Please note: This is an online event.

Hoaxed!: Fake News, Beautiful Lies and Ern Malley.

Join Miles Franklin longlisted novelist Stephen Orr and critic Simon Caterson, author of Hoax Nation, to talk literary hoaxes and all things Ern.

The Ern Malley Affair is part of a legacy of literary hoaxes. When the identity of an author is revealed as fake, how do we judge the work left behind? How much does the author matter? And what does a hoax like the Ern Malley Affair reveal about creativity and authenticity, faith and belief, and Australian literary culture?

In his blackly funny new novel, Sincerely, Ethel Malley, Stephen Orr brings Ern and Ethel to vivid life.

This event is online and ticket entry is $5 per person, which is redeemable off purchase of the book when purchasing in store or online from the Readings website. Attendees will be sent a promo code to claim $5 off the price of the book when they book their ticket. This code will be valid until 24 hours after the event has ended. when purchasing in store, simply mention the discount code or show your digital counter to receive the discount.

Please book here.

How to ‘attend’ a virtual event at Readings

This event commences online at 6.30pm using the video conferencing platform Zoom.

To book for this event, you must provide your email address.

To ensure the Zoom event stays private, participants will be emailed a unique zoom link and a password 30 minutes before the event begins on the day of the event. Please check your email.

All bookings for online events will be closed one hour before the event begins.

You do not need to have a Zoom account to join a meeting, but mobile users will need to download the Zoom app for their device. Desktop and laptop users can either download the Zoom application or access the event via their web browser.