12.30pm
Lunch with Alice Zaslavsky
Over a delicious two-course meal prepared from her hit book Salad for Days, the host of ABC TV’s ‘A Bite To Eat with Alice’ will share her passion for healthy, seasonal, flavourful meals and her mission to educate everyone on the joy and power of cooking for health and connection. With Kerrie O’Brien.

7.30pm
Craig Silvey’s Diabolical Genius
From Rhubarb to Jasper Jones, Honeybee to Runt—and its new, blockbuster sequel—Craig Silvey will share how he crafts genre-defying stories for his devoted readers, why he prefers being unshackled by category and convention, and where he sees his diabolical career taking him next. With Jason Steger.

7.30pm (bar from 6.30)
Bob Brown Remains Defiant
Former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown casts an unflinching eye on the forces that have shaped him and the reasons why he’ll never stop fighting. Bob’s new book, Defiance, traverses his early days leading local environmental campaigns, to the national stage and Federal Parliament, all the while fighting for issues that matter. With Sophie Black.

7.30pm (bar from 6.30)
Omar El Akkad’s One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
Egyptian-American journalist Omar El Akkad’s new book has been described by Richard Flanagan as ‘a howl from the heart of our age.’ Exploring recent global flashpoints, including Black Lives Matter, the Gulf War, and the genocide in Gaza, Omar’s book is a call for accountability and clarity, and a courageous examination of what it means to live in societies that have strayed so far from the values they claim to uphold. With Antoinette Lattouf.

7.30pm (bar from 6.30)
Better Off Said: Eulogies for the Living and Dead
At one time or another, we all find there was something we wish we’d said aloud, someone out there in the world waiting to hear an important message, a piece of history we feel our voice could have improved. Better Off Said offers the opportunity to find closure and sing truth from the rooftops before it’s too late. Four guests will speak to the phrase ‘The words I wish I’d said’, and a special guest will deliver a Living Eulogy to someone or something still of this earth, to celebrate the best in our lives while we're here to hear it. From members of the team behind international literary phenomenon Women of Letters, Better Off Said is a spoken-word art salon celebrating words, stories, and human experiences. Created by Marieke Hardy and Emilie Zoey Baker and featuring Antoinette Lattouf, Hannie Rayson, Brian Nankervis, Shokoofeh Azar, and more.

2.45pm (bar from 2)
The Beach House Years with Brian Nankervis
Inspired by Brian Nankervis’s own experiences and ‘classic’ beach house anecdotes,The Beach House Years is the fictional story of a ‘Seahaven’, a beach house. Seahaven shimmers in the heat, looking across grass, scrub and sea. The house faces north and is shaped like a Vita Brits box. Four rooms, louvered windows, concrete paths and a swing. This funny, heartfelt story of the beach house covers forty years of family life.