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SUMMARY:Detective Beans by Li Chen
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have Li Chen join us to celebrate the launch of the next installment of everyone’s favourite kitten detective\, Detective Beans and the Map of Mystery!\n\nWhen Captain Scuttlebeard gives Beans a treasure map\, Beans is determined to find the prize at the end. The clues take him all over Cat Town – to places he doesn’t expect! With Biscuits by his side\, and with help from some other familiar faces\, can Beans find the treasure . . . and get home in time to clean up his room?\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/detective-beans-by-li-chen/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260703T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260703T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T034057Z
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SUMMARY:Don’t Forget to Smile by Ariane Beeston
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host the launch of Ariane Beeston’s YA dance novel\, Don’t Forget to Smile.\n\nClara has been dancing since she was three and knows exactly what she wants – a place at the Australian National Ballet School and a career as a principal dancer. Elle\, who accidentally found herself TikTok famous after a #balletfail went viral\, is new to the dance world\, horrified at how racist\, sexist and classist it is\, and thinks ballet needs to grand jete itself into the twenty-first century. Ben\, Elle’s best friend\, just wants to be able to dance en pointe and have his pick of both male and female solos.\n\nAll three want to win the International Ballet Grand Prix at the Sydney Opera House. But when a scandal involving a famous dancer threatens their futures\, the trio must put aside their differences to confront ballet’s damaging traditions – and demand it do better.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.\n\nPlease book here.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/dont-forget-to-smile-by-ariane-beeston/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers,Young Adult
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260709T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260709T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T040454Z
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SUMMARY:Good Intentions by Jessy Wu
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have Dee Salmin host the launch of Jessy Wu’s Good Intentions.\n\nTheir first kiss was not without technical shortcomings. His glasses bumped against the bridge of her nose and her back pressed uncomfortably against the edge of a filing cabinet. But as she inhaled the scent of his aftershave\, Nadia was struck with the kind of certainty that only visits upon twenty-two-year-olds. Somehow she knew that for as long as she lived\, there would never be another kiss as perfect or as profound.\n\nClear-eyed and taut\, Good Intentions announces a blistering new voice in Australian fiction\, asking what it takes to stay true in a world that demands compromise\, and what happens when the person who once saw you most clearly becomes the one who threatens to topple everything you’ve built.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/good-intentions-by-jessy-wu/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260716T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T042802Z
CREATED:20260617T042802Z
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SUMMARY:Ann Liang in conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have the one and only Ann Liang join us to chat about her latest novel\, I Could Give You the Moon.\n\nAnn Liang returns to the world of her acclaimed debut and winner of the Readings Young Adult Prize in 2023\, If You Could See the Sun\, as a picture-perfect influencer teams up with the bad boy after they share a vision of future.\n\nEveryone loves social media-personality\, Chanel Cao – except Ares Yin. But Ares’s brother is missing\, and Chanel’s parents have secretly separated\, and their only hope is each other. When the two meet and share a vision of the future – where Ares’s brother appears\, as Chanel’s house burns to the ground – they are determined to use each other. Ares believes Chanel is the key to finding his brother\, and Chanel believes if Ares falls in love with her\, she’ll save her family house – and her parents’ crumbling marriage. But to do this\, Chanel will have to show Ares the true her.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/ann-liang-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260723T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260723T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T050345Z
CREATED:20260617T050345Z
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SUMMARY:Double Launch: Mikayla Bridge and Bori Cser
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have Vanessa Len host the launch of two new YA fantasy novels\, Of Venom and Vengence by Mikayla Bridge and Mirrorwoven by Bori Cser.\n\nMikayla Bridge is a fantasy author based in Melbourne. Her first novel\, Of Flame and Fury has been Shortlisted for the 2026 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers. Her latest novel is Of Venom and Vengence.\n\nBori Cser is a Hungarian-Australian author of young adult fantasy. Her debut novel\, Mirrorwoven\, is a gorgeous new fantasy romance about a runaway princess and two sisters trying to win her heart.\n\nVanessa Len is an educational editor and internationally bestselling Australian author of the Only a Monster series.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/double-launch-mikayla-bridge-and-bori-cser/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers,Young Adult
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260730T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260730T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T063533Z
CREATED:20260617T063533Z
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SUMMARY:A Fantasy Series: Writing from Our Roots
DESCRIPTION:For the second session in the series\, Writing from Our Roots\, Amie Kaufman will be joined by Tigest Girma and Maithree Wijesekara as they discuss writing fantasy inspired by their culture.\n\nWriting from Our Roots: Although fantasy used to centre European medieval analogues\, we’re now seeing a shift in the market\, with more demand for stories from different cultures. This has brought the most wonderful wave of fantasy inspired by the cultures of the authors writing it. This is a thoughtful discussion on the authors experiences\, the joys of writing about their cultures\, and the barriers they’ve encountered in the market.\n\nTigest Girma is an Ethiopian writer based in Melbourne\, and splits her time between writing and teaching. Passionate about exploring East African characters and myths\, her work weaves Black stories with the dark and fantastical. Her latest book is Eternal Ruin\, the second book in the Immortal Dark series.\n\nMaithree Wijesekara is an Australian-Sri Lankan writer based in Melbourne. Graduating with a Master’s degree in Dentistry\, she splits her time between telling people to please brush their teeth\, and writing stories inspired by the fantastical and the real world. Her latest book is The Witch Without Memory the second book in the Obsidian Throne trilogy.\n\nAmie Kaufman is an Australian author. She has authored New York Times bestselling and internationally bestselling science fiction and fantasy for young adults. Her latest novel is One Knight Stand\, the outrageously funny cosy fantasy YA sequel to medieval romp Lady’s Knight.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/a-fantasy-series-writing-from-our-roots/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260804T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260804T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T064521Z
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SUMMARY:Good Witch by Lucianne Tonti
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host the launch of Lucianne Tonti’s Good Witch.\n\nGood Witch takes us back hundreds of years to the dark times when witch hunts were sweeping Europe and North America. From Salem to England\, Scotland to the northern corners of Norway\, tens of thousands of women were persecuted\, prosecuted and killed. A campaign of disenchantment has sought to disconnect us from the earth – and from each other. But enchantment was never truly lost. Across the globe\, women are reclaiming the skills\, practices and stories that masculine societies have tried so hard to diminish or dismiss. Here\, Tonti shows us how a return to feminine power is what the world desperately needs now\, more than ever.\n\nGood Witch is history and manifesto\, reckoning and celebration. It is a powerful exploration of what was lost. And what can be reclaimed.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/good-witch-by-lucianne-tonti/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260811T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260811T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T070020Z
CREATED:20260617T070020Z
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SUMMARY:The Thread That Binds Us by Helena Potter
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host the launch of Helena Potter’s romantasy\, The Thread That Binds Us.\n\nYiva Ulfrik drinks to forget\, gambles to feel alive\, and lies to herself about the power burning beneath her skin. Magic capable of sundering the boundaries between worlds. A reckless cartographer with a sharp tongue\, she believes staying numb is the only way to survive. When Yiva is claimed by decree and conscripted into a deadly quest\, she is dragged to the Citadel and forced into gruelling training and dangerous trials\, under the tutelage of Aksel Veythar\, an elven warrior of lethal precision.\n\nThis is no call to glory but a descent toward ruin. A mission that will send her through an unstable portal to recover a worlds-altering artifact. Plagued by unanswered questions\, Yiva digs deeper\, uncovering truths that threaten to dismantle a kingdom built on lies. With the Veil stirring and desire burning where it shouldn’t\, survival demands Yiva become what she fears most.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/the-thread-that-binds-us-by-helena-potter/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T071858Z
CREATED:20260617T071858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T071858Z
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SUMMARY:Jane R. Miles in conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have Jane R. Miles join us to discuss her new psychological thriller\, Stay Buried.\n\nAs Cyclone Tracy tears through Darwin\, four girls disappear into the heart of the outback. No tracks. No bodies. No answers.\n\nDecades later\, one returns. She claims to be one of the missing. But is she?\n\nA hidden bunker … a ghost … scratches on a concrete wall … pictures inside a View-Master … and the little girl who understood the darkness better than anyone.\n\nInspired by true events\, Stay Buried is the darkly thrilling tale of secrets unearthed\, the will to survive and a legend that refuses to die.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/jane-r-miles-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260820T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T072009Z
CREATED:20260617T072009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T072009Z
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SUMMARY:Amy de la Force in conversation
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to have Amy de la Force join us to talk about her action-packed romantasy\, A Kiss of Hammer and Flame.\n\nWhen young blacksmith Cahra is commissioned to forge a sword\, she uses her imagination to design its crest. But this symbol unwittingly invokes an age-old prophecy and awakens Hael – an immortal with the power to shape or shatter worlds – sealed away for hundreds of years in a chamber deep in Hael’stromia\, the lost capital at the heart of a civil war between three kingdoms.\n\nNow hunted for the sword\, Cahra must flee with the very stranger who commissioned it. But can she trust the handsome and charming noble\, Terryl? On the run through the darkly magical Wilds\, she is drawn ever closer to Hael\, who visits and beguiles her in dreams. With tyrant kings vying to capture and wield him as a weapon\, she alone stands between Hael and their deadly ambitions.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/amy-de-la-force-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T072736Z
CREATED:20260617T072736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T072736Z
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SUMMARY:Jenny Bloomfield: Australian Ambassador
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to host the launch of Jenny Bloomfield’s Australian Ambassador.\n\nFrom childhood migration to a history-making diplomatic career\, Australian Ambassador traces the remarkable journey of Jenny Bloomfield\, who arrived in Australia from Greece at twelve and\, decades later\, became both the first Greek Australian and the first woman to serve as Australia’s ambassador in Athens. Spanning postings in Iran\, Argentina\, Japan\, Taiwan\, Greece and Eastern Europe\, Jenny’s career unfolded across some of the world’s most complex political landscapes. With her husband and four children by her side\, she navigated crises\, cultural divides and moments of profound connection. In this candid and deeply human memoir\, she opens a rare window into the diplomatic world – its pressures\, its purpose and its quiet acts of courage.\n\nJenny Bloomfield had a distinguished 29-year career as an Australian diplomat and public servant. Since retiring in 2024\, she has published widely on political\, economic and foreign policy issues in Australian and international media\, including the Australian Financial Review\, the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter\, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s The Strategist and Neos Kosmos.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/jenny-bloomfield-australian-ambassador/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260901T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260901T190000
DTSTAMP:20260618T004622Z
CREATED:20260618T004622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260618T004622Z
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SUMMARY:Five Voices by Tamara Moss
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to have Amie Kaufman host the launch of Tamara Moss’s new YA murder mystery\, Five Voices.\n\nFive Voices is the hugely popular podcast founded by five friends – Rosie\, William\, Simone\, Zac\, and Ocean – who debate contentious issues while playing classic board games. Until one night when\, an hour after a huge argument during a recording session of the podcast\, William is found dead. Everyone claims innocence\, but something doesn’t add up … somebody must be lying.\n\nRosie was on the phone with William minutes before he fell to his death from his apartment balcony. He was on the brink of telling her a secret about one of their co-hosts\, and his last words imply they were interrupted by the very person he was about to expose. As Rosie searches for answers\, she realises their world isn’t as black and white as she’d believed\, and that sometimes doing the right thing isn’t as easy as it sounds. Especially when it comes to solving your best friend’s murder.\n\nFree\, but bookings are essential.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/five-voices-by-tamara-moss/
LOCATION:Readings Emporium\, Emporium Melbourne\, Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Writers
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