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Events at Readings

See what’s on at Readings and join us for literary events across Melbourne.

In conversation
Tuesday 4 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

It’s not raining, but it is an event celebrating the art of cats and dogs!

Launch
Wednesday 5 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Join us to celebrate the launch of Fiona Hardy's Unbury the Dead

In conversation
Tuesday 1 April, 6.00pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053

Join us to hear Kate Grenville in conversation as she discusses her new book Unsettled

In conversation
Tuesday 10 June, 6.15pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053

Join us to hear Natasha Mitchell in conversation with Linda Jaivin and Sheila Fitzpatrick

Upcoming Events

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3 March – 9 March
In conversation
Tuesday 4 March, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa in conversation

In conversation
Tuesday 4 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Cats and Dogs

In conversation
Tuesday 4 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Sheila Fitzpatrick in conversation

In conversation
Wednesday 5 March, 12.15pm
Readings St Kilda

Patricia Wolf in conversation

Launch
Wednesday 5 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Book Launch: Unbury the Dead

Kids & YA
Thursday 6 March, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Ange Crawford in conversation

In conversation
Thursday 6 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Diana Reid in conversation

In conversation
Friday 7 March, 6.00pm
Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton

How Australian Democracy Works

Kids & YA
Saturday 8 March, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

The Big Backyard Plan by Kirsten Ealand and Laura Stitzel

Kids & YA
Sunday 9 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

10 March – 16 March
Launch
Tuesday 11 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Someone Like Me by Clem Bastow and Jo Case

Launch
Tuesday 11 March, 6.00pm
ANAM at Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Book Launch: The Buried Life by Andrea Goldsmith

Launch
Wednesday 12 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Shift by Irma Gold

Launch
Wednesday 12 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

By Her Hand by Marion Taffe

In conversation
Thursday 13 March, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

Sarah Grynberg in conversation

Launch
Thursday 13 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Thrill of It by Mandy Beaumont

Launch
Thursday 13 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Sonya Voumard in conversation

Kids & YA
Sunday 16 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

Kids & YA
Sunday 16 March, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

Skippy Blackfeet by Rebecca Fraser

17 March – 23 March
In conversation
Monday 17 March, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Guy Mirabella in conversation

Poetry
Tuesday 18 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Lamb by Barry Hill

Special
Tuesday 18 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Calling all self-published authors

Launch
Wednesday 19 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Scenes Seen by Jim Daly

Poetry
Thursday 20 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Essence by Thuy On

In conversation
Thursday 20 March, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Greta Bradman in conversation

Kids & YA
Sunday 23 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

24 March – 30 March
In conversation
Tuesday 25 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Hamish McDonald in conversation

In conversation
Tuesday 25 March, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Alison Pouliot: Funga Obscura

Launch
Wednesday 26 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Meanjin launch: Autumn 2025

Launch
Thursday 27 March, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

First Name Second Name by Steve MinOn

Launch
Friday 28 March, 8.00pm
Readings Carlton

Dressed in Black by Lisa MacKinney

Kids & YA
Sunday 30 March, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

31 March – 6 April
In conversation
Tuesday 1 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Helly Raichura in conversation

In conversation
Tuesday 1 April, 6.00pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053

Kate Grenville in conversation

Launch
Wednesday 2 April, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara

Launch
Thursday 3 April, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Laura by Anthony Conabere

Launch
Thursday 3 April, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

Elegy, Southwest by Madeleine Watts

Launch
Thursday 3 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson

In conversation
Thursday 3 April, 6.15pm
Lido Cinemas. 675 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn

Ash London in conversation

Launch
Thursday 3 April, 6.30pm
Readings State Library

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective by Kelly Gardiner and Sharmini Kumar

Kids & YA
Saturday 5 April, 4.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

Kip of the Karoo by Emma Gourlay

Kids & YA
Sunday 6 April, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

7 April – 13 April
Kids & YA
Monday 7 April, 4.30pm
Readings Hawthorn

Calling all scientists

Launch
Monday 7 April, 6.00pm
Readings St Kilda

I Am Nannertgarrook by Tasma Walton

In conversation
Tuesday 8 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Jane Caro in conversation

Poetry
Wednesday 9 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Southsightedness by Gregory Day

Launch
Thursday 10 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

The Drop Off by David Stavanger

Kids & YA
Sunday 13 April, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids with Angie Cui

14 April – 20 April
Launch
Wednesday 16 April, 6.00pm
The Thin Red Line Room, Jimmy Watson's, 333 Lygon St, Carlton

Under the Same Moon by Peter Mitchell

Kids & YA
Sunday 20 April, 10.30am
Readings Kids

Storytime at Kids

21 April – 27 April
Kids & YA
Saturday 26 April, 2.00pm
Readings Kids

Big Trouble with an Old Fart by Lachlann Carter and Douglas Holgate

28 April – 4 May
In conversation
Monday 28 April, 6.30pm
Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton

Dervla McTiernan in conversation

Launch
Tuesday 29 April, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Desire Paths by Megan Clement

Launch
Thursday 1 May, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena

5 May – 11 May
Launch
Thursday 8 May, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Chinese Parents Don’t Say I Love You by Candice Chung

12 May – 18 May
Launch
Tuesday 13 May, 6.00pm
Readings Emporium

We’re Not Us Without You by Christine Keighery

Launch
Wednesday 14 May, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Nightingale by Laura Elvery

In conversation
Thursday 15 May, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Kumi Taguchi in conversation

26 May – 1 June
Kids & YA
Thursday 29 May, 6.00pm
Readings Kids

True South by Gisela Ervin-Ward

2 June – 8 June
Launch
Wednesday 4 June, 6.00pm
Readings Hawthorn

An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister

Launch
Thursday 5 June, 6.00pm
Readings Carlton

Our New Gods by Thomas Vowles

9 June – 15 June
In conversation
Tuesday 10 June, 6.15pm
Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053

Linda Jaivin and Sheila Fitzpatrick in conversation

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