The Melbourne Athenaeum Library will be closed on Monday June 9 for the King's Birthday public holiday.

Books and Bubbles: Body in the Library

Meet the sisters in crime who penned the winning entries from the Body in the Library category of the 2024 Scarlet Stiletto Awards, which the Melbourne Athenaeum Library has sponsored since 2012.

Runner-up Dr Katrina Watson’s debut novel, The Bones, was described as “Helen Garner meets Jed Mercurio” by Booker short-list author MJ Hyland.

Winner Naomi Manuell is a Melbourne writer whose work has appeared in Meanjin. She contributes to Newtown Review of Books and writes on Substack.

The conversation will be moderated by writer Louise Bassett. Louise won the Ned Kelly Award for short crime fiction and her short stories have been published internationally.

The event will be held on Thursday 19 June with doors opening at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. This event is free for both members and non-members but bookings are essential and can be made through try booking using this link.

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