Upcoming literary events in Sydney

[lizabelle]

Are you wondering where to get your literary fix now that the Sydney Writers' Festival is over for another year? Never fear; there are loads of events to choose from, and I've listed as many as I could find below.

I did this last year as part of my post-writers' festival comedown and it seemed fairly popular; I may even try to keep the list updated this time.

Upcoming literary events in Sydney:

08 June: Paul McGeough talks about his book, Infernal Triangle at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

09 June: Samantha Brett and Donna Sozio at Dymocks George St, 6 pm. Info here.

09 June: Dominic Smith talks about his book, The Bright and Distant Shores at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

09 June: Betty Churcher and her Notebooks at Berkelouw Mona Vale, 6.30 pm. More info here.

10 June: Launch: Sex, Genes and Rock and Roll by Robert Brooks at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

14 June: Nick Dyrenfurth and Frank Bongiorno on the Australian Labor Party at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

18 June: Launch: Reflections by Eileen Jones at Gleebooks; arrive 3.30 pm for 4 pm. Details and bookings here.

19 June: Emily Eyefinger party at Shearers Bookshop, 11 am. Info and booking here.

19 June: Launch: amphora by joanne burns at Gleebooks; arrive 3.30 pm for 4 pm. Details and bookings here.

20 June: Michael Kirby at Dymocks George St, 12 pm. Info here.

21 June: There Goes the Neighbourhood: Michael Wesley on Australia and the rise of Asia at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

22 June: Malcom Knox in conversation about his new book, The Life, at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

22 June: Andrew Fowler: The Most Dangerous Man in the World at Mosman Library, 7 pm. Book via Pages & Pages; info here.

23 June: Les Murray (the football one, not the poet) at Dymocks George St, 12.30 pm. Info here.

23 June: Louise Hawson's 52 Suburbs at Berkelouw Mona Vale, 6.30 pm. More info here.

25 June: Kylie Chan is in-store at Galaxy Books, 12 pm. Note: Galaxy has moved - now located above Abbey's at 131 York Street.

25 June: Launch: Where to Go for a Seven-Year Cycle by Lyn Drummond at Gleebooks; arrive 3.30 pm for 4 pm. Details and bookings here.

26 June: The Sunday Book Club discusses The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht at Gleebooks; arrive 3.30 pm for 4 pm. Details and bookings here.

29 June: Reading to your baby at Shearers Bookshop, 10.30 am. Info and booking here.

29 June: Tim Bonyhady discusses his book, Good Living Street, at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

29 June: Jane Clifton at Mosman Library, 7 pm. Book via Pages & Pages; info here.

29 June: Marion Grasby: Recipes and Stories from a Hungry Cook at Shearers Bookshop, 7.30 pm. Info and booking here.

30 June: Launch: The Boundary by Nicole Watson at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

05 July: Niromi de Soyza, author of Tamil Tigress, in conversation at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

06 July: Stephen Gray on his book, The Protectors, at Gleebooks; arrive 6 pm for 6.30 pm. Details and bookings here.

06 July: John Dickie: Blood Brotherhoods at Shearers Bookshop, 7.30 pm. Info and booking here.

13 July: When Genres Attack 2: PM Newton, Sophie Hamley, Kirsten Tranter, Mardi McConnochie and Georgia Blain discuss literary awards, heroes, heroines and genre at Shearers Bookshop. Info and booking here.

18 July: Lunch with Jeffrey Deaver at The Four Seasons Hotel, 12.30 pm. Info and bookings here.

20 July: Lindsay Tanner at Mosman Libary, 6.30 pm. Book via Pages & Pages; info here.

27 July: Jessica Rowe: Love Wisdom Motherhood at Shearers Bookshop, 10.30 am. Info and booking here.

27 July: Nicholas Hasluck: Dismissal at Shearers Bookshop, 7.30 pm. Info and booking here.


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