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Will the tour be stopping near me? Is there a bookshop (that sells new general fiction) near me? Should be the same question.
Some places we’ll just be dropping in to sign books, at no specific time, but there will be a full-on event almost every day – sometimes three in a day.
Confirmed events are in bold. (But those not in bold are almost certain to happen – we’re just finalising details).
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Tue 26/3 (Publication eve) | Brisbane 5:00pm 1 hour writing seminar with Graeme on getting through the blocks Avid Reader bookings here Brisbane: Avid Reader 6pm drinks for 630pm start Bookings (no charge) here WAS SHOWING SOLD OUT…WITH THE RAIN THERE WILL DOUBTLESS BE SOME NO SHOWS: YOU’LL SURELY GET IN… |
| Wed 27/3 (Publication date) | Melbourne: Readings Books, Carlton 6.30pm Bookings (no charge) here SOLD OUT |
| 28/3 Thurs before Easter | Lancefield Red Door Books 6 pm This small town is where we do a lot of our writing. We’ll be doing our best to make it a fun event and support our first regional bookshop on tour. Double Oaks Winery will run the bar: our shout. Antipasto from Lancefield Providore. Pete Walsh – inspiration for The Best of Adam Sharp will play a song or two – Bookings (no charge) here |
| 30/3 Easter Saturday | Castlemaine, Stonemans Books, in-shop signing and chat 11 am |
| 30/3 | Bendigo, Bookish, in-shop signing and chat 1 pm |
| 30/3 | Kyneton, Aesops Attic Bookshop, signing and chat 3 pm Info here |
| Tue 2/4 | Cowes: in-shop signing at 11am and a writing workshop at 1230 Info here |
| 2/4 | Korumburra: Signing at Hare and Tortoise right on 3pm, closing time! |
| 2/4 | Warragul visiting Need2Read at 345pm |
| 2/4 | Traralgon: 6.30pm at the Traralgon Library (34-38 Kay Street, Traralgon Vic 3844) – with Readers’ Emporium bookshop Info here Tickets from Readers Emporium |
| Wed 3/4 | Sale – dropping into Collins Booksellers 930am |
| 3/4 | Lakes Entrance library event 130pm Info here |
| 3/4 | Bairnsdale: late addition – as of this morning. Informal writing seminar at The Book Orchard, Bairnsdale, 4 pm. Free, of course. Just show up. |
| 3/4 | Bairnsdale: Book Orchard and Paperchase Cafe: 530pm Bookings (free) here |
| Thu 4/4 | Merimbula |
| 4/4 | Bega |
| 4/4 | Moruya lunch event at Waterfront Hotel 1pm Bookings here or call Moruya Books 4474 2242 |
| Fri 5/4 | Ulladulla: Shoalhaven Library 1030am in conversation with Meredith Jaffe Bookings here |
| 5/4 | Jervis Bay |
| 5/4 | Nowra |
| 5/4 | Berry |
| 5/4 | Kiama Library 6pm Bookings here |
| Sat 6/4 | Bowral |
| Sat 6/4- Thu 11/4 | Sydney and suburbs |
| Mon 8/4 | Sydney: Four Seasons Hotel luncheon Bookings here |
| 8/4 | Sydney 10am Kinokuniya signing in-store |
| Tues 9/4 | SYDNEY LATE ADDITION! 6pm at Better Read Than Dead, Newtown. Chat, informal talk, signing. THERE WILL BE WINE. Bookings (free) here |
| Wed 10/4 | Wollongong literary lunch 1pm Bookings here |
| 10/4 | Sydney – Randwick 6.30 pm event at Margaret Martin Library in conversation with Catherine Du Peloux Menagé Bookings here |
| 11/4 | Springwood Library event 7pm in conversation with Amy Sambrooke Bookings (free) here |
| Fri 12/4 | Penrith |
| 12/4 | Katoomba |
| 12/4 | Leura |
| Sat 13/4 | Blackheath: 10am chat and signing, Gleebooks |
| 13/4 | Orange City Library Writing seminar with Graeme 2pm – 3.30pm SOLD OUT Bookings here |
| 13/4 | Orange City Library book event with Anne and Graeme 330pm Bookings here |
| Sun 14/4 | Yass – Book event at The Yass Bookstore 11am Bookings (free) here |
| 14/4 | Canberra |
| Mon 15/4 | Canberra: Harry Hartog ANU in conversation with Yenn Purkis from 530pm Bookings here |
| Tue 16/4 | Canberra writing seminar in association with Marion (Canberra Writers) at Ainslie Arts Centre 6-8pm SOLD OUTBookings here |
| Wed 17/4 | Wagga Wagga |
| 17/4 | Albury event 530pm Booktique |
| Thu 18/4 | Beechworth about 10am |
| 18/4 | Bright about 11am |
| 18/4 | Wangaratta: 3.30pm Chat and sign at Booktique |
| 18/4 | Wangaratta event 630pm at Where is My Coffee 1/103 Murphy St Bookings (free) here |
| Fri 19/4 | Ink Bookshop, Mansfield |
| 19/4 | Shepparton – Mooroopna Library 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Bookings tel 1300 374 765 or just turn up! |
| Sat 20/4 | 2pm: Talking writing with an Ice cream: Happy Valley and Piccolino, Collingwood Emerging writers welcome. Just show up and we’ll talk writing – buy a book and Graeme will buy you an ice cream |
| 20/4 | Croydon: event at Littorios Cafe 168 Main St, Croydon, Vic food available from 5 pm, talk at 630pm. Bookings: Collins Booksellers Croydon: Laraine 0409 872 326 |
| Mon 22/4 | Hobart: 8.30 am free informal writing seminar and coffee with Graeme Simsion at Afterword Cafe, Fullers Bookshop 5.30pm evening event at Fullers, details here |
| Tue 23/4 | Devonport Bookshop chat and sign 2-3pm |
| 23/4 | Launceston Evening Event Petrarchs Bookshop 6pm Bookings here |
| 24/4 Anzac Day eve | Eltham Bookshop event 6.30pm and the link is up! Bookings here |
| 24/4 | Northcote 9pm a drink and a chat at Buck Mulligans Bar and Bookshop Buy a book and we’ll buy you a drink and talk writing… |
| 25/4 | Sorrento Writers Festival 25/4 1pm Chapter 1 – Where Ideas Come From: Anne and Graeme with Mark Brandi SOLD OUT 25/4 4pm Michael Earp, Madeleine Gray, Saman Shad and Graeme Simsion with Jaclyn Crupi on romantic fiction Details here |
| 26/4 | Sorrento Writers Festival 3pm Anne Buist, Amanda Hampson and Jennifer Kloester with Fiona Gruber The Golden Age of Detective Stories Info here |
| 27/4-29/4 | Melbourne and environs |
| Mon 29/4 | Geelong |
| Tue 29/4 | Geelong / Waurn Ponds ‘Books in Bars’ 6.30pm Bookings |
| 29/4 | Barwon Heads |
| 29/4 | Ocean Grove signing 2pm Bookgrove |
| 29/4 | Queenscliff |
| 30/4 | Torquay |
| 30/4 | Airey’s Inlet |
| 30/4 | Lorne |
| 30/4 | Warrnambool |
| 30/4 | Port Fairy Blarney’s Bookshop event with wine 5:30 pm details and bookings here |
| Wed 1/5 | Mt Gambier plan to drop into Collins Booksellers at 9am. |
| 1/5 | Adelaide: A Dymocks Books in Bars event at The Howling Owl 6pm-8pm Bookings here |
| Thu 2/5 | Adelaide (morning) |
| Thu 2/5 | Kadina: One More Page: 3pm in-shop signing and chat |
| Fri 3/5 | Port Pirie: 10am sign and talk, Meg’s Bookshop |
| Mon 6/5 | Kalgoorlie: The Book Boutique on Burt, Boulder, in-store signing and chat 3-4pm |
| Tues 7/5 | Esperance: 5pm event at Dear Village bookshop |
| Wed 8/5 | Albany: 6pm Paperbark Bookshop event: In conversation with Leisa Morton at Six Degrees . |
| Thu 9/5 | Perth Dymocks event 630pm Bookings (free) here |
| Fri 10 May | Perth (Mosman Park) 6.30pm Open Book event Bookings here |
| 11- 15 May | Perth, Fremantle and environs |
| Tue 14 May | 10am-1pm Writing seminar, State Library hosted by WA Writers. |
| Fri 17 May | Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival 10.30am. Pre-festival seminar on Getting Unstuck – free Info here |
| Fri 17 May | Margaret River: First up at the iconic Readers and Writers Festival. Info here |
| 19-22 May | Perth – Sydney |
| Wed 22 May | Sydney |
| Thu 23 May | Sydney Writers Festival 1 pm’The Glass House Bookings here |
| Fri 24 May | Sydney |
| Sat 25-May | Erina |
| 25/5 | Tuggerah |
| 25/5 | Umina Beach: we have had to cancel planned event. |
| Sun 26 May | Newcastle |
| 26/5 | Kotara |
| 26/5 | Charleston |
| 26/5 | East Maitland |
| 26/5 | Singleton Library event 3pm Bookings here |
| Mon 27 May | Bookish Breakfast – Maitland Library, East Maitland Branch, 8am Info here |
| 27/5 | Lake Macquarie Toronto Library 1230-1.30pm : Bookings here |
| 27/5 | Salamander Bay Readers Retreat 4pm-5pm Writing Seminar with Graeme 5.30pm-6.30pm Book Talk Bookings for both events here |
| Tue 28-May | Port Macquarie Collins Booksellers in-store event from 1030am Info here |
| 28/5 | Coffs Harbour chat and signing at The Book Warehouse 3.30-4.30pm |
| 28/5 | Grafton Library event 6pm Bookings essential: in person, call the library 66410100 or online Bookings here |
| Wed 29 May – Thu 30 May | Lismore |
| 29-30/5 | Ballina |
| 29-30/5 | Lennox Head |
| 29-30/5 | Byron Bay |
| 29-30/5 | Mullumbimby |
| 29-30/5 | Tweed Heads |
| 29-30/5 | Kingscliff |
| 29-30/5 | Burleigh Heads |
| Thurs 30 May | Gold Coast – Mudgeereeba Bookness 545pm. event SOLD OUT Bookings here |
| 31/5 | N Tamborine, Logan, Ipswich, possibly Toowoomba |
| Sat 1/6 | Brisbane Writers Festival 2.30pm Details here |
| 1/6 – 4/6 | Brisbane |
| 5-13/6 (changed dates) | Melbourne |
| 13 June (or later) | |
| 13 June (or later) | Morayfield |
| 13 June (or later) | Baringa |
| 13 June (or later) | Caloundra |
| 13 June (or later) | Palmwoods |
| 13 June (or later) | Maroochydore |
| 13 June (or later) | Peregian |
| Thu 13 June | Eumundi |
| 13 June | Maleny 5pm at Rosetta Books in conversation with Alex Penhaligon Bookings here including wine |
| Fri 14 June | Noosaville Library Talk 1030-1130am Info here |
| Sat 15 Jun | Cooroy Library, 10am-noon Writing Seminar, link to come |
| Peregian | |
| Mon 17 Jun | Hervey Bay |
| 17/6 | Bundaberg – 530 pm book event at Bundaberg Library with Dymocks |
| Tue 18 Jun | Rockhampton |
| Wed 19 jun | Mackay |
| Thu 20 Jun | Townsville: Mary Who? 530pm for 6pm with drinks and nibbles |
| Fri 21 Jun | Noon: QBD Townsville, in-shop signing |
| Fri 21 Jun | Cairns |
| Sat 22 June | Port Douglas Event at Whileaway Bookshop, 5.30pm-7pm |
| Mon 24 Jun | Atherton |
| Thu 27 Jun | Literary lunch with Wise Words Bookshop 1230pm Moree Town and Country Club RSVP 02-6752-2213 |
| Fri 28 Jun (or maybe 27) | Armidale |
| 28/6 | Tamworth |
| Sat 29/6 | Dubbo |
| 29/6 | Mudgee: 2pm signing at The Book Nest – note change from 3pm |
| 29/6 | Bathurst Library event in conversation with Kay Nankervis, 530pm Info here |
| Sun 30 Jun | Gooloogong Log Cabin lunch 12:30pm Bookings here |
| Mon 1 July | Griffith Library event 530pm |
| Tue 2 July | Mary Martin Books Melbourne mystery night Info here SOLD OUT |
| 3-5 July | Melbourne |
| Fri 5-Jul | Echuca 4pm Graeme doing a writing seminar; 7pm book event Echuca Library Info here |
| 6/7 | Swan Hill |
| 6/7 | Mildura, Collins Booksellers, in-shop event 3pm Details here |
| Sun 7/7 | Broken Hil Bookshop signing 11am l |
| Min 8/7 | Adelaide |
| Tue 9/7 | Adelaide Burnside Library event 630pm Info here |
| Thu 11/7 | / Mparntwe / Alice Springs 4pm-5pm signing at Red Kangaroo Books |
| 11 – 16/7 | Darwin |
| 15/7 | Event, The Bookshop, Darwin 5.00pm to 7.00pm |
| 17/7 | Port Elliot South Seas Books and Trading, signing at noon |
| 18/7 | Horsham Redrock Books signing 130pm |
| 19/7 | Hamilton |
| 19/7 | Port Fairy |
| Sat 20/7 | Aireys Inlet |
| Sun 21/7 | Melbourne |
| Mon 22/7 | Ballarat, 6pm Old Colonists’ Club Bookings here |
| Tue 23/7 | Geelong Library 3pm-5pm free writing seminar Info here |
| Tue 23/7 | Geelong Library Anne and Graeme in conversation 5:30pm Info here |
| Wed 24/7 | Bentleigh, Vic. Benn’s Books 430pm signing and chat |
| Thu 8 August | Broome, WA. Signing at Kimberly Books morning.details to come |
| Sun 18 Aug | Meeniyan, Vic Noon signing at A Nice Stack of Books |
| Fri 30 Aug | Brisbane, Victoria Point Library 10-11am Info here (free event) |
| Fri 30 Aug | Kawana, Qld. Afternoon. The final bookshop visit QBD, Kawana |