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In It Tastes Better, Kylie Kwong has created over 100 recipes inspired by fresh, seasonal and sustainably produced food, including Salad of Poached Squid with Pickled Cucumber and an irresistible Pavlova. Embarking on a journey around Australia to meet the people behind the sustainable produce she is so passionate about, Kylie learns about the care they take to produce food that literally tastes better. By sharing her simple, vibrant recipes, Kylie shows that you don't need exotic ingredients to create magical dishes – just fresh, flavoursome food that has been produced in the most beneficial way for us and the planet.

Kylie Kwong is well known as the proprietor of the celebrated Billy Kwong restaurant in inner-city Sydney. Kylie is also the author of four other books, Recipes and Stories, Heart and Soul, Simple Chinese Cooking and My China, and presenter of three television series.

Join Kylie for a special event featuring some of her delicious recipes.

John Marsden is Australia's best-selling author for teenagers. John Marsden was born in Victoria and as a child went to many different primary schools.For seven years he attended The King's School Parramatta, and from there went on to the University of Sydney. Embarking on a teaching career, he also became more and more interested in writing, and in 1987 succeeded in getting his first book, So Much to Tell You, published. John's interest in education has never waned. In 1998 he bought the Tye Estate, 850 acres of natural bush, on the northern edge of Melbourne. For eight years he ran enormously popular writers' courses and camps, before starting his own school there, Candlebark, in 2006.

Tomorrow, When The War Began and its subsequent sequels are one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed series of novels aimed at young readers in Australian literature history. Join us for this special screening of Tomorrow When the War began followed by a Q&A session and book signing with John Marsden.

Everybody’s favourite mouse is turning 20!!

For two decades, Maisy’s adventures have entertained and brought joy to many children, and now you can come and celebrate Maisy’s birthday with her!

Dymocks will be having the ultimate Maisy Birthday Party, and we’d love you to come along with your friends – we’ll have birthday games, activities and storytelling, and of course – you can meet Maisy in person!

Everybody’s favourite mouse is turning 20!!

For two decades, Maisy’s adventures have entertained and brought joy to many children, and now you can come and celebrate Maisy’s birthday with her!

Dymocks will be having the ultimate Maisy Birthday Party, and we’d love you to come along with your friends – we’ll have birthday games, activities and storytelling, and of course – you can meet Maisy in person!

Join us for the Australian launch of award-winning editor Amanda Pillar’s latest anthology, Grant’s Pass, co-edited with Jennifer Brozek.

"When the end of the world comes, meet me in Grants Pass, Oregon."

So writes Kayley Allard in her online journal, innocent of the fact that the end of the world is indeed coming. Within months, 99% of the world population is dead or dying, victim to a confluence of various pandemics and natural disasters, as well to the accompanying civil unrest. But as civilization crumbles, many recall Kayley’s journal entry, and thus a new urban myth arises: a final oasis of humanity in a dead world, a safe refuge from the Apocalypse. And so, from all corners of the globe, the tattered remnants of humanity begin to make their way towards Grants Pass...

‘Grants Pass is a remarkable, disturbing, and worthwhile read, and one that is likely to stay with the reader for some time to come.’HorrorScope

“When I was young I was pretty much afraid of everything..."

These are Jessica’s words, taken from True Spirit. In it she details the extensive preparation she and her team made for the big voyage, her journey and the battles she fought along the way – against sleep deprivation, gale-force winds mountainous seas and the solitude most of us can only imagine. When she sailed back into Sydney Harbour on 15 May 2010, after 210 days at sea, she was cheered in by a huge crowd that included Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. To many, Jessica was our newest hero. She disagreed, saying she wasn’t a hero, “just an ordinary girl who had a dream and worked hard at it and proved that anything is possible”. This is her story.

Meet Jessica and get your book signed!

“When I was young I was pretty much afraid of everything..."

These are Jessica’s words, taken from True Spirit. In it she details the extensive preparation she and her team made for the big voyage, her journey and the battles she fought along the way – against sleep deprivation, gale-force winds mountainous seas and the solitude most of us can only imagine. When she sailed back into Sydney Harbour on 15 May 2010, after 210 days at sea, she was cheered in by a huge crowd that included Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. To many, Jessica was our newest hero. She disagreed, saying she wasn’t a hero, “just an ordinary girl who had a dream and worked hard at it and proved that anything is possible”. This is her story.

Meet Jessica and get your book signed!

Whether it's playing footy, hamming it up on television, or being a family man, one thing's for sure - Shane Crawford will give it his all.

Meet Shane and get your copy of "That's What I'm Talking About" signed.

Tony Park and his wife Nicola spend six months of every year travelling in southern Africa where Tony researches and writes his books. The Delta is his latest novel, set amidst the stunning scenery of Africa it is a tale of environmental action, civil war, and love and betrayal.

Born in NSW Tony has worked as a newspaper reporter in Australia and England, a government press secretary, a public relations consultant, and a freelance writer. He is also a major in the Australian Army Reserve and served six months in Afghanistan in 2002 as the public affairs officer for the Australian ground forces. Tony also has two non fiction books including War Dogs, in collaboration with Shane Bryant a former Australian Army dog trainer working in Afghanistan.

Sharing some of his many fascinating stories, Tony will also be available to sign books after dinner.

ADHD to the Power of Three is a compelling and poignant tale of a mother's triumph over adversity as her children's condition threatens to derail her family. It is also a story of hope for anyone who's ever felt that 'life is just too hard'.

Carolyn Angelin's story is of a mother's journey, which takes her to the depths of despair and, ultimately, a major meltdown as her family struggles to deal with raising three identical boys through the highs and lows of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In amongst the daily battles however, Carolyn's story includes love, warmth and humour and a determination to keep her family happy and together.

Author of Magic Wars – an exciting adventure series for young adult readers.

Andy Griffiths is one of Australia's funniest and most successful writers.

His books have sold over 4 million copies worldwide, featured on the New York Times bestseller lists and have won over 40 Australian children’s choice awards.

You can meet Andy as he presents his new book ‘The Very Bad Book’

Eleanor Levine left Ireland seventy years ago with little more than a suitcase and her mother's handwritten recipe book. Now, a lifetime later, she's returning from New York with hard won wisdom and memories of her own. A renowned psychoanalyst, Eleanor knows there's one final journey she has to make...

Cathy Kelly is a No. 1 bestselling author in Australia. Born in Belfast, Cathy studied journalism and went to work at the Sunday World, Ireland's biggest tabloid Sunday newspaper, where she started in news but went on to become a feature writer, agony aunt, film critic and columnist.

Her debut novel, Woman to Woman, went straight in to the Irish bestseller list and stayed there for eight weeks. Once in a Lifetime, her eleventh novel published in paperback in September 2009 went to No 1 within days of its release. Her books are international bestsellers in the UK and Europe, Australia and New Zealand.