Blockbuster events in September
September is a blockbuster month for events! Here are some of the exciting guests we’re hosting over the coming month.
Hetty McKinnon
Hetty McKinnon’s Community was our bestselling cookbook of last year, and we’re delighted to be hosting an event celebrating her newest cookbook: Neighbourhood. McKinnon will be chatting with food activist Rohan Anderson about the inspiration she finds in her own neighbourhood.
When: Tuesday 6 September, 6.30pm.
Where: Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton.
Bookings: Free, but please book here.
Chris Cleave
Drop by our Hawthorn shop to meet visiting British author Chris Cleave. Cleave will discuss his work, including his most recent novel Everyone Brave is Forgiven, with Australian author Gabrielle Williams.
When: Monday 12 September, 6.30pm.
Where: Readings Hawthorn.
Bookings: Free, but please book here.
Robert Forster
In Grant and I, Robert Forster tells the story of the 1980s creative partnership between him and Grant McLennan, providing fans with a fascinating, never-seen-before glimpse backstage with The Go-Betweens. Come along to our St Kilda shop to hear Forster tell stories from the book, and discuss songwriting, music and more with Brian Nankervis.
When: Tuesday 13 September, 7pm – 8.30pm.
Where: Readings St Kilda.
Bookings: Free, but please book here.
Clementine Ford
Writer and social commentator Clementine Ford’s quest to shine a spotlight on urgent feminist topics is unrelenting. Come along to hear Ford discuss her new book with Julia Baird. Part memoir and part polemic, Fight Like a Girl will change the way you see the world.
When: Monday 26 September, 6.30pm.
Where: Melbourne Athenaeum, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Bookings: Tickets are $45 and include a signed copy of Fight Like a Girl. Please book here.
Jimmy Barnes
Come along for a special evening with Australian rock icon Jimmy Barnes as we celebrate the release of his much-anticipated memoir, Working Class Boy. Barnes will tell the story of how his childhood dream to escape the misery of the suburbs was realised through rock’n’roll.
When: Monday 26 September, 8.30pm.
Where: Melbourne Athenaeum, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Bookings: Tickets are $55 and include a signed hardback copy of Working Class Boy. Please book here.
Hannah Kent
We’re excited to get our hands on The Good People – the story of three women brought together by troubling events in 1825 Ireland and Hannah Kent’s follow-up to her breakout debut of 2013, Burial Rites. Kent will discuss the new novel with Readings Monthly editor Elke Power.
When: Tuesday 27 September, 6.30pm.
Where: Readings Hawthorn.
Bookings: Free, but please book here.
Stan Grant AND Richard Flanagan
We are honoured to host this very special evening together with the Melbourne Athenaeum, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the University of Melbourne.
Join us for a fascinating conversation about politics, privilege and Australian culture between two award-winning writers – journalist Stan Grant (Talking to my Country) and author Richard Flanagan (The Narrow Road to the Deep North). Flanagan is the Boisbouvier Founding Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne.
When: Tuesday 27 September, 6.30pm.
Where: Melbourne Athenaeum, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne.
Bookings: Tickets are $30 per person or $25 concession. Proceeds will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Please book here.
Garth Nix
The long-awaited fifth instalment of Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom series is here: Goldenhand takes place six months after the events of Abhorsen (published in 2003) and continues Lirael’s story. We are thrilled to have Nix with us to talk about the series – for one night only.
When: Wednesday 28 September, 6.30pm.
Where: Readings Hawthorn.
Bookings: Tickets are $25 and include a signed copy of Goldenhand. Please book here.
