BAD SYDNEY CRIME FESTIVAL IS BACK!! 11-14 SEPTEMBER 2024
I'm THRILLED to be back at the BAD Sydney Crime Festival this year. This is a premier festival for lovers of all things crime writing and...
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- Khalil Gibran
BOOKS I LOVE
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Jul 30
JULIE BENNETT & I - AT MARGARET MARTIN LIBRARY RANDWICK, 28 AUGUST 2024
Julie Bennett writes intriguing Australian historical novels - both of which I've adored. I'm delighted to have the chance to chat with...
Jul 15
14 SEPTEMBER 2024: TESS WOODS IS COMING TO SYDNEY!
I became a Tess Woods fan when I read her gorgeous novel 'Beautiful Messy Love'. A cracker of a novel that I simply could not put down....
Jul 15
21 SEPTEMBER 2024: MARKUS ZUSAK and I - AN IN-CONVERSATION EVENT!
From the author of 'The Book Thief', 'The Messenger' and 'House of Clay' comes a new book about...dogs. 'Three Wild Dogs' (Pan Macmillan)...
Jun 26
27-29 SEPTEMBER 2024: NORTHERN BEACHES READERS FESTIVAL IS BACK!
The NBRF Team are back with our 2nd festival set for 27-29 September at the Avalon Recreation Centre, Avalon on Sydney's Northern...
Jun 26
29 AUGUST 2024: CAN'T GET ENOUGH!
If you're anything like me and enjoy novels with strong, independent, complex women who find love, then you NEED to come along to this...
Jun 26
24 JULY 2024: WINE & CRIME: MEET SOME OF THE BEST FEMALE CRIME WRITERS IN THE COUNTRY!
Three brilliant Australian crime writers get chatting to me about their work over a glass of wine and nibbles. Candice Fox - bestselling...
Jun 26
SANDIE DOCKER ON TOUR!
I'm excited to be hitting the road with my bestie - visiting a few libraries to chat about 'The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir'. First event...
Jun 26
LOVE FROM SCRATCH!
Last year I was delighted to help emerging writer, Amy Hutton launch her debut novel 'Sit, Stay Love'. A fun and sexy rom-com that had me...
Jun 26
NBRF TEAM HELP RAISE MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS FOR THE NORTHERN BEAC HES WOMENS' SHELTER
On June 14, some of the Northern Beaches Readers Festival team were honoured to be guest speakers at the Royal Motor Yacht Club charity...
Jun 26
A NEW SANDIE DOCKER BOOK IS ALWAYS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
I was super lucky to receive an advanced reader copy of my dear friend's new book 'The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir' (Penguin) and even...
Jun 26
LAUNCHING 'ALL THE GOLDEN LIGHT'
The best part of my job is getting to share the stage with some of Australia's best and brightest rising literary stars. And helping...
Jun 26
BACK TO DALBY, 8-10 March, 2024
It was a huge honour for me to be asked back to Words Out West, Dalby in March. Not only did I get to moderate an 'All-Star' panel...
Jan 17
FIRST EVENT FOR 2024!
I'm the kind of person who enjoys knowing I have events to look forward to. Weekends away, catch-ups with friends and family as well as...
Oct 17, 2023
BEST-SELLING HISTORICAL FICTION WRITER TANIA BLANCHARD & I IN CONVERSATION IN MONA VALE
I'm just thrilled to be helping friend and author-extraordinaire, Tania Blanchard, celebrate her new novel, 'A Woman of Courage' next...
Sep 12, 2023
THURSDAY, 2 NOVEMBER 2023: BAD SYDNEY CRIME FESTIVAL
I've always loved this Festival. Run over several days at the State Library of NSW, this event is a MUST for lovers of Aussie crime...
Aug 5, 2023
Sunday August 20 - High Tea Celebration for Suzanne Leal's New Book
Suzanne Leal will be celebrating the release new book 'The Watchful Wife' at a high tea event on Sunday August 20 in Little Bay and I'm...
Aug 5, 2023
Tuesday August 15 - Launch of Amy Hutton's 'Sit, Stay, Love'
I'm delighted to be able to help Amy Hutton launch her delightfully uplifting novel, 'Sit Stay Love' at Harry Hartog's Warringah on the...
Aug 3, 2023
StoryFest Podcast, ‘Romance Writing as an Antidote to Our Times’.
Romance novels are sometimes dismissed as a lesser genre compared to more critically acclaimed writing styles. Leading romance writers...
Aug 3, 2023
Interview with David Iliffe from ABC Southern Queensland.
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