Aug 10, 2021 | Latest News
With most of the country in and out of lockdown or quarantine, at least we all have books to provide some escapism from our lounge rooms. Stories about other places and other times will take you away when you most need it. Your ongoing support for authors by buying or...
May 12, 2021 | Latest News
Avid Reader is officially The Best Bookstore in the Universe, after winning Australia’s Best Independent Bookshop Award, and now being shortlisted in the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards, alongside two stores in Romania and Portugal. This is no...
Feb 12, 2021 | Latest News
I began the year as I meant to go on, interviewing Trent Dalton in person about his dazzling second book All Our Shimmering Skies. In April, please join me in conversation with Emily Maguire (in person and via zoom) to discuss her new novel Love Objects, and also in...
Nov 18, 2020 | Latest News
Due to unforeseen medical circumstances, I am unable to participate in hosting the following events but I urge you to sign up – I will certainly be zooming in myself! The Lighthouse Anthology is a great new compilation from emerging and unpublished authors which...
Oct 1, 2020 | Latest News
Hard to believe we’re heading towards the end of the year, but here we are. There are some brilliant releases out in the coming weeks, including Trent Dalton’s second novel and the latest Jane Harper. Trent will be our guest at the October Brisbane...
Jul 19, 2020 | Latest News
Our first Brisbane Literary Mafia zoomcast featured Bri Lee with the question WHAT PROJECT SHOULD I WORK ON NEXT? Join Krissy Kneen and I with our second special guest Mirandi Riwoe discussing RESEARCHING HIDDEN HISTORIES on the last Monday of the month, 27 July, and...
