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February 2026
Book Launch – Vampire Squid by Prema Arasu
Vampire Squid by Prema Arasu Prema will be launching her new book, Vampire Squid at Forrest Hall, UWA hosted by Fremantle Press. Vampire Squid is a unique voice and perspective in science-based literature, perfect for readers with an interest in poetry, deep-sea creatures and research, and science fiction. https://fremantlepress.com.au/2026/01/28/where-science-meets-poetry-launching-vampire-squid-by-prema-arasu/?srsltid=AfmBOooF7NgeXgzesXIjsnL0Mv4_gH_qiQv0k9bMJbenpauZcom1_zoh
Find out more »March 2026
Meet The Author – Prema Arasu
The Book of Sea Monsters by Prema Arasu I've been discussing doing an event of some sort with Perma for some time now, but we were never quite able to get things synchronised until now. But I'm very pleased that we will be having Prema as our guest for our first meet the author event this year. Prema has two new books out at the moment, The Book of Sea Monsters which is a fascinating exploration and comparative work on…
Find out more »April 2026
Book Launch – Juliette Marillier – The Hidden Way
The Hidden Way, Juliet Marillier's sequel to The Amber Owl, completing the Heartwood duology. Come meet up with Juliet as she and Stefen chat about sequels, mythology and magic. There will be an audience Q&A and a short signing session at the end. We'll have copies of both books available on the day.
Find out more »Stefen’s Bookclub – April
Bird Deity by John Morrissey This is actually a book that I wrote a professional review for late last year. While I was preparing my notes for that review I got to thinking how much I would like to discuss it with the book club crew, so now that it's available in stores, here we are. It's an interesting take on the exploitation of an exo planet, with new technologies a new alien species but some very familiar colonial attitudes.…
Find out more »June 2026
Stefen’s Bookclub & Author Event – June 2026
A Forest, Darkly by A G Slatter We've done quite a lot of science fiction recently and I thought it might be fun for the book club to read something a bit different. A G Slatter is probably my favourite Australian gothic fantasy writer, and we've sold a lot of her various books over the years. On the surface this looks like one of a number of ‘witch in the forest’ retellings which promise something original but often devolve to…
Find out more »Meet the Author – Cameron Sullivan
The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan At our next Meet the Author event of 2026, Stefen will be chatting to WA author Cameron Sullivan about his debut novel The Red Winter and its gory and magical reimagining of the hunt for the beast of Gévaudan. History, mythology, magic and madness, Stefen and Cameron will be tearing into it all. There will also be an audience Q&A and a signing session to follow. We'll have copies of The Red Winter available…
Find out more »July 2026
Book Launch – A G Charlton
Empty Nest by A G Charlton Our friend and local indie author A G Charlton is getting ready to launch the third book in his Tomes of Ascension series, Empty Nest. Join us and find out what is in store for our plucky young heroine Syline in an adventure that, according to the author, takes us into darker places than the first two books. There will also be an audience Q&A and a signing session at the end. We'll also…
Find out more »August 2026
Stefen’s Bookclub – August 2026
The Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings I don't know if two books makes a trend but this will be the second book I've set for the book club that could be called Gothic. Unlike the last one this is set in a version of modern-day Australian suburbia, or at least that far edge of urban sprawl that is starting to encroach on towns that have previously been thought of as isolated. Like all the towns you encounter in stories like this,…
Find out more »September 2026
Meet the Author – Holly Craig
Find Me by Holly Craig I’ve commented a few times on how often horror or Gothic elements show up in recent Australian crime, so I’m very pleased to have another opportunity to talk about it with a local writer. Holly Craig and I will be chatting about her new book Find Me, a tense missing person thriller which takes the reader into the Tasmanian wilderness, to an eerie region with a bad reputation for missing hikers and a terrifying secret.…
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Bookclub – October 2026
Sea of Rust by C Robert Cargill This is an apocalypse novel with a bit of a twist because you don't have to wonder whether or not people will survive because everybody's dead. That doesn't mean the world is empty however because what it is populated by is city-running artificial intelligences and robots. It makes for an unusual cast of characters, with some interesting motivations. The idea of robots exterminating humanity, or at least trying to, is a familiar one…
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