Katherine Kovacic & Rob McDonald Brunswick Bound

Brunwsick Bound 361 Sydney Rd,, Brunswick, Vic, Australia

Join Sister in Crime Katherine Kovacic in conversation with Brother in Law RWR McDonald at Brunswick Bound bookstore on Tuesday August 13, 7-8pm. There's a lot of love between these two writing buddies, so this is sure to be a fun night! Katherine Kovacic (Painting In the Shadows) and Rob McDonald (The Nancys) will be in discussion about their books, their ...

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$5

Open invitation to Melbourne book launch: The Collaborator by Diane Armstrong

Melbourne Jewish Holocaust Centre 13 – 15 Selwyn St.,, Elsternwick, Vic, Australia

Sydney-based Sisters in Crime, Diane Armstrong, is a child Holocaust survivor who was born in Poland in 1939 and arrived in Australia in 1948. An award-winning journalist and bestselling author, she has written six books. Her family memoir Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations was short-listed for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction as well ...

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$10

Open Invitation: Ashley Kalagian Blunt in conversation re My Name is Revenge

Readings Hawthorn 701 Glenferrie Rd, Hawtthorn, VIC, Australia

Hear Toni Jordan and Ashley Kalagian Blunt in conversation about Kalagian Blunt’s new book, My Name is Revenge, a collection of fiction and essays related to the Armenian genocide and its connections to Australia. These include the 1980 assassination of a Turkish consul-general in Sydney, a crime that remains unsolved to this day, and an attempted ...

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Free

Open invitation: author event with A M Stuart

Jeffrey’s Books 140 Glenferrie Rd.,, Malvern, Vic, Australia

A.M. Stuart will be talking about her new book, Singapore Sapphire: A Harriet Gordon Mystery, Wednesday 28 August, 6.30 pm at Jeffrey’s Books, 140 Glenferrie Rd., Malvern. Harriet Gordon stumbles into a murderous web of stolen gems and cutthroat thieves as she runs from her tragic past in an enthralling new historical mystery series set ...

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Free

Alison Knight: Author talk, Mentone Public Library, Melbourne

Mentone Public Library 36 Florence Street, Mentone (rear), Vic, Australia

Born in Manchester, Alison Knight was educated at both Birmingham University (undergraduate degree in English) and Manchester University (postgraduate degree on Henry James).Since 1983, she has been based in Melbourne, immersing herself in the Peridot Theatre from 2007 and from 2016 at the Melbourne Writers’ After working as an English teacher, she moved into active involvement with community ...

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Enjoy a sundowner with Queen of Crime Val McDermid

Tompkins on Swan Function Centre Dunkley Avenue, Alfred Cove, Perth, WA, Australia

Val will be in conversation with acclaimed West Australian author Dervla McTiernan, followed by Q&A from the audience, book sales and book signing. VENUE Tompkins on Swan Function Centre Dunkley Avenue, Alfred Cove, Perth 6154 DATE & TIME On Thursday 5 September 2019 at 6:30pm COST $22 per person  - price includes author in conversation, ...

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$22

Open invitation to Sydney book launch: The Collaborator by Diane Armstrong

Sydney Jewish Museum 148 Darlinghurst Rd.,, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia

Sydney-based Sisters in Crime, Diane Armstrong, is a child Holocaust survivor who was born in Poland in 1939 and arrived in Australia in 1948. An award-winning journalist and bestselling author, she has written six books. Her family memoir Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations was short-listed for the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction as well as for ...

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Free

Open invitation: A.M. Stuart on Singapore Sapphire: A Harriet Gordon Mystery

Williamstown Library 104 Ferguson St.,, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

A.M. Stuart will be talking about her new book, Singapore Sapphire: A Harriet Gordon Mystery, Wednesday Wednesday 11 September, 6.30 pm, at Williamstown Library, 104 Ferguson St., Williamstown. Harriet Gordon stumbles into a murderous web of stolen gems and cutthroat thieves as she runs from her tragic past in an enthralling new historical mystery series set in ...

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Free

Author encounter: Sarah Thornton@Geelong Library

Geelong Library and Heritage Centre 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong, VIC, Australia

Everyone is welcome to hear Sarah Thornton talk about her debut crime novel, Lapse, to Sister in Crime national co-convenor, Tara Mitchell. In Lapse, high-flying city lawyer Clementine Jones ends up living like a hermit in small-town Katinga, coaching the local footy club, after a momentary lapse brought her world crashing down. She’s supposed to be lying ...

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Free

Open Invitation: Launch of Dorothy Johnston’s, Gerard Hardy’s Misfortune

Uniting Church - The Bay Room 85 Hesse Street, Queenscliff, Vic, Australia

Everyone is invited to join author (and long-time Sisters in Crime member) Dorothy Johnston for the launch of the third in her sea-change mystery series, Gerard Hardy’s Misfortune, to The Bookshop at Queenscliff. Janey Runci, Vice President of the Henry Handel Richardson Society, will do the honours. In Gerard Hardy’s Misfortune, local senior constable, Chris ...

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