Events
Brigid Lowry on Living Graciously
More than just a book, A Time of Living Graciously: Reflections on Growing Older is a celebration of life’s rich tapestry, woven with threads of loving kindness and wisdom.
Brigid Lowry’s witty insights into ageing gracefully and gratefully are like a warm embrace.
From navigating the quirks of ageing joints to pondering life's mysteries, Brigid reminds us to approach life with grace and gratitude.
Whether you're facing the occasional stumble or pondering the mysteries of existence, let this collection be your companion.
A Time of Living Graciously features philosophy cut through with humour, and the confessional tone invites contemplation with gentle suggestions to reset one’s life in a kinder way.
Author Conversation - Marcia van Zeller
Marcia Van Zeller is a Perth-based Author, Journalist and Academic. Born in Canada, Marcia van Zeller arrived in Perth in the 1980s to embark on her career in journalism and professional writing. She has worked as a features writer and sub-editor for The West Australian, in PR positions for a huge range of organisations and format (print and online), and spent the past 12 years as a sessional academic at Curtin University, teaching units in Professional Writing and Publishing.
After many years spent composing words to the specifications of others, Marcia decided she had a
story or two of her own to tell. She wrote and selfpublished her first novel, a historical fiction titled The Capes, as part of her PhD thesis through Curtin University’s School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry.
Author Conversation - Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Join us to discuss the new psychological thriller praised by Claudia Karvan for its 'chilling authenticity'. Like, Follow, Die explores the impossible choice a mother is forced to make after her son is drawn to the darkest corners of the internet.
About the author: Ashley Kalagian Blunt writes to expose the myriad ways our technology makes us vulnerable. She is the number-one bestselling author of Dark Mode, a psychological thriller published in multiple territories and languages.Dark Mode was shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year, and was voted number 20 in the Better Reading Top 100. Her most recent crime novels exploring the dangers of contemporary technology are Cold Truth, which was shortlisted for the 2025 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, and Like, Follow, Die.
Author Conversation - Libby Iriks
Libby Iriks is an author and developmental editor who writes about women who yearn for acceptance and belonging, and the men who see their true value and worth. Her debut novel, Home to the Heart Country, was published by HQ Fiction in December 2025.
About the book:
Home to the Heart Country is a rural romance novel about a woman with severe social anxiety who heads to a small town in WA’s Southwest after receiving an unexpected inheritance. Exploring themes of belonging and connection, it’s a heartwarming and emotional journey of self-discovery that will give hope to those who feel alone.
Plug in! An Electrifying Book Launch with Saul Griffith
Join us for a special in-conversation event with ‘Rewiring Australia’s Dr Saul Griffith’, award-winning engineer, inventor and bestselling author of The Big Switch, as he launches his powerful new handbook: Plug In!: The Electrification Handbook.
NOVEMBER EVENT
Saturday 22 November 2:00pm - 3:30pm Tickets $5
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