Step back in time to visit the grandest bookshop in the world! This Love Your Bookshop Day, Dymocks Melbourne will transform into Cole’s Book Arcade, right on part of the original site.

I’ll be your guide to the Palace of Intellect on this all-ages tour that explores Melbourne history through photos, colourful displays, and the very stones beneath your feet. And don’t forget to bring me your books to sign afterwards!

Secure your spot here!

Join me for a puzzling afternoon and a history chat! Come for cupcakes and stay to get your books signed. This is a casual drop-in event, so don’t worry if you can’t come at 2 on the dot. Can you solve tangrams - the traditional Chinese puzzle?

Free event, RSVPs appreciated via the Mary Martin website.

Join Amelia Mellor, the award-winning author of The Grandest Bookshop in the World and The Bookseller’s Apprentice, to celebrate the release of The Lost Book of Magic. The high stakes finale in the middle grade series will have you staying up well past your bedtime to discover how the story ends!

Tickets free, places limited. Get them here!

Tune in to 774 ABC Melbourne: Victorian Afternoons at 1pm, when I’ll be discussing E.W. Cole and Melbourne history with Trevor Chappell.

Join us for a screening of this fascinating documentary about the bulldozing of Melbourne’s historic architecture, and stay for my Q&A with film-maker Gus Berger and author Robyn Annear.

Book tickets here!

Learn how to glean interesting and lively details from non-fiction sources and imbue your writing with magic and history from its inception! A fun, hour-long workshop for fiction writers of all genres.

Book now - places are limited!

North-Eastern suburbs: come and meet me at Eltham’s Grandest Bookshop! We'll play with story structure, share afternoon tea, and have a little reading from The Bookseller’s Apprentice!

ELTHAMbookshop
10 Arthur Street Eltham
3-4pm Sunday 27 August 2023

The entry charge of $25.00 includes a paperback copy of my books, or a $12 gift voucher and afternoon tea.

Book via

(03) 9439 8700 or https://elthambookshop.com.au/c/our-author-events

I'll see you there!

Grab your tickets to my session at the Williamstown Literary Festival now! On the afternoon of Sunday the 18th of June, I'll be chatting with author Irma Gold about the history and phenomenal success of The Grandest Bookshop in the World and the rest of the trilogy.

And be sure to check out the rest of the ‘Willy Lit Fest’ program. There's something for everyone - even a mid-winter swim!

Discover new sources of inspiration, learn to make your novel or memoir richer, and get savvy about protecting your IP and business interests in this comprehensive workshop.

Don’t forget to bring something to write with, and a unique item to write about in the Creative Springboard exercise. Book here! 

Tickets are on sale now for the Sydney Writers’ Festival!

On Sunday the 28th of May, I'll be joining Katrina Nannestad (author of ‘We Are Wolves’ and ‘Rabbit, Angel, Soldier, Thief’) at Carriageworks to discuss historical fiction for primary-aged readers.

Book this event now and save up to 15% when you book multiple events.

See you soon, Sydney!

Play my Christmas Treasure Hunt and get your books signed! Catch me at Mary Martin Bookshop, Southgate Shopping Centre, Southbank, Melbourne.

This Saturday afternoon, when you play my Christmas Treasure Hunt, you can also say hello to its creator (moi!) and have your books signed! Catch me at Mary Martin Bookshop, Southgate Shopping Centre, Southbank, Melbourne.

The Little Bookroom presents The Bookseller’s Apprentice!

Join me on Sunday afternoon to draw, solve puzzles and get your books signed at the North Fitzroy Library. The Little Bookroom is the wonderful children’s bookshop behind this event and they will have The Grandest Bookshop in the World and The Bookseller’s Apprentice available for purchase.

It’s going to be a great day of family fun and there will be lots of other events for kids of all ages, too. Register here!

The Bookseller’s Apprentice will be available in all good Australian bookshops from Tuesday the 27th of September! Order it from your local indie bookshop now, or via Booktopia here.