Upcoming events
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Victoria Purman: The Marriage Trap at Gisborne Library
Date: 12 May
Location: Gisborne Library
Time: 11am-12pm
Embracing a new freedom in 1960s Australia: the pill, rebellion, shorter skirts, and the Beatles.
Meet bestselling author Victoria Purman, touring her new novel, The Marriage Trap, the story of a mother and her two daughters. A charming but pointed look at the tumultuous, extraordinary decade of the 1960s, the effects of the pill, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women, as alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles, they embrace freedom...
Victoria will be in conversation with Cecile Shanahan.
Book sales and signings available.
Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author.
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Victoria Purman: The Marriage Trap at Kangaroo Flat Library
Date: 12 May
Location: Kangaroo Flat Library
Time: 2pm-3pm
Embracing a new freedom in 1960s Australia: the pill, rebellion, shorter skirts, and the Beatles.
Meet bestselling author Victoria Purman, touring her new novel, The Marriage Trap, the story of a mother and her two daughters. A charming but pointed look at the tumultuous, extraordinary decade of the 1960s, the effects of the pill, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women, as alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles, they embrace freedom...
Victoria will be in conversation with Cecile Shanahan.
Book sales and signings available.
Victoria Purman is an Australian top ten and USA Today bestselling fiction author.
Past events
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The Story Society presents Sarah Bailey
Thurs 2 April, 2026
Cecile Shanahan talks to Sarah Bailey about her new novel Click.
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Clunes Book Town Festival Workshop
Sat 21 March 2026
Cecile Shanahan is joined by Alison Barton (The Suburban Review), Ailsa Wild (Kids’ Own Publishing) and Emily Hart (Pink Shorts Press) to explore the world of Small Press and Self Publishing.
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Stella DAY OUT: Bendigo
Friday, 13 March 2026
Stella's first regional event for 2026...Longlisted authors, Dr Debra Dank (in conversation with Cecile Shanahan) and Lucy Nelson (in conversation with Cate Kennedy).
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The Story Society presents No One is Safe
March 14 2026
Ellie Marney and Amy Doak in conversation about Ellie’s first adult fiction - a thriller called No One is Safe.
Hosted by Cecile Shanahan for The Story Society.
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The Story Society presents Kate Mildenhall
Nov 8 2025
The Urban Cellar Bendigo
Kate Mildenhall discusses her new novel The Hiding Place with Cecile Shanahan.
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Rachael Johns - The Lucky Sisters tour
8 Nov: Woodend Library - 10am
Rachael Johns talks with Cecile Shanahan.
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8 Nov: Kangaroo Flat Library - 2pm
Rachael Johns in conversation with Cecile Shanahan.
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Chris Hammer - Legacy
Wed Oct 22 at Bendigo Trades Hall, 6.30pm
Chris Hammer in conversation with Cecile Shanahan about his latest novel Legacy.
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Natasha Lester in conversation
2 May 2025
Natasha Lester talks to Cecile Shanahan about her new novel ‘The Mademoiselle Alliance’.