Global Book Crawl 2026
We are very excited to announce that this year’s Global Book Crawl now has its spot marked on the calendar! This annual event invites readers to travel from bookshop to bookshop, to rediscover familiar places, and to experience books as something shared.
2026 is the first year the Global Book Crawl will be running in South Australia and we are proud to say there is 8 shops participating across the state. Pick up your Book Crawl passport in store now.
For more information on how to partake & the prizes to be won, please see our dedicated Book Crawl here!
Meet the Author – Victoria Purman ‘The Marriage Trap’
FREE EVENT
6:30 pm
Thursday 30 April
Marion Cultural Centre
287 Diagonal Rd,
Oaklands Park SA 5046
Meet bestselling author Victoria Purman as she discusses ‘The Marriage Trap’ a compelling story of shifting family values in 1960s Australia
From the bestselling author of The Radio Hour comes this charming but pointed look at the tumultuous extraordinary decade of the 1960s, and the effects of the pill, rebellion and new ideas on ordinary Australian women as alongside shorter skirts and the Beatles, they embrace freedom…
1960s Adelaide: The Langley family – Olive, Len and their two daughters, twenty-year-old Cathy and ten-year-old Evelyn – live a peaceful suburban life, although Grandma Langley turns up each Sunday lunch like a bad fairy to castigate them for their dubious morals.
Cathy, training to be a teacher, thinks women have it tough. No sex until marriage, then no work, child after child and the sacrifice of their desires to church, husband and family. Cathy is determined not to marry right away. Once married, it’s all over. A life no longer her own.
Young Evelyn wants to be a fairy princess … until she sees for herself the price women pay for such dreams.
When the new contraceptive pill arrives women can suddenly sense freedom. But powerful forces are aligned against women’s reproductive choice and a fight begins. A fight that takes on their own doctors, the might of the Catholic church, and the outdated morality of previous generations.
This event is free, but bookings are essential.
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Book Lovers: Meet Sasha Wasley
FREE EVENT
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Wednesday 6 May
Mitcham Memorial Library
154 Belair Road,
Hawthorn SA 5062
Hear Sasha Wasley discuss forbidden books, fearless women, and literary rebellion.
Book Lovers: Meet Sasha Wasley
Join acclaimed author Sasha Wasley for an evening of intrigue, rebellion and literary joy as she shares her new book The Society of Literary Marauders.
Meet the daring women of The Society of Literary Marauders—a secret sisterhood bound by stolen books and a hunger for truth in a world determined to keep women in the dark. As small acts of defiance grow into a bold plan to right a historical wrong, this unputdownable novel celebrates forbidden knowledge, feminist friendship and the power of stories to change lives. Perfect for lovers of literary drama and courageous women.
Sasha Wasley was born and raised in Perth and holds a PhD in feminist literature from Murdoch University. Passionate about social equity, Sasha is an Ambassador for Books in Homes Australia, supporting children in disadvantaged communities to build home libraries.
This event is free, but bookings are essential.
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