Clunes Booktown Festival

Romantasy is currently the biggest book trend in the world. Is it a new idea or just a new name for something that's been around forever? Join authors Alexandra Almond (Thoroughly Disenchanted), Keshe Chow (The Girl with No Reflection), and Lili Wilkinson (Unhallowed Halls) as they discuss the genre with agent Alex Adsett.

Music is both universal and deeply personal. So how can you effectively write about such an intimate aural experience? Spinning these musical musings will be Kirsten Krauth (Almost a Mirror & The Kylie Playlist), Thuy On (The Kylie Playlist), and Jordan Prosser (Big Time), expertly mixed by by RRR Breakfaster Daniel Burt.

It’s time for truth-telling. Author Kate Grenville (Unsettled: A Journey Through Time and Place), author Jane Harrison (The Visitors), and historians Clare Wright (Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions) and Amanda Laugesen (Australia in 100 Words) will explore the reality behind Australia’s colonial myths in an enlightening session with Barry Golding.

What makes us turn away from blood and gore and crave small towns, mysterious bookshops, and seaside resorts with eccentric characters? Join Jacqui Horwood from Sisters in Crime as she discusses the joys of cozy mysteries with Amanda Hampson (The Tea Ladies series), Elizabeth Coleman (A Dance with Murder), and Aoife Clifford (It Takes a Town).