Past Events

Dr Hillary Caldwell will be in conversation with Beejay Silcox on her new book Slutdom: Reclaiming shame-free sexuality, an argument for a world without sexual shame.

Andra Putnis will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on her compelling debut book, Stories My Grandmothers Didn't Tell Me: Two women's journeys from war-torn Europe to a new life in Australia

Canberra author Kaaron Warren will be in conversation with Daniel O'Malley on her new book, The Under History, a dark and magnificently inventive novel about the lengths a lone woman will go to protect her home, and the family history it hides within its walls.

Nick Bryant will be in conversation with Mark Kenny on his new book The Forever War, which tells the story of how America’s political polarisation is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled past.

Award-winning historian Iain McCalman will be In Conversation with Danielle Clode on his latest book John Büsst : Bohemian Artist and Saviour of Reef and Rainforest (NewSouth Publishing)- A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner.

ennifer Rayner will be in conversation with John Uhr on her new book Climate Clangers The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action

Bruce Pascoe and Lyn Harwood will be in conversation with Bill Gammage on their new book, Black Duck . A Year at Yumburra , a personal reflection on life, Country and the consequences of Dark Emu through six seasons on Bruce Pascoe’s farm.

Richell Prize winner Susannah Begbie will be in conversation with best selling author Karen Viggers on her unforgettable debut novel The Deed (Hachette Australia), exploring the messy, sometimes volatile, complications that only the best and worst of family can bring.

Miles Franklin award-winning author Shankari Chandran will be in conversation with Karen Viggers on her new novel Safe Haven.

Hugh Mackay will be in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on his new book, The Way We Are. Lessons from a lifetime of listening, in which Australia's leading social psychologist examines our society today and asks timely and urgent questions about its future