May 2016
Q & A with Local Author, Dorothy Johnston
We are delighted to host Dorothy Johnston for our FIRST EVER Event at The Book Bird. Join us for a Q & A with Dorothy and learn more about her latest Novel 'Through a Camel's Eye' - the first in her new 'Sea Change' mystery series set in Queenscliff. This is a free event and we would love to see you there - Bookings Essential - RSVP to info@thebookbird.com.au. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Yum.
Find out more »November 2016
Book Launch: Circle of Amber
Join local author, Jura Reilly, in launching her new novel about three generations of Lithuanian women, Circle of Amber, with stories, signings & bubbly! RSVP: Weds. 9 Nov. 2016 0458 312 789 (author) or 5224 1438 (BookBird) or E: info@thebookbird.com.au Circle of Amber, ISBN 978-0-9953868-0-8, RRP $20
Find out more »Local Author Showcase: Mark Smith & Jock Serong
Join us to hear Mark Smith and Jock Serong in conversation. Both Mark and Jock hail from our beautiful coastal regions. "The Road to Winter" is Mark Smith's first novel and what a cracking first novel it is. A John Marsden-esque apocalyptic tale of survival, honour, friendship and love set on the Surf Coast. A virus has wiped out the town but Finn has kept himself alive and out of the way from the violent gang controlling the North. He…
Find out more »August 2017
Love Your Bookshop Day
Love Your Bookshop Day is an Australia-wide celebration of the wonderful book lovers who support independent bookshops.
Find out more »May 2019
Harry Saddler Author Talk
The Book Bird invites you to a talk by Harry Saddler, author of The Eastern Curlew. You’ve probably seen this gorgeous blue gem in store: a pocket-sized introduction to an extraordinary creature. As Harry describes, the Eastern Curlew ‘is not a famous bird, but I think you should know about it.’ Why? Well, you’ll have to come find out… Bird lovers, conservationists, environmentalists, and anyone with a green bone in their body or a feather in their cap (so to…
Find out more »July 2019
Winter Poetry Evening
Join us at The Book Bird for an after-hours winter warmer... Enjoy a piping hot cup of mulled wine and spiced apple cakes while listening to some of the best contemporary poetry from around Victoria. After closing on Friday 26 July, The Book Bird will be transformed into a book-lined lounge room where guests can relax and soak up verse by Emma Lew, David McCooey, Brendan Ryan, and Heather Cameron. Think candles and fairy-lights, the scent of oranges and cinnamon,…
Find out more »September 2019
Indigenous Voices Showcase
Magabala Books is Australia’s leading Indigenous publishing house, located in the pearling town of Broome in far north Western Australia. Established in 1990, Magabala Books is the proud publisher of award-winning Indigenous writers such as Bruce Pascoe and Sally Morgan alongside emerging storytellers and artists. Magabala’s ongoing vision is to restore, preserve and maintain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. The Book Bird is excited to be hosting a panel discussion between Magabala Books publisher and author Rachel Bin Salleh…
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