Attend a book club at Melbourne Writers Festival 2018
This year’s Melbourne Writers Festival is hosting a series of super special book clubs that will see festival guests host a discussion about one of their own favourite books. Here is the list of all the book club picks throughout the festival.
You can find the full program for the 2018 Melbourne Writers Festival here.
Irvine Welsh on PostCapitalism: A Guide To Our Future by Paul Mason
Acclaimed author and cult figure Irvine Welsh discusses one of his favourite texts in an intimate setting. His tome of choice, PostCapitalism: A Guide To Our Future by Paul Mason, explores the existential threat posed to capitalism by the digital revolution.
When: 4.30pm, Saturday 25 August
Where: Immigration Museum
Bob Carr on The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
For this intimate book club event, join former Australian politician and well-known bibliophile Bob Carr for an evening of wine, cheese, and robust conversation about one of his favourite novels, Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March.
When: 6.30pm, Saturday 25 August
Where: Immigration Museum
John Safran The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Join documentary-maker John Safran for a deeper look at cult horror classic The Exorcist by American writer William Peter Blatty, and its longstanding legacy through being adapted into one of the greatest supernatural films of all time.
When: 8.30pm, Saturday 25 August
Where: Immigration Museum
Adam Liaw on Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl
Chef, television host and all-round convivial human Adam Liaw sits down for an intimate book club to discuss two books that shaped his creative life – Roald Dahl’s extraordinary memoirs, Boy and Going Solo. Join him for an impassioned conversation.
When: 4.30pm, Sunday 26 August
Where: Immigration Museum
Yassmin Abdel-Magied on 1984 by George Orwell
Writer, advocate and mechanical engineer Yassmin Abdel-Magied leads an open discussion of a much-loved literary classic, George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, providing discerning insights as to how its themes of censorship and fascism remain ever-relevant in today’s society.
When: 6.30pm, Sunday 26 August
Where: Immigration Museum
Neko Case on Watership Down by Richard Adam
Beloved American singer-songwriter Neko Case will be dissecting one of her favourite books, Watership Down. Written by Richard Adams in 1972, this classic fantasy adventure novel will be open for robust discussion, critique and discovery in an intimate group setting.
When: 8.30pm, Sunday 26 August
Where: Immigration Museum
Michelle de Kretser on The Watch Tower by Elizabeth Harrower
Miles Franklin Award–winning author Michelle de Kretser will be your guide for a thoughtful and sagacious examination of one of her favourite novels, Elizabeth Harrower’s The Watch Tower.
When: 6.30pm, Friday 31 August
Where: Immigration Museum
Sarah Krasnostein on My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
Sarah Krasnostein is a law researcher and award-winning author. Delve into one of her favourite novels, The New York Times bestseller My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout in an intimate group setting.
When: 8.30pm, Friday 31 August
Where: Immigration Museum
