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Blak Bookworms

City of Melbourne Libraries

Event Date: 28 October 2026 06:00 PM to 28 October 2026 07:00 PM *
Event Venue: naarm ngarrgu Library and Family Services
Event link: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/event/blak-bookworms

A book club for mob to read and yarn about books written by First Nations Authors.
Last Wednesday of the month, 6pm to 7pm
Please note this book club is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People only. Email [email protected] with ‘Blak Bookworms’ in the subject line to join the club.
​Dates and reading list for 2026
  • Wednesday 25 February: I Am Nannertgarrook by Tasma Walton
  • Wednesday 25 March: The Rot by Evelyn Araluen
  • Wednesday 29 April: Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin
  • Wednesday 27 May: Not Quite White In The Head: Personal Essays by Melissa Lucashenko
  • Wednesday 24 June: Weaving Us Together by Lay Maloney
  • Wednesday 29 July: Red Dust Running by Anita Heiss
  • Wednesday 26 August: The Pearl of Tagai Town by Lenora Thaker
  • Wednesday 30 September: Redtails In The Sunset: The Untold Story Of The Central Australian Football Club by Darren Moncrieff
  • Wednesday 28 October: A Savage Turn by Luke Patterson
  • Wednesday 25 November: Moonlight And Dust by Jasmin McGaughey

* This event is recurring

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