Join beloved writers, friends and joy-seekers, Julia Baird and Holly Ringland, for an evening of conversation, connection and creativity, in support of Médecins Sans Frontières.

Julia Baird
Julia Baird is a Sydney-based author, journalist and co-host of the ABC podcast Not Stupid. She writes for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and ABC, and has been a senior editor at Newsweek and co-host of The Drum. Her books include Media Tarts, Victoria (a New York Times Top Ten Book of 2016), the international bestseller Phosphorescence, and Bright Shining, shortlisted for the 2024 Australian Book Industry Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year.

Holly Ringland
Holly Ringland is the bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding and The House that Joy Built. Her books have sold over 500,000 copies in 30+ territories. She writes the popular Substack The Joy Rise and co-hosted ABC TV’s Back to Nature. In 2023, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart was adapted into an award-winning Prime Video series starring Sigourney Weaver.

Pre-order a signed book and save!
The team at Gertrude and Alice have limited autographed copies of Julia and Holly’s latest books available for preorder with tickets. Simply ‘add on’ the signed books you wish to preorder with your ticket purchase to receive a discount on the cover price!
Discount applies to pre-purchased books only.
Orders will be available for collection at the venue from the team at Gertrude & Alice Bookstore. Personalisation and signing at the event is not available.

Event information 
Refreshments will be available from the Theatre Bar from 5.30pm. 
Tickets are General Admission and seats are not allocated. 
All tickets include a $15 tax-deductible donation to Médecins Sans Frontières. 

Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international and independent medical humanitarian organisation delivering emergency medical aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare in over 70 countries worldwide.

Presented by Waverley Council and Gertrude & Alice Bookstore. With special thanks to Julia Baird and Holly Ringland.

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