Join journalist Tom McIlroy as he discusses his book Blue Poles.

Qin Qin will be in conversation with Melanie Poole on her memoir Model Minority Gone Rogue: How an unfulfilled daughter of a tiger mother went way off script – the story of a Chinese-Australian girl who did everything she was supposed to do—then grew into a woman who questioned it all.

Anne Buist & Graeme Simsion will be in conversation with Yenn Purkis on their latest book The Glass House.

Book Launch with Yenn Purkis & Tanya Masterman who will be in conversation with Alison Hartigan on their latest additions to the highly regarded Awesome Autistic Guide series.

Nick McKenzie will be in conversation with Karen Middleton on Nick's new book Crossing the Line.

Award-winning author Geraldine Brooks will be in conversation with Alex Sloan on Geraldine's new novel Horse. From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of March and People of the Book comes a vivid and unique new novel for lovers of sweeping historical fiction and books about iconic racehorses like Seabiscuit and Secretariat.

The Richell Prize is open to any Australian Citizen or resident aged 18 or older who has not had their work published by a commercial publishing house.

Michael Robotham will be In Conversation with Shelley Burr on his latest book Lying Beside You - the third book in his bestselling Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac series.

Shelley Burr will be In Conversation with Chris Hammer at the launch of her award winning debut novel Wake

Hachette Australia, along with the Richell family, is honoured to launch the Richell Prize for Emerging Writers for 2020, in partnership with The Guardian Australia and The Emerging Writers’ Festival. The winner will receive $10,000 in prize money, to be donated by Hachette Australia, and a year’s mentoring with one of Hachette Australia’s publishers. Hachette Australia will work with the winning writer to develop their manuscript with first option to consider the finished work, and the shortlisted entries, for publication.