Sat 5 Dec · 10am
The Little Bookroom · Brunswick East
meet much-loved kids and YA authors and get your gifts signed
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The Little Bookroom is thrilled to present an incredible line up of some of our favourite authors (and yours!) so you can get all your gifts all sorted by the first weekend of December, in time for Christmas!
At this 'meet-and-greet' style event, come along and have a chat to the creators while they sign and dedicate their books for everyone on your list, making them extra special!
Here's the schedule:
10am-11am:
Jo Dabrowski / Leigh Hobbs / Lucinda Gifford / Sarah Jane Lightfoot / Marc Martin / Jess Racklyeft
12pm-1pm:
Felice Arena / Fiona Harris / George Ivanoff / Maddy Mara (Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger) / Sally Rippin
2pm-3pm:
Tigest Girma / Manuia Heinrich / Amie Kaufman / Will Kostakis
If you're unable to attend, but would like signed copies for yourself or for gifting, please shop online ahead of the event and let us know in the 'Cart Notes' who you'd like your books signed for.
You can browse all the books by these authors on our website HERE
Also, the 3rd book in Tigest Girma's Immortal Dark series, INFERNAL VOW, is released on January 5th! Pre-order with us and Tigest will sign a book plate so that when we deliver your copy it's a special, personalised edition (a perfect 'it's in the post' Christmas Gift for any fan!)
Contact us if you have any questions about availability of specific titles.
About the Authors:
Jo Dabrowski is a children’s author and bookseller who is passionate about children’s literacy. Her titles include the middle-grade novel Get Your Act Together,…
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The Little Bookroom, Brunswick East
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When is December Shopping Extravaganza?
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 10am.
Where is it?
The Little Bookroom, Brunswick East, VIC.
How much is it?
It is free.
Where do I find out more?
On events.humanitix.com. The button at the top of this page goes straight there.
How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
Tap "Ask your mates if they're keen" on this page. You get one link for the group chat, and your mates answer keen, maybe or can't in their browser, with no app and no sign-up. It is free.
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