13 October 2025

Some of My Favourite Books

| By Canberra Writers Festival
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Join this stellar panel of authors to hear about their latest titles as well as the books that ignited their passion for writing, and those they turn back to time and again for inspiration. Photo: Canberra Writers Festival.

What are some of the books of the 21st Century they want to shout to the rooftops and celebrate?

Trent Dalton (Gravity Let Me Go, Boy Swallows Universe), Heather Rose (A Great Act of Love, Bruny) and Garry Disher (the Peninsula Crimes and Hirsch series) name some of their favourites…and the titles may delight and surprise you.

Hosted by Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh for The Bookshelf this is also a chance to talk about the books put forward by the public in ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Books of the 21st Century.

Bring your notebook and add to your summer reading list!

The details

What: Self on the page: My writing life
When: Saturday 25 October, 1.30pm
Where: Theatre | National Library of Australia
Cost: $28 per person. Tickets available via Canberra Writers Festival.

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