Events | Boffins Books

Book Launch: The Prospect by Fleur McDonald
State Library of Western Australia

Boffins Books is delighted to be the bookseller for the launch of Fleur McDonald's new novel The Prospect, hosted by Writing WA.

24 Apr

The Montegiallo School of Swearing - Andrew HC McDonald
State Library of Western Australia

Boffins Books is delighted to be the bookseller for the launch of The Montegiallo School of Swearing by Andrew HC McDonald.

05 May

Stan Grant: Murriyang
Perth Town Hall

Boffins Books is delighted to partner with The Lane Bookshop, The City of Perth Library and Writing WA to host Stan Grant on Murriyang.

14 May

The Art of Timekeeping: Crafting a Watch from Start to Finish with Rebecca Struthers
State Library of Western Australia

Boffins Books is excited to be the bookseller at The Master Clock and Watchmakers of WA event hosting Rebecca Struthers, a multi award winning designer, watchmaker and historian in WA.

08 Jul

Chris Ferrie on Cosmic Bullsh*t
State Library of Western Australia

Boffins Books and Writing WA are delighted to present Chris Ferrie on the launch of his latest book, Cosmic Bullsh*t.

Mon 10th March
An Evening with Graham Norton

Wed 5th March
Refugia with Elfie Shiosaki

Wed 5th March
"The 'Pause in Perth" - Talking Hormones with Louise Newson

Tue 4th February
An Evening with Gabor Mate: The Myth of Normal

Sun 2nd February
The holy and the broken: Ittay Flescher in conversation with Tess Woods

Mon 25th November
Cheek Live With Hannah Ferguson

Sun 17th November
Young Reader's Day Out 2024

Mon 11th November
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK Live with Mark Manson

Sun 10th November
An Evening With Dolly Alderton

Sat 9th November
Astrofest 2024

Thu 7th November
WiTWA TECH [+] Conference 2024

Tue 5th November
William Dalrymple - How Ancient India Transformed the World

Mon 4th November
Rory Stewart: Politics on the Edge

Wed 30th October
Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions by Clare Wright

Sun 27th October
Dragon Guest Handbook by Jeanette Stampone & Novia Heroanto

Sat 26th October
Scribblers Family Festival 2024 26-27 October

Wed 23rd October
Scribblers 2024 Festival Schools Program 23-25, & 28 October

Fri 11th October
SOLD OUT Tim Winton In Conversation on Juice

Tue 24th September
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy with Briony Stewart.

Thu 12th September
WIMWA Summit 2024 (12&13 September)

Sat 7th September
Tools Timber & Techniques 2024

Thu 29th August
WES Talk with Dr Norman Swan

Wed 14th August
Professor Joseph Stiglitz - Is Australia Getting Its Fair Share From Gas?

Sun 16th June
Kaz and Jude's Menopausal Night Out

Fri 7th June
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2024

Thu 6th June
Fremantle Press presents the Great Big Book Club: The Skeleton House, winner of the Fogarty Literary Award 2023

Tue 21st May
In Conversation with Hugh Mackay on The Way We Are

Thu 9th May
Operation Hurricane with Paul Grace

Sun 21st April
Book Launch: Michael (Mick) Malone OAM on ''Two Ranks on the Road: 35 Years of Australian Special Forces Service"

Mon 11th March
An Evening With Nigella Lawson In conversation with Matt Preston

Fri 23rd February
Perth Festival Writers Weekend Fri 23 to Sun 25 February 2024

Thu 22nd February
Powerful Stories & Contested Histories with Shankari Chandran in Conversation

Sat 17th February
An Evening With Fran Lebowitz

Wed 7th February
Perth Launch: Stories That Want To be Told

Tue 30th January
Book Launch: Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr

Sun 26th November
Young Reader's Day Out

Thu 23rd November
Christos Tsiolkas on 'The In Between'

Tue 21st November
An Evening With Paul Bangay: A Life In Garden Design

Tue 21st November
SOLD OUT Julia Baird in conversation on 'Bright Shining'

Thu 16th November
Charlotte Wood on 'Stone Yard Devotional'

Wed 15th November
Ngalang Koort Conversations: A.C. Grayling

Wed 15th November
Writing Freedom: Behrouz Boochani In Conversation

Thu 9th November
WiTWA TECH [+] Conference 2023

Sat 28th October
Scribblers Family Festival 28-29 October

Fri 27th October
Scribblers 2023 Festival Schools Program 25-27, & 30 October

Sat 14th October
Tools Timber and Techniques 2023

Tue 26th September
AWESOME Festival 2023

Thu 21st September
WIMWA 2023 | Festival of Ideas

Tue 19th September
Holly Craig in Conversation with Barry Divola

Thu 24th August
Local Author Talk: Sara Foster

Wed 9th August
An Evening with Joel Selwood

Wed 2nd August
CANCELLED In Conversation with Kate Toon on Six Figures in School Hours

Mon 17th July
SOLD OUT In Conversation with Anna Funder on Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life

Fri 30th June
Concert Celebrating The Life & Art of Kathleen O'Connor

Fri 23rd June
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2023

Fri 9th June
In Conversation with Brendan Ritchie on Eta Draconis

Wed 26th April
Real life characters in The Silk Merchant's Son

Fri 3rd February
An Evening With David Sedaris

Fri 3rd February
A Conversation with Louise Helfgott on Thistledown Seed

Mon 30th January
YOTAM OTTOLENGHI Flavour of Life

Wed 30th November
Rachael Johns on 'The Work Wives

Wed 23rd November
CANCELLED In Conversation with Ash Barty on 'My Dream Time'

Thu 10th November
Book Launch: 'A Perth Camera' by Richard Offen

Thu 10th November
Author Talk: Alan Carter

Thu 3rd November
In Conversation with Richard Fidler on 'The Book of Roads & Kingdoms'

Sat 29th October
Astrofest 2022

Thu 27th October
In Conversation with Jennifer Robinson on 'How Many More Women?'

Sat 22nd October
Tools Timber & Techniques 2022

Mon 10th October
An Evening with Grace Tame on 'The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner'

Thu 6th October
In Conversation with Shaun Micallef on 'Tripping Over Myself'

Thu 29th September
In Conversation with Professor Fiona Wood on 'Under Her Skin'

Fri 23rd September
WIMWA 2022

Thu 22nd September
An Evening With Dr Norman Swan: 'So You Want to Live Younger Longer'

Sat 17th September
Quantum Words Perth 17 - 18 September 2022

Sat 17th September
Scribblers Festival Family Weekend 17 - 18 September 2022

Tue 13th September
Scribblers Festival Schools Program 13 – 16 September 2022

Fri 19th August
Book Launch: 'The Brink' by Holden Sheppard

Tue 2nd August
Robert Drewe on 'Nimblefoot'

Fri 29th July
In-conversation with Geraldine Brooks on 'Horse'

Sat 16th July
Let's Break a World Record! with The Carbon Almanac

Sat 18th June
Disrupted Festival of Ideas Sat 18 – Sun 19 June 2022

Fri 17th June
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2021

Tue 26th April
In Conversation with Hannah Gadbsy: Ten Steps to Nanette

Sat 13th November
Astrofest 2021

Thu 4th November
WiTWA Tech [+] Conference 2021

Thu 2nd September
CANCELLED An Evening With Dr Norman Swan: 'So You Think You Know What's Good For You?'

Sat 29th May
Scribblers Festival 2021

Thu 20th May
In Conversation with Jonica Newby on 'Beyond Climate Grief'

Sat 17th April
Tools Timber & Techniques Weekend 2021

Thu 15th April
Story Time at Boffins

Thu 8th April
Story Time at Boffins

Sat 20th February
Perth Festival Literature & Ideas 2021 Pop-Up Bookshop

Thu 18th February
Alexander Thorpe on 'Death Leaves the Station'

Fri 11th December
A Night In With Sir Michael Parkinson: Like Father, Like Son

Tue 1st December
An Evening in with Stephen Fry: Troy

Wed 18th November
An Evening in with Michael J Fox: No Time Like the Future

Fri 13th November
Lady Anne Glenconner Livestream Direct from the UK

Wed 11th November
Margaret Atwood: 'Dearly', The Poetry Collection of a Lifetime

Fri 30th October
Book Launch 'Home Time: Beyond the Weaving (Book Two)' by Campbell Whyte'

Fri 30th October
WiTWA [+] Virtual Conference 2020

Wed 21st October
Jimmy Barnes in conversation on Killing Time

Sun 4th October
In Conversation with Craig Silvey on 'Honeybee'

Thu 1st October
Setting Books on Fire: Tips & Tricks for Aspiring Writers

Tue 29th September
Richard Flanagan: The Living Sea of Waking Dreams

Tue 29th September
2020 AWESOME International Arts Festival

Fri 11th September
WIMWA Summit 2020

Sat 5th September
Tools Timber & Techniques Weekend 2020

Fri 7th August
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2019

Thu 23rd July
Julia Gillard in conversation on Women and Leadership

Wed 11th March
Peter Grose on 'Ten Rogues'

Sat 29th February
Official Bookseller: Astrofest 2020

Sat 22nd February
Perth Festival Literature & Ideas 2020 Pop-Up Bookshop

Thu 30th January
Get Lit Book Club: Tony Birch, The White Girl

Wed 4th December
Archie Roach 'Tell Me Why' in conversation with Gina Williams SOLD OUT

Sat 16th November
Meet Nic Naitanui: Little Nic's Big Day Book Signing

Fri 8th November
Quantum Words Perth

Tue 29th October
Tom McKendrick and Elliot Langdon on 'Built Perth'.

Thu 24th October
WiTWA[+] 2019 Conference

Wed 23rd October
AIM WA Annual Leadership Summit

Tue 15th October
In Conversation with Holden Sheppard on 'Invisible Boys'

Sat 12th October
Australasian Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health 2019 Conference

Wed 9th October
Mythological Mazes and the Power of Storytelling

Wed 2nd October
Our Natural Landscape – West Australian Wildflowers

Sun 29th September
What On Earth Open Day

Fri 27th September
WIMWA Summit 2019

Thu 26th September
APACS/SPAWA National Conference 2019

Mon 23rd September
Katherine Trebeck on 'The Economics of Arrival'.

Thu 19th September
Margaret Atwood: Live On Screen 'The Testaments'

Thu 19th September
Dr Nikki Stamp on 'Pretty Unhealthy'

Thu 19th September
Australian Reading Hour with Dervla McTiernan and David Whish-Wilson

Sat 3rd August
WA Wood Show & WA Craft Show

Tue 23rd July
Martin Seligman in Perth

Sun 21st July
One Small Step! Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

Wed 17th July
STEMulating Young Boffins Brains!

Sat 13th July
Boffins' Tales in the City - Storytime - Animal Friends

Tue 9th July
Boffins' Tales in the City - Storytime - All Australian

Sat 6th July
Boffins' Tales in the City - Storytime - NAIDOC Week

Tue 25th June
State of Social 2019

Fri 21st June
In-store signing with Nick Bruining on Don't Panic: Age The Way You Want, Where You Want

Fri 7th June
Australian Women's Leadership Symposium 2019 Perth

Mon 29th April
In-conversation with Sarah Maddison and Colleen Hayward on 'The Colonial Fantasy'

Mon 15th April
Meet The Author - Adrian Hayes on 'One Man's Climb'

Wed 10th April
Natasha Stott Despoja On Violence

Thu 14th March
Tom Peters on The Excellence Dividend

Mon 11th March
Anne Summers in Conversation

Sat 23rd February
Perth Festival Writers Week 2019 Pop-Up Bookshop

Tue 29th January
SOLD OUT Michael Mosley on The Fast 800 SOLD OUT

Tue 22nd January
Perth Festival Writers Week, Out and About with Will Yeoman and Natasha Lester

Tue 4th December
Bob Brown & Paul Thomas on 'Green Nomads Wild Places'

Wed 28th November
Germaine Greer: On Rape

Tue 27th November
Official Bookseller: The Conversation Starter: The State of our Planet

Fri 23rd November
Annabel Crabb on 'Special Guest'

Mon 19th November
Official Bookseller: Griffith Review Book Launch, featuring Holden Sheppard

Fri 9th November
Breakfast with Frauke Bolten-Boshammer on 'A Diamond in the Dust'

Thu 8th November
Kerry O'Brien on 'A Memoir'

Tue 6th November
Chris Ferrie on Baby University

Sat 3rd November
Literary Afternoon Tea with Amanda Curtin

Fri 12th October
SOLD OUT Leigh Sales on 'Any Ordinary Day'

Sun 30th September
"What, a Tool" Mundaring Arts Centre Open Day

Thu 27th September
Gillian Triggs on 'Speaking Up'

Thu 27th September
The Business Book Club: Richard de Crespigny on 'Fly!'

Sat 22nd September
Literary Afternoon Tea with Liz Byrski

Fri 14th September
Official Bookseller: WIMWA 10th Annual Summit

Thu 13th September
Taryn Brumfitt on 'Embrace Yourself'

Thu 30th August
Richard Offen on 'Lost Perth'

Thu 2nd August
The Founder Talks With Emma Isaacs - Winging It

Sat 28th July
SOLD OUT Literary Afternoon Tea with Natasha Lester

Tue 19th June
SOLD OUT An Evening With Dr Michael Mosley on The Clever Guts Diet

Thu 31st May
Official Bookseller: Peter Greste - an interview with Victoria Laurie

Wed 30th May
Gregory Smith on Out of the Forest

Fri 25th May
Official Bookseller: The Adventure Travel Film Festival 2018

Tue 15th May
Nikki Stamp on Can You Die of a Broken Heart

Thu 10th May
An Evening With Bec Judd

Tue 24th April
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: "Paging Doctor Rose, a Journey Through ANZAC Medical History"

Thu 19th April
Liz Byrski and Jodie Moffat Discuss Women of a Certain Age

Tue 17th April
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: "The Last Peach" School Holiday Activities

Sat 14th April
Literary Afternoon Tea with Dervla McTiernan

Sat 14th April
Official Bookseller: Tools, Timbers & Techniques Perth

Wed 11th April
Mark McKenna on Moment of Truth: History and Australia's Future

Tue 10th April
Book Launch: The Art of Persuasion by Susan Midalia

Tue 27th March
Official Bookseller: North Korea's Missile Stand-off: Prepare For War

Sat 24th March
Official Bookseller: Astrofest 2018

Fri 9th March
The Minimalists – Less is Now

Sun 4th March
Book Launch: 'If I Tell You' by Alicia Tuckerman

Fri 2nd March
The Business Book Club: Mike Edmonds - Truth. Growth. Repeat.

Tue 20th February
Christine Milne and Fiona Stanley Discuss 'An Activist Life'

Mon 19th February
Perth Festival Writers Week 2018 Pop-Up Bookshop

Thu 15th February
Jeff Apter on 'High Voltage'

Sat 3rd February
Book Launch: Lintang and The Forbidden Island by Tamara Moss

Sun 10th December
In Conversation with Dave Graney on Workshy: My Life as a Bludge

Sun 10th December
Meet Steve Smith: The Journey Book Signing (ONLY PERTH APPEARANCE!)

Wed 29th November
Fay Zwicky: Her Life and Work

Tue 14th November
Book Launch: Maggie's Recipe for Life by Maggie Beer with Ralph Martins

Fri 10th November
Meet Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Man Book Signing

Wed 8th November
Michael Smith on Voyage of the Southern Sun

Wed 8th November
Cherie Barber on Renovating For Profit

Wed 8th November
Meet Joel Creasey – Thirsty: Confessions of a Fame Whore Book Signing

Mon 30th October
Dinner: Trading Plates with Matt Moran

Mon 30th October
In Conversation with Gareth Evans on Incorrigible Optimist: A Political Memoir

Sun 29th October
Voyage of the Southern Sun - Documentary Special Screening

Sat 28th October
Cornersmith Cookbook: Salads & Pickles Hands on Workshop

Thu 26th October
An Evening with Nick Riewoldt #2

Wed 25th October
SOLD OUT An Evening with Nick Riewoldt

Tue 24th October
A Life of Crime with Dave Warner

Thu 19th October
2017 Miles Franklin Literary Winner Josephine Wilson on Extinctions

Thu 12th October
Charles R. Wolfe on Seeing the Better City

Thu 5th October
FULLY BOOKED Charlie Veron on A Life Underwater

Thu 5th October
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: "Life in Space with Alex the Astronaut" School Holiday Activities

Thu 28th September
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: "Hiring all Architects" School Holiday Activities

Fri 22nd September
Book Launch: Home Time by Campbell Whyte

Tue 12th September
SOLD OUT - In Conversation with Quarterly Essayist, Benjamin Law on Moral Panic 101: Equality, Acceptance and the Safe Schools Scandal

Fri 8th September
SOLD OUT - Breakfast with A. C. Grayling – Democracy and its Crisis

Thu 7th September
SOLD OUT - A. C. Grayling on Democracy and its Crisis

Mon 4th September
FULLY BOOKED - Book Launch: Escape From the Sun by Eugene Schlusser

Fri 1st September
Book Signing: The Legend From Bruce Rock by Glen Foreman

Thu 31st August
Book Launch: After the War by Leigh Straw

Tue 29th August
Book Signing: A Tumultuous Life by Brian Burke

Tue 29th August
Breakfast with Dana Vulin – Worth Fighting For - FULLY BOOKED

Fri 18th August
The Business Book Club: Jamila Rizvi - Not Just Lucky - FULLY BOOKED

Wed 16th August
Robert Drewe on Whipbird

Tue 1st August
Wine & Words: David Mearns on The Shipwreck Hunter

Sat 29th July
Wine & Words: David Michie on Buddhism for Pet Lovers

Wed 19th July
Official Bookseller: Noel Whittaker - Australia's Financial Wizard of Oz

Fri 14th July
The Business Book Club: Gordon Pender – Planning to Win

Wed 28th June
In Conversation with Quarterly Essayist, Anna Krien on The Long Goodbye

Mon 26th June
Book Launch: Reconciliation For The Dead by Paul E. Hardisty

Fri 9th June
Official Bookseller: Embracing and leading change in your school with Richard Gerver

Fri 2nd June
An Evening with Dr Michael Mosley, The Clever Guts Diet - FULLY BOOKED

Fri 2nd June
In Conversation with Tony Kevin on Return to Moscow

Fri 12th May
The Breakfast Club: Catherine Fox - Stop Fixing Women

Fri 21st April
Book Signing: 28 by Sam Wood

Thu 20th April
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: "The Science of Espionage" School Holiday Activities

Wed 12th April
In Conversation with Quarterly Essayist, David Marr The White Queen: One Nation and the Politics of Race - FULLY BOOKED

Tue 11th April
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: "Where's Wally" School Holiday Activities

Mon 3rd April
Breakfast with A. C. Grayling - The Age of Genius - FULLY BOOKED

Fri 31st March
SOLD OUT - A. C. Grayling on The Age of Genius

Fri 24th March
The Breakfast Club: Patrick Hollingworth - The Light and Fast Organisation

Fri 3rd February
Book Signing: Julia Lawrinson author of Before You Forget

Fri 25th November
Breakfast with Stan Grant, In Conversation with Glenn Pearson

Thu 24th November
In Conversation with Quarterly Essayist, Stan Grant on The Australian Dream: Blood, History and Becoming

Mon 14th November
Breakfast with Anthony Albanese, In Conversation with Kim Beazley

Fri 11th November
The Breakfast Club: Hayden Cox

Mon 7th November
Sundowner with Manu Feildel: More Please!

Wed 19th October
Sundowner with Anna Gare: Delicious Every Day

Wed 19th October
Official Bookseller: AIM WA Annual Leadership Summit

Sun 16th October
Words & Wine with Richard Roxburgh - FULLY BOOKED

Thu 13th October
Breakfast with Tim Winton

Tue 11th October
In Conversation with Quarterly Essayist, Don Watson Enemy Within: American Politics in the Time of Trump

Mon 10th October
The Breakfast Club: Christian Boucousis

Thu 6th October
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: Roald Dahl School Holiday Activities

Mon 3rd October
Jimmy Barnes Murray Street Mall Signing

Thu 29th September
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: May Gibbs School Holiday Activities

Sat 20th August
Dinner with Matt Stone at Millbrook Winery

Fri 19th August
The Natural Cook: Matt Stone at the Goods Shed

Thu 14th July
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: Maisy Mouse School Holiday Activities

Fri 8th July
Official Bookseller: Good Food & Wine Show 2016

Thu 7th July
Boffins Kids Fun Zone: Beatrix Potter School Holiday Fun

Wed 6th July
In Conversation with Quarterly Essayist, James Brown on 'Firing Line: Australia's Path to War'

Thu 9th June
Official Bookseller: CCI Economic and Innovation Breakfast

Wed 8th June
Boffins Books YA Club Night with Will Kostakis and Shivaun Plozza

Tue 7th June
Author Talk & Afternoon Tea With Bernice Barry, Author of Georgiana Molloy: The Mind That Shines

Fri 27th May
Sundowner and Book Launch with Jude Blereau

Thu 26th May
Book Launch: Perth – A Guide For The Curious

Thu 5th May
Book Launch: Consider the Clothesline by Frances Andrijich & Susan Maushart

Tue 3rd May
Hugh Mackay: Beyond Belief Book Launch

Thu 21st April
Boffins Books YA Club Preview Night

Thu 14th April
Holiday Fun With Dr. Seuss

Thu 14th April
Holiday Fun With Dr. Seuss - Morning Session

Sat 2nd April
Jacqueline Harvey: Alice-Miranda to the Rescue Book Launch

Thu 17th March
Lee Holmes Book Launch - A Perth Activity Challenge Event

Sat 21st November
Book Launch: Dream the Impossible Dream - Zen Pencils Volume Two

Thu 19th November
Official Bookseller: Dinner with James Viles from Biota

Wed 18th November
Isobelle Carmody Launches The Red Queen Obernewtyn Book 7

Tue 17th November
Annabel Crabb Sundowner

Fri 13th November
Sundowner with Gourmet Farmer Matthew Evans

Wed 28th October
Official Bookseller: Breakfast with Kerry O'Brien

Tue 27th October
An Evening with Leisel Jones

Tue 20th October
In Conversation with Magda Szubanski

Mon 19th October
Chris Judd CBD Signing

Mon 19th October
Breakfast with Peter Garrett

Fri 9th October
Matthew Pavlich CBD Signing

Tue 6th October
Breakfast with Rosie Batty

Tue 29th September
The Great and Wondrous Storyteller with Author Michael Scott Parkinson

Fri 18th September
Official Bookseller: A Morning with David Downton

Mon 14th September
Greg Sheridan: When We Were Young and Foolish

Tue 8th September
Lee Holmes Book Launch - Supercharged Food: Heal Your Gut

Mon 31st August
Breakfast with Jessica Rowe

Sat 29th August
Official Bookseller: Global Health Conference

Tue 25th August
Lola's Toybox with Danny Parker

Sun 16th August
Derby Day Brunch with Jonathan Brown

Wed 12th August
Book Launch: Michael Robotham Close Your Eyes

Thu 6th August
Book Launch: The West with Photographer Frances Andrijich

Wed 29th July
Breakfast with Garth Callender: SOLD OUT

Tue 14th July
Harold and Grace with author Sean Avery

Mon 13th July
Book Launch: The Other Side of the World with author Stephanie Bishop

Thu 9th July
Alice in Wonderland

Mon 29th June
Official Bookseller: PTA Live Perth

Thu 18th June
Official Bookseller: AHRI Breakfast with Dr. Jason Fox

Sun 14th June
Official Bookseller: The 14th Dalai Lama Perth Public Talk

Tue 5th May
Official Bookseller: Geoffrey Robertson - Dreaming Too Loud

Tue 14th April
Paddington Activities

Thu 9th April
Fish Jam Fun with Author Kylie Howarth

Tue 10th March
The Naked CEO Alex Malley in Perth

Wed 4th March
Anzac Leadership Literary Luncheon with Tim Fischer

Thu 4th December
Book Signing with Sophie Zalokar

Thu 4th December
Official Bookseller for Women in Leadership Breakfast with Julia Gillard

Mon 1st December
An Evening with William McInnes

Sat 29th November
Launch of Zen Pencils with Cartoonist Gavin Aung Than

Thu 20th November
Breakfast with Kurt Fearnley

Wed 19th November
The Minimalists Everything That Remains Tour — Perth

Fri 7th November
Official Bookseller for A Literary Breakfast with John Howard

Mon 3rd November
Book Signing with Scott Bevan

Wed 29th October
Unlock Your Style with Nikki Parkinson

Thu 23rd October
Official Bookseller for AACBT 37th National Conference

Fri 10th October
Book Signing with Michael Robotham

Thu 9th October
Maisy Mouse

Wed 8th October
Riddle Gully Runaway with author Jen Banyard

Tue 7th October
In the Lion with author James Foley

Fri 3rd October
Kate McCaffrey

Thu 2nd October
Where's Wally?

Wed 1st October
The Last Viking Returns with author Norman Jorgensen

Fri 26th September
Book Signing with Favel Parrett

Sun 3rd August
In Conversation with James Halliday

Fri 18th July
Klutz Activity Fun Packs

Wed 16th July
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Tue 15th July
Treasure Hunt with Geronimo Stilton

Fri 11th July
2014 Good Food & Wine Show Giveaway

Tue 8th July
Book reading with Ambelin Kwaymullina and Geronimo Stilton activities

Fri 30th May
In Conversation with Jean Kittson

Sun 6th April
Lunch and book launch with elBulli’s Ferran Adrià

Tue 29th October
Breakfast book launch: "Twiggy" by Andrew Burrell

Tue 15th October
Q&A breakfast: Rabia Siddique talks Equal Justice

Thu 10th October
Breakfast, Q&A and book signing with Mike Hussey

Sun 6th October
Family bike ride and launch of Where to Ride Perth

Wed 7th August
'Decent Obsessions' breakfast Q & A book launch

Fri 12th July
An afternoon with Hugh Mackay

Thu 20th June
A two-day workshop with Dr Dan Hughes

Sat 4th May
Book launch afternoon tea with Jude Blereau

Tue 2nd April
Book signing with Sean Faircloth

Wed 21st November
Book signing with Ross Coulthart

Tue 20th November
In conversation with Richard Gill

Tue 20th November
Richard Gill talks about music education

Mon 12th November
Phillip Adams in conversation

Wed 31st October
Book signing with Christi and Mick Malthouse

Wed 10th October
Antonio Carluccio visits Perth

Tue 18th September
In-store signing with Rob Broadfield

Tue 28th August
The search for the perfect pizza continues

Thu 12th July
Rolling Stones 50th birthday party

Fri 29th June
Book signing with typographer Stephen Banham

Fri 29th June
Dr Ed Tronick - National Seminar Tour

Tue 17th April
Book signing with James Delingpole

Fri 30th March
Book signing with Ian Parkes, author of A Youth Not Wasted

Fri 23rd March
Book signing with Stan and Kaisa Breeden

Fri 17th February
Martin Seligman: Flourishing

Mon 13th February
Brad Sugars: Business is Booming

Wed 8th February
Book signing with Ian Plimer

Tue 13th December
In conversation with Ray Martin

Wed 7th December
In-store signing with John Howard

Thu 10th November
In conversation with Jamie Durie, Australia's garden guru

Thu 10th November
Book signing with Paul Ham, author of Hiroshima Nagasaki

Fri 4th November
In conversation with Luke Nguyen and Adriano Zumbo

Fri 21st October
In-store signing with Ronda Jamieson, author of Charles Court: I Love This Place

Fri 7th October
Rob Broadfield and Ray Jordan in-store signing

Fri 9th September
Yoke Mardewi in-store book signing and sourdough tasting

Sat 30th July
Mundaring Truffle Festival 2011

Mon 21st March
Batavia: an evening with Peter FitzSimons

Wed 24th November
Special event: John Howard at Boffins

Tue 23rd November
Free spice blending mini-master class with Greg and Lucy Malouf

Thu 28th October
Exclusive evening with David Hill, author of Gold!

Fri 15th October
Must Meet! Russell Blaikie

Tue 5th October
Meet Bill Granger in-store!

Thu 12th August
Arthur's War: official launch and book signing

Thu 12th August
Exclusive! In-store signing with Mike Carlton

Wed 11th August
An evening with Mike Carlton and the stories of HMAS Perth

Tue 20th July
Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz - lunch and book signing

Sun 18th July
Perth's Best Bush, Coast and City Walks: Book Launch and Self-Guided Walk

Thu 13th May
Seminar and book launch: Persuasion & Influence by Bruce Hilliard

Thu 11th March
In-store signing with Jude Blereau

Thu 5th November
In-store Signing - Cadel Evans

Fri 16th October
James Halliday Wine Dinner

Fri 16th October
In-store Signing - James Halliday

Fri 9th October
Spring in the City - Stephanie Alexander

Thu 8th October
Spring in the City - Theo Kalogeracos

Wed 7th October
Spring in the City - Kate Lamont

Tue 6th October
Spring in the City - Emmanual Mollois

Mon 5th October
Spring in the City - Jude Blereau

Thu 1st October
Book Launch - MasterChef's George Calombaris

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Book Launch: The Prospect by Fleur McDonald State Library of Western Australia

The Montegiallo School of Swearing - Andrew HC McDonald State Library of Western Australia

Stan Grant: Murriyang Perth Town Hall

The Art of Timekeeping: Crafting a Watch from Start to Finish with Rebecca Struthers State Library of Western Australia

Chris Ferrie on Cosmic Bullsh*t State Library of Western Australia

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2025

Mon 10th March An Evening with Graham Norton

Wed 5th March Refugia with Elfie Shiosaki

Wed 5th March "The 'Pause in Perth" - Talking Hormones with Louise Newson

Tue 4th February An Evening with Gabor Mate: The Myth of Normal

Sun 2nd February The holy and the broken: Ittay Flescher in conversation with Tess Woods

2024

Mon 25th November Cheek Live With Hannah Ferguson

Sun 17th November Young Reader's Day Out 2024

Mon 11th November The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK Live with Mark Manson

Sun 10th November An Evening With Dolly Alderton

Sat 9th November Astrofest 2024

Thu 7th November WiTWA TECH [+] Conference 2024

Tue 5th November William Dalrymple - How Ancient India Transformed the World

Mon 4th November Rory Stewart: Politics on the Edge

Wed 30th October Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions by Clare Wright

Sun 27th October Dragon Guest Handbook by Jeanette Stampone & Novia Heroanto

Sat 26th October Scribblers Family Festival 2024 26-27 October

Wed 23rd October Scribblers 2024 Festival Schools Program 23-25, & 28 October

Fri 11th October ***SOLD OUT*** Tim Winton In Conversation on Juice

Tue 24th September Everything You Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy with Briony Stewart.

Thu 12th September WIMWA Summit 2024 (12&13 September)

Sat 7th September Tools Timber & Techniques 2024

Thu 29th August WES Talk with Dr Norman Swan

Wed 14th August Professor Joseph Stiglitz - Is Australia Getting Its Fair Share From Gas?

Sun 16th June Kaz and Jude's Menopausal Night Out

Fri 7th June Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2024

Thu 6th June Fremantle Press presents the Great Big Book Club: The Skeleton House, winner of the Fogarty Literary Award 2023

Tue 21st May In Conversation with Hugh Mackay on The Way We Are

Thu 9th May Operation Hurricane with Paul Grace

Sun 21st April Book Launch: Michael (Mick) Malone OAM on ''Two Ranks on the Road: 35 Years of Australian Special Forces Service"

Mon 11th March An Evening With Nigella Lawson In conversation with Matt Preston

Fri 23rd February Perth Festival Writers Weekend Fri 23 to Sun 25 February 2024

Thu 22nd February Powerful Stories & Contested Histories with Shankari Chandran in Conversation

Sat 17th February An Evening With Fran Lebowitz

Wed 7th February Perth Launch: Stories That Want To be Told

Tue 30th January Book Launch: Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr

2023

Sun 26th November Young Reader's Day Out

Thu 23rd November Christos Tsiolkas on 'The In Between'

Tue 21st November An Evening With Paul Bangay: A Life In Garden Design

Tue 21st November ***SOLD OUT*** Julia Baird in conversation on 'Bright Shining'

Thu 16th November Charlotte Wood on 'Stone Yard Devotional'

Wed 15th November Ngalang Koort Conversations: A.C. Grayling

Wed 15th November Writing Freedom: Behrouz Boochani In Conversation

Thu 9th November WiTWA TECH [+] Conference 2023

Sat 28th October Scribblers Family Festival 28-29 October

Fri 27th October Scribblers 2023 Festival Schools Program 25-27, & 30 October

Sat 14th October Tools Timber and Techniques 2023

Tue 26th September AWESOME Festival 2023

Thu 21st September WIMWA 2023 | Festival of Ideas

Tue 19th September Holly Craig in Conversation with Barry Divola

Thu 24th August Local Author Talk: Sara Foster

Wed 9th August An Evening with Joel Selwood

Wed 2nd August ***CANCELLED*** In Conversation with Kate Toon on Six Figures in School Hours

Mon 17th July ***SOLD OUT*** In Conversation with Anna Funder on Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life

Fri 30th June Concert Celebrating The Life & Art of Kathleen O'Connor

Fri 23rd June Western Australian Premier's Book Awards 2023

Fri 9th June In Conversation with Brendan Ritchie on Eta Draconis

Wed 26th April Real life characters in The Silk Merchant's Son

Fri 3rd February An Evening With David Sedaris

Fri 3rd February A Conversation with Louise Helfgott on Thistledown Seed

Mon 30th January YOTAM OTTOLENGHI Flavour of Life

2022

Wed 30th November Rachael Johns on 'The Work Wives

Wed 23rd November CANCELLED In Conversation with Ash Barty on 'My Dream Time'

Thu 10th November Book Launch: 'A Perth Camera' by Richard Offen

Thu 10th November Author Talk: Alan Carter