There are ghost stories for adults, poetry slams and book launches, pizza and pyjama reading parties and panel discussions. Volunteers will be reading in the Dymocks George Street store windows and there’s a picnic (with free books!) at Barangaroo with Hachette publishers.
Australia Reads and Sydney Opera House present The Magic of Storytelling, a free digital event creating a brand new story *live*. Hosted by author and comedian Peter Helliar, there’s a stellar line up of best-selling children’s authors, including Sally Rippin.
Australian Reading Hour launches at Parliament House with authors Rick Morton and Anne Brinsden joining Graham Perrett MP, Anne Webster MP and Parliamentary Friends. They’ll discuss the importance they place on growing up as readers in regional Australia.
Australia Reads and Vision Australia bring you Representation Matters, an inspiring discussion about the visibility of disability in books and stories. Hear from Paralympian, 3x World Champ Surfer, World Champ cyclist and author Matt Formston, author, musician and advocate Eliza Hull, and award-winning poet Andy Jackson.
Choose from a diverse and rich program of events at australiareads.org.au.
Australian Reading Hour Ambassador and lawyer-turned-crime-writer Dervla McTiernan says, “It’s wonderful for readers and writers to have a special day to celebrate what we love. I think too about the people who have wandered away from books over the years, and just need a reminder of what they’ve been missing and a way back in. Australian Reading Hour can be that reminder.”
