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Bird Deity by John Morrissey
Launch
Wednesday 11 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Join us to celebrate the launch of Bird Deity by John Morrissey, launched by Declan Fry

 
Dennis Altman in conversation
In conversation
Thursday 12 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Join us to hear Dennis Altman in conversation with Marieke Hardy about Righting my World

 
Old Games by Fiona Hardy
Launch
Wednesday 4 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Join us to celebrate the launch of Old Games by Fiona Hardy

 
Louise Milligan in conversation
In conversation
Thursday 5 March, 6.00pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

Join us to hear Louise Milligan in conversation with Marieke Hardy

Upcoming Events

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2 February – 8 February
Launch
Wednesday 4 February, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

The Other Child by Susi Fox

Launch
Wednesday 4 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Behind the Screens by Dr Niraj Lal

Special
Thursday 5 February, 6.00pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

Readers Retreat at La Gonette

Launch
Thursday 5 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Casino by Iain Ryan

Launch
Thursday 5 February, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Side Character Energy by Olivia Tolich

Special
Thursday 5 February, 6.30pm
Readings Emporium

Signing: The Pearl Prize 2026

Kids & YA
Saturday 7 February, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

Wanted by Davina Bell and Sarah Zweck

Kids & YA
Sunday 8 February, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

9 February – 15 February
Launch
Wednesday 11 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Bird Deity by John Morrissey

Launch
Wednesday 11 February, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Soft Serve by George Kemp

In conversation
Thursday 12 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Dennis Altman in conversation

In conversation
Saturday 14 February, 4.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Romance is not dead: Valentine’s Day proof

Kids & YA
Sunday 15 February, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

Kids & YA
Sunday 15 February, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

My Brother Otto by Ingrid Laguna

16 February – 22 February
Launch
Monday 16 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

PEN Melbourne: Keep Words Free

Launch
Tuesday 17 February, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

A Brain That Breathes by Jodi Wilson

Launch
Wednesday 18 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

How to Dress for Old Age by David Carlin and Peta Murray

Launch
Thursday 19 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Duty to Warn by Charlotte Grieve

Launch
Thursday 19 February, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

How Good Are Parklets? by Quentin Stevens

Launch
Friday 20 February, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe

Kids & YA
Sunday 22 February, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

23 February – 1 March
Launch
Tuesday 24 February, 7.00pm
Crystal Palace and Courtyard, 743–745 Nicholson St, Carlton North

The Cursed Road by Laura McCluskey

Launch
Wednesday 25 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Back On My Feet by Olivia Ong

Launch
Thursday 26 February, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

How to Date like a Dangerous Woman by Alita Brydon

Launch
Thursday 26 February, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Light Touch by Christine Godden

Launch
Thursday 26 February, 6.00pm
Readings Chadstone

The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

Kids & YA
Saturday 28 February, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

Bun by Hana Kinoshita Thomson

Kids & YA
Sunday 1 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

2 March – 8 March
In conversation
Tuesday 3 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Sisters in Crime: Vikki Petraitis

Launch
Wednesday 4 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Old Games by Fiona Hardy

Launch
Thursday 5 March, 6.00pm
Readings Chadstone

The Boyfriend Clause by Bridie Blake

Launch
Thursday 5 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Mother of All Calamities by Lisa Moule

In conversation
Thursday 5 March, 6.00pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

Louise Milligan in conversation

In conversation
Thursday 5 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

How to Die in the 21st Century by Hannah Gould

Kids & YA
Saturday 7 March, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

It’s a Twin Thing! by Kristin Darell

Kids & YA
Sunday 8 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

9 March – 15 March
Launch
Wednesday 11 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Two Islands by Ian Kemish

Launch
Thursday 12 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Melville’s Maritime Politics by David Mence

Launch
Thursday 12 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

The Architect’s House by Stephen Crafti

Launch
Friday 13 March, 6.00pm
The Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton

The Gambler by J.P. Pomare

Kids & YA
Saturday 14 March, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

The Boy and the Dog Tree by Fiona Wood

Kids & YA
Sunday 15 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

16 March – 22 March
Launch
Monday 16 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Like, Follow, Die by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

Launch
Wednesday 18 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Where’s All the Community? by Julie Andrews

Launch
Thursday 19 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Cross Thieves by Alan Fyfe

Kids & YA
Sunday 22 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

23 March – 29 March
In conversation
Monday 23 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Michael Wesley on Australia and Asia

Kids & YA
Sunday 29 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

30 March – 5 April
In conversation
Tuesday 31 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Dr Sylvia Martin and Jeff Sparrow in conversation

Launch
Tuesday 31 March, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

Click by Sarah Bailey

Kids & YA
Sunday 5 April, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

6 April – 12 April
Kids & YA
Saturday 11 April, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

My Nonna Loves by Adelle and Claudia Frittitta

20 April – 26 April
In conversation
Wednesday 22 April, 6.00pm
Lido Cinemas, 675 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn

Lisa Wilkinson and the Titanic

Launch
Thursday 23 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Framing by Fernanda Dahlstrom

27 April – 3 May
In conversation
Tuesday 28 April, 6.00pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

Dervla McTiernan in conversation

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