Join us with Robyn Ferrell to celebrate the release of Private Language. Robyn will be joined by Professor Gail Weiss.

Join us with Erina Reddan to celebrate the release of Deep in the Forest. Erina will be in-conversation with Sarah MacDonald.

Other Worlds maps the crosscurrents of speculative and science fiction, slipstream, utopias, dystopias, and fantasy, and muses on their roots in the age-old human impulse to imagine new worlds. Meeting on the first Tuesday of each month.

Focusing on translated fiction from around the world!

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and crime and thriller author. Join us to hear Benjamin talk about his latest book.

Join us with Jacqui Clarke to celebrate the release of Stop Worrying About Money. Jacqui will be joined by Ben Braysich, National Director, Commonwealth Private.

Celebrate the end of the weird queer year that’s been with your chosen fam, at a churchy service of sorts complete with story, song and the odd spontaneous sermon.

Join us with Esther Anatolitis to celebrate the release of Meanjin Vol 82, No 4: Summer. Esther will be joined by Glen, McPherson, Tina Huang, Em Meller and Daniel Nour.

Join us with Amy Suiter Clarke to celebrate the release of Lay Your Body Down. Amy will be joined by Dinuka McKenzie.

Join us for a glass of bubbly and an enlightening afternoon as Neil Lithgow interviews renowned author Paul Rushworth-Brown!

Better Read's classics book club is an ode to Jane Austen and other timeless authors. Each month we will discuss a different classic novel and what it is about them that makes us swoon! Meeting on the second Tuesday of each month.

Join us with Lynne Johnson to celebrate the release of The Bait Trap. Lynne will be in-conversation with Peter Schell.

The Better Reader Book Club reads a little bit of everything, from new releases and contemporary fiction to lesser known classics, short story collections, crime fiction and science fiction. Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month.

Female characters are often labelled "unlikable" or "problematic," purely for being three-dimensional. Here, we dissect books with female characters deemed difficult at their centre. Meeting on the third Wednesday of each month.

Join us with NJ Batty and Julz Janzen, collectively known as Therapeutic Discomfort, to celebrate the release of Hotel Lobby Stories!

Join us for our annual Members VIP Night. We will also be launching an exhibition of the 12 Artist Series pieces featured on our bookmarks, tote bags and reading guides.

Join us with Julia Baird to celebrate the release of Bright Shining. Julia will be in-conversation with Sarah Macdonald.

Join us for the launch of this debut collection of poetry by Christine Shamista, in conversation with the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner, Shankari Chandran.