Elvis & Me Launch: Gillian Wills in conversation with Mostyn Bramley-Moore
Thu, 29 Oct
|Better Read Than Dead
Join author Gillian Wills in conversation with artist Mostyn Bramley-Moore for an evening discussion celebrating the release of 'Elvis & Me'. There will also be a performance by saxophonist Michael Duke!
Time & Location
29 Oct 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
About The Event
About The Book:
What begins as an impulsive horse purchase becomes a profound journey of reinvention in Elvis and Me, the deeply moving new memoir by acclaimed musician, educator and arts writer Gillian Wills.
Elvis was supposed to be a quiet beginner’s horse. Instead, he arrived underweight, emotionally damaged, saddle-phobic and dangerously unpredictable. Gillian, a former Dean of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts and one of Australia’s most respected classical music voices, had never owned a horse before.
As an empty nester navigating major personal and professional change, she found herself drawn to the difficult ex-racehorse in ways she could not fully explain.
“I was supposed to help Elvis, but instead he led me on an unexpected trail of self-discovery,” says Wills. “I learned to like myself. I realised I didn't have to prove to the world I was worthy.”
Set against the backdrop of semi-rural Queensland,…
Tickets
General Admission
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
General Admission + Book
$43.99
+$1.10 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00