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La Mama Salon is a series of intimate conversations at La Mama theatre. Seating only 30 people, it’s a space designed for confessions and creations.

Join us to hear from the yet-to-be-announced winner of The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2025 as they discuss their winning novel with Readings’ own Joe Rubbo.

The Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2025 shortlist: Translations by Jumaana Abdu, I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena, Edenhope by Louise Le Nay, Together We Fall Apart by Sophie Matthiesson, The Confidence Woman by Sophie Quick and The Honeyeater by Jessie Tu.

Read more about The Readings Prize and the 2025 shortlist here.

The Readings pop-up bookshop will be open.

Tickets are $20 per person. Very limited spots.

Please book here.

Note: The winner of The Readings Prize will be announced on Friday 14 November at a special celebration event, which is free – book here.

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