Author Talk

Name: Stella Day Out Ballarat | Katia Ariel ‘The Swift Dark Tide’ in conversation with Kelly Gardiner
Start: 2025-11-05T18:00:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-05T18:45:00+11:00
Location: BMI – Minerva Space

July 2025
July 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In Conversation with Irma Gold | This event has now been CANCELLED due to low ticket sales

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

July 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Shift Irma Gold 'Unforgettable' - Nigel Featherstone. ‘Evocative, propulsive and heartbreaking, Shift is a novel that can change the way you think.’ – Rochelle Siemienowicz, Double Happiness ‘Seductive, superbly atmospheric and beautifully narrated with a painterly, cinemascope feel, Shift will make your heart race.’ – […]

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August 2025
August 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In conversation with Chloe Adams & Alli Sinclair

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

August 6 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 TBA Get Tickets The Occupation A Woman's Voice Chloe Adams Alli Sinclair 'Assured, deft, sophisticated, Chloe Adams is the real deal' - Emily Bitto A sweeping romantic adventure based on true events of the women's liberation movement The Occupation | Chloe Adams In the autumn of […]

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August 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In Conversation with Michael Robotham

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

August 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The White Crow Michael Robotham She upholds the law. Her family breaks it. 'A twisty-turny, second-guessing great read with a killer ending' - Herald Sun for 'When You Are Mine' Michael Robotham Beloved character Police Constable Philomena McCarthy, from When You Are […]

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August 23 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Laura J Fitzwilson, Book Launch – The Fool

Heritage Reading Room Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

August 23 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Heritage Reading Room The FoolLaura J. Fitzwilson After his parents and brother are assassinated, Leo is forced to become king of the smallest country on a continent that looks an awful lot like Australia. He faces a kingdom on the brink of bankruptcy and a mistimed sneeze […]
September 2025
September 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In Conversation with Gabriel Bergmoser

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

September 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets High RiseGabriel Bergmoser 'An expertly executed shot of adrenaline' - Laura McCluskey'Grabs you by the throat and hurls you striaght into the action - Brutally good fun' - Michael Trant Bestselling author Gabriel Bergmoser returns with his most electrifying novel yet, High […]

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Featured September 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Tracey Lee Holmes: A Life Through Sport

BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

Presented in Partnership with The Wheeler Centre September 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $11.78 Minerva Space Get Tickets Image courtesy The Wheeler Centre The Eye of the Dragonfly: A Life Seeing the World Through Sport. by Tracey Lee Holmes With honesty and insight, Tracey Lee Holmes looks back on a pioneering career and […]

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Featured September 17 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Twilight Talks 2025, Season 3, Spring Season | Into the Dragon’s Den, The Chinese community in Bendigo

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

September 17 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Bar open at 5pm $9.73 – $13.83 Humffray Room Get tickets Saving Dragons: The Life and Times of Russell Goldfield (Louey Yeung Man) Jack by Dianne Dempsey Russell Jack, the visionary founder of the internationally renowned Golden Dragon Museum, spent his life breaking barriers and preserving the […]

$9.73 – $13.83
September 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In Conversation with Chrissie Bellbrae

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

September 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Florentine QuiltChrissie Bellbrae ‘Breath-taking settings, strong female characters, mystery, intrigue and romance ... The Florentine Quilt has it all, and will keep you up turning the pages long after your usual bedtime.’ - Pamela Cook, author, writing coach and podcaster. 'Three women connected […]

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September 25 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

In Conversation with Paula Gleeson

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

September 25 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Boney Creek: A ThrillerPaula Gleeson 'Smart, twisty...thriller, you won't want to miss...' - Sarah Pekkanen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Glass When several small-town locals die under mysterious circumstances, an aspiring journalist is determined to prove the connection […]

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October 2025
October 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In Conversation with Rozzi Bazzani

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

October 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets One NightRozzi Bazzani One Night - Two Bodies - Three Crimes When Detective Sergeant Bec Harpin answers a call for help from her friend, barrister Carolyn Moorhouse, she suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of an investigation that threatens to derail […]

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October 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In Conversation with J Mary Masters

BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

October 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Winds of Change J Mary Masters Book 5 in the Belleville Family Series As a shocking betrayal unravels, a child's future hangs in the balance. Cracks appear within the Belleville family. Against this background, a new house will rise from the ashes […]

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November 2025
Featured November 5 @ 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm

Stella Day Out Ballarat | Katia Ariel ‘The Swift Dark Tide’ in conversation with Kelly Gardiner

BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

STELLA DAY OUT: Travel Writing | Adriane Howell and Favel Parrett in conversation with Fiona Sweet. | 16 November 3pm - 4pm | Free.

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Author Talk

In Conversation with Irma Gold | This event has now been CANCELLED due to low ticket sales

In conversation with Chloe Adams & Alli Sinclair

In Conversation with Michael Robotham

Laura J Fitzwilson, Book Launch – The Fool

In Conversation with Gabriel Bergmoser

Tracey Lee Holmes: A Life Through Sport

Twilight Talks 2025, Season 3, Spring Season | Into the Dragon’s Den, The Chinese community in Bendigo

In Conversation with Chrissie Bellbrae

In Conversation with Paula Gleeson

In Conversation with Rozzi Bazzani

In Conversation with J Mary Masters

Stella Day Out Ballarat | Katia Ariel ‘The Swift Dark Tide’ in conversation with Kelly Gardiner

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