Literary Events
coming up at muse
From Sunday Salons, to Long Table Lunches, book launches, and in-conversations, our literary event program is a real page-turner! Join us for lively discussion and get up close and personal with Australia’s leading literary talent.
Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of an event. You can purchase tickets online or in person at Muse. We do not sell or reserve tickets over the phone. You do not need to print your ticket as we will have a record of the name your ticket(s) was purchased under.
Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available for purchase when you arrive and check-in. Hot drinks are not available.
We understand that plans can change unexpectedly, however, please note that tickets purchased for events are non-refundable but are transferrable to another event.
For independent authors wishing to hire the bookshop for a book launch / in conversation event, please visit our Functions page for hire fees and catering options.
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We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
What makes Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait unique? And what is it like to be a Torres Strait Islander in contemporary Australia? Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia, compiled by poet and author Samantha Faulkner, showcases the distinct identity of Torres Strait Islanders through their diverse voices and journeys.
Our May pick for Translations Book Club is Belgian author Stefan Hertmans’ enthralling work of historical imagination, War and Turpentine (trans: David McKay).
Sport plays a huge part in Australian life and lore. Novelists Karen Viggers and Inga Simpson have taken on the topic in recent works Sidelines and Willowman. Join them and see how sporting words can be spellbinding off the field and on the page.
In May, we dive into Bundjalung author Sharlene Allsopp’s futuristic take on Australian history, The Great Undoing.
Four relatively new mums reflect on the meaning of motherhood and parenting today, and dig into the significance of a day to honour mothers. Join queer and feminist writer Gemma Killen, human rights legal policy officer Angharad Lodwick, author and editor Zoya Patel, and chair, Australia Institute Anne Kantor Fellow Research Manager Dr Alice Grundy.
Event image photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash
Innovative and involving, My Brilliant Sister is an utterly convincing (and hilarious) portrait of Miles Franklin and a moving, nuanced exploration of the balance women still have to strike between careers and family lives. Meet author Amy Brown in conversation with Canberra Writers Festival Artistic Director Beejay Silcox.
The Sweet and Sour Hour of Power: We’re thrilled to welcome back Chopsticks or Fork's Jennifer Wong to Muse with her new stand-up show!
Amid our epidemics of loneliness, anxiety and depression, and the impacts of entrenched poverty and ubiquitous technology, Australia's leading social psychologist Hugh Mackay examines society today, and asks timely and urgent questions about its future in The Way We Are. In conversation with Sally Pryor.
Australia's modern transformation as revealed through the life of an extraordinary woman: Monte Punshon. In this imaginative biography, Tessa Morris-Suzuki brings to life a woman who was unafraid to be, and who accepted, willingly, the price of her liberation. In conversation with Frank Bongiorno.
In Climate Clangers, Dr Jennifer Rayner makes the case for better ways to gauge the health of our clean economy, track real progress on cutting carbon pollution, and account for the gains from immediate, decisive measures.