation with comedian Broden Kelly about The Season, her account of a year spent shadowing her grandson’s under 16s AFL team, the Flemington Colts.
The book is a love letter to footy, to her last grandchild as he passes from boy to man, and to the joys of youth and team sport
Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. Her works include Monkey Grip, The Children’s Bach, The First Stone, Joe Cinque’s Consolation, The Spare Room, This House of Grief and three volumes of her diaries. She lives in Melbourne.
Bookings required.
Judith Brett, interviewed by Sally Warhaft
Fearless Beatrice Faust celebrates, explains and questions her struggle to change both herself and her world. Drawing on public records and private writings, award-winning biographer Judith Brett creates a compelling and psychologically nuanced portrait of a gifted, argumentative woman who refused to be a victim. She is joined by Sally Warhaft in this discussion.
Join us for the launch of Gail Jones' new literary fiction novel, The Name of the Sister.
Gail Jones is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. She is the author of two short-story collections and eleven novels, and her work has been translated into several languages and has received numerous literary awards. Originally from Western Australia, she now lives in Sydney.
Gail Jones’s new novel, set in Sydney and the Mars-red landscapes surrounding the remote mining town of Broken Hill, explores how stories about identity and history multiply in the absence of reliable facts. And then the stories redouble once the Unknown Woman is identified and given a name. In an urgent finale that neither of the major characters could have anticipated, contradictory clues will proliferate about the true name of the sister.
Bookings are essential.
Melanie Cheng is a writer and general practitioner. She was born in Adelaide, grew up in Hong Kong and now lives in Melbourne. Her award-winning debut collection of short stories, Australia Day, was followed by her highly acclaimed first novel Room for a Stranger in 2019.
Melanie will be talking about her new novel, The Burrow, a story about ordinary people navigating extraordinary suffering and finding healing through a bond with a pet rabbit.
Free, but bookings are essential.
