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11/09/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 12 - 18 September 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter, chock full with more events than you can shake a book at, the latest edition of our magazine, plus reviews and what's new in store https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-12-18-september-2026

📦 New In Store
• The Newer World by Sebastian Barry
Sebastian Barry returns with the finale of his loose trilogy set in the margins of 19th-century American history. A lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way.

• Early Albany by John Dowson
As Albany prepares to mark the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the HM Brig Amity, this stunning book celebrates the emergence of the city from Western Australia’s first European settlement.

📝 Susan's Review
• Six Days by Amanda Curtin
Contemporary Paris: think magnificent architecture, glorious art, haute cuisine and glamorous fashion. Amanda Curtin’s new novel offers a radically different, decidedly unromantic view of the City of Love.

🎤 Events
• Philippa Nikulinsky introduces For the Seeker Who Walks
📅 Thurs 17 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Sharing more than 25 years of field diaries with some of her most significant works, this is a rare look behind the scenes of Nikulinsky's artistic process.

• Peter FitzSimons introduces The Race to the Top of the World
📅 Thurs 5 Nov | ⏰ 6:00pm doors
One of Australia's most popular writers returns to Perth to introduce the epic true story of George Mallory and Edmund Hillary's quest to be the first to conquer Everest.

• Tim Winton introduces Songs from the Firefront
📅 Fri 13 Nov | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
The great Tim Winton joins us to discuss his new essay collection with Gillian O'Shaughnessy. Songs from the Firefront explores the sacred fragility of existence, with anger, humour and love.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

08/09/2026

Two days until we talk Six Days with Amanda Curtin.
Head to our website to book your ticket.

🗓️ Thursday 10th September
🕒 Doors 5:30pm. Discussion 6pm.
📍 The Lane Bookshop
🎫 Tickets from $15

ABOUT THE BOOK
Daniel, an expatriate Australian who has lived in Paris for more than forty years, has made a mess of his life and is trying to atone, to become the ‘good man’ his friend Marcelline believes him to be. But Marcelline has disappeared, the quotidian world has been tipped out of balance and Daniel makes an error of judgment that places at risk everything he values.

The novel’s six-day narrative, set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the winter of 2012, expands into lifetimes, histories, as interconnecting stories weave through Daniel’s. Stories of abandonment and fractured families, r**e and coercion, addiction, ambition, loss and grief, are told in moments and set within the context of war and occupation, the revolutionary sixties, riots in a Catalan town in the south of France, a grassroots movement to make visible the invisible homeless. The personal stitched into, and inseparable from, the political.

And throughout, the constant of footsteps and pawpatter as Daniel and his old dog walk the streets of one of the most idealised and romanticised cities on earth.

04/09/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 5-11 September 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter, featuring the last call for Father's Day gifts, an Australian political titan, a British bespectacled behemoth, and a master of the short story; plus news of our upcoming author events. Read the full newsletter on our website or at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-5-11-september-2026

📦 New In Store
• Grand Ambition by James Curran
Drawing on never-before-seen documents from Paul Keating’s archive, this book explores Paul Keating's ambitions for Australia and the questions he grappled with.

• We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman
The bespectacled British behemoth of crime fiction returns with the second book of his second series. Expect deft plotting, gentle humour and a jolly good, if murderous time.

📝 Sam's Review
• Antarctica by Claire Keegan
The two stories that open Antarctica left me reeling, with my jaw somewhere around my ankles. Keegan opens the book with a line that accepts James Joyce's challenge to tell a story in a single sentence...

🎤 Events
• Amanda Curtin introduces Six Days
📅 Thurs 10 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Daniel has made a mess of his life and is trying become the ‘good man’ his friend Marcelline believes him to be. But Marcelline has disappeared and, as Daniel searches for her, he makes an error of judgment that places at risk everything he values.

• Non-Fiction Book Club: Autocracy Inc.
📅 Tues 15 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Anne Applebaum examines the kleptocratic financial structures, security services and professional propagandists that have enabled the unofficial network of autocrats and dictators she names Autocracy Inc.

• AIIA present Alexander Downer: reflections on Australian foreign policy in a changing world
📅 Wed 16 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Drawing on his biography, the discussion will reflect on the lessons of the Downer era and their significance for Australian foreign policy today.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

28/08/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 29 August - 4 September 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. You'll find a palm house, a mysterious renovation and an artistic exploration of France; plus news of our upcoming author events. Read the full newsletter on our website or at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-29-august-4-september

📦 New In Store
• The Renovation by Kenan Orhan
When a bathroom renovation recreates a Turkish prison cell, political refugee Dilara finds herself transported back to a city that once belonged to her.

• France: In the Footsteps of the Great Artists by Nick Trend
Immerse yourself in the world of the great French artists, wandering in and out of palaces, grand residences and artists’ studios to admire their work in situ.

📝 Gabis's Review
• The Palm House by Gwendoline Riler
Cumulatively, recollections and encounters coalesce into an unmistakable portrait of self-erasure, as the protagonist Laura is revealed to us by Riley, who presses gently on every bruise...

🎤 Events
• Amanda Curtin introduces Six Days
📅 Thurs 10 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Daniel has made a mess of his life and is trying become the ‘good man’ his friend Marcelline believes him to be. But Marcelline has disappeared and, as Daniel searches for her, he makes an error of judgment that places at risk everything he values.
• Non-Fiction Book Club: Autocracy Inc.
📅 Tues 15 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Anne Applebaum examines the kleptocratic financial structures, security services and professional propagandists that have enabled the unofficial network of autocrats and dictators she names Autocracy Inc.
• AIIA present Alexander Downer: reflections on Australian foreign policy in a changing world
📅 Wed 16 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Drawing on his biography, the discussion will reflect on the lessons of the Downer era and their significance for Australian foreign policy today.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

21/08/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 22 - 28 August 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. Our books this week have a political theme: the politics of Ancient Rome, present day Australia, and modern relationships. Even our upcoming events have a political event, with Colin Barnett, Alexander Downer and our Non-Fiction Book Club discussing Anne Applebaum's Autocracy Inc. Read the full newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-22-28-august

📦 New In Store
• Three Shocks by George Megalogenis
Megalogebnis argues that three great shocks - population demographics, a changing workforce, and unreliable allies and trading partners - have changed the electoral maths for our politicians.

• Agrippa by Robert Harris
The story of the titular emperor's rise to power and his lifelong friendship and rivalry with Octavius.

📝 Aston's Review
• I Want You To Be Happy by Jem Calder
This story sweeps you off your feet from the start and will leave you needing a glass of water and a background meditation video by the end…

🎤 Events
• Colin Barnett introduces Out West
📅 Wed 26 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Colin Barnett traces the modern story of Western Australia through the lens of his life and career in politics and beyond.
• David Whish-Wilson introduces Free World
📅 Thurs 3 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
When an assassination attempt in a prison cell winds up with the wrong man dead, an undercover detective faces his most dangerous assignment yet.
• Non-Fiction Book Club: Autocracy Inc.
📅 Tues 15 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Anne Applebaum examines the kleptocratic financial structures, security services and professional propagandists that have enabled the unofficial network she names Autocracy Inc.
• AIIA present Alexander Downer: Australian foreign policy in a changing world
📅 Wed 16 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Reflections on the lessons of the Downer era and their significance for Australian foreign policy today.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

14/08/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 15th - 22nd August 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. You'll find books that tell a short history of Australia, a reinvention of Vampire Lore and the story of six days spent searching for a missing friend in Paris. Read the full newsletter on our website or at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-15th-22nd-august

📦 New In Store
• Six Days by Amanda Curtin
A narrative set over six days in the Latin Quarter of Paris, in which Daniel, trying to atone for the messes he's made, goes in search of a missing friend.

• A Short History of Australia
A version of our national story permeated by First Nations history and the lingering effects of colonialism. McKenna celebrates our continent’s epic beauty while contemplating our island mentality.

📝 Emily's Review
• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
A gritty, blood-soaked story of revenge: the Great American Novel as you’ve never seen it before.

🎤 Events
• Our biggest event of the year, with one of Australia's best-loved authors, will be announced next week.

• Geraldine Mellet introduces Things I Cannot Say
📅 Thu 20 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A wry, clever and ultimately uplifting novel about a young woman, newly paralysed and voiceless, who must find a way to save the day.

• Colin Barnett introduces Out West
📅 Wed 26 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Colin Barnett traces the modern story of Western Australia through the lens of his life and career in politics and beyond.

• Susan Midalia's Book Club
📅 Thurs 27 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Join Susan's book club to discuss Shirley Jackson's unsettling classic, We Have Always Lived In The Castle.

• David Whish-Wilson introduces Free World
📅 Thurs 3 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
When an assassination attempt in a prison cell winds up with the wrong man dead, an undercover detective faces his most dangerous assignment yet.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

07/08/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 8th - 14th August 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. You'll find books including the Miles Franklin Award winner, a grown-up campus romance and the politics title of the moment, and news of our upcoming events. Read the full newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-8th-14th-august-2026 or on our website.

📦 New In Store

• Beyond the Edge of Light by Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton
This Second World War novel of forbidden love, Bletchley Park secrets and impossible choices looks a great fit for fans of Kristin Hannah and Natasha Lester.

• Regime Change by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
A riveting, intimate and revelatory account of the most radical and consequential presidency of our time.

📝 Susan's Review
• Fierceland by Omar Musa (2026 Miles Franklin Award winner)
A wild, poetic, ride, both lyrical and pyrotechnical, through the light and the darkness of a family and all its histories. Vehemently, furiously, it asks the great timeless questions- what does it mean to belong to a place?

📝 Gabi's Review
• Heart the Lover by Lily King
The story is devastating and exhilarating at once, and the source of both is the same: to love is to occupy both states, irrespective of time and place.

🎤 Events

• Non-Fiction Book Club - The Shape of Things Unseen by Adam Zeman
📅 Thu 13 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
From hallucination to sleepwalking, REM sleep to delusions, Zeman explains the science of imagination.

• Geraldine Mellet introduces Things I Cannot Say
📅 Thu 20 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A wry, clever and ultimately uplifting novel about a young woman, newly paralysed and voiceless, who must find a way to save the day.

• Colin Barnett introduces Out West
📅 Wed 26 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Colin Barnett traces the modern story of Western Australia through the lens of his life and career in politics and beyond.

• David Whish-Wilson introduces Free World
📅 Thurs 3 Sept | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
When an assassination attempt in a prison cell winds up with the wrong man dead, an undercover detective faces his most dangerous assignment yet.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

31/07/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 1st - 7th August 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. This week's books feature the history of the heretical Cathars, an unlikely connection between reader and writer, and Australia's slave trade.
Read the full newsletter on our website or at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-1st-august-7th-august

📦 New In Store
• Blackbirding by Ryan Butta
An important reckoning with Australia’s unspoken history of slave trade from the author of the bestselling books The Ballad of Abdul Wade and The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli.
• Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason
An achingly tender, poignant, funny and bittersweet story of love, loneliness and finding connection in the most unlikely of places.
📝 Lindsay's Review
• Montségur and the Mystery of the Cathars by Jean Markale
Scattered across the inhospitable Pyrenees’ mountain peaks remain a string of mysterious ancient ruined fortresses. Whose were they? And why were they important? This fascinating book is a valuable piece of the religious entanglement of the Medieval period.

🎤 Events
• John Kinder introduces The Canon of Ancona
📅 Thu 6 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A fascinating portrait of priest, professor and West Australia missionary, Raffaele Martelli.
• Non-Fiction Book Club - The Shape of Things Unseen by Adam Zeman
📅 Thu 13 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
From hallucination to sleepwalking, REM sleep to delusions, Zeman explains the science of imagination.
• Geraldine Mellet introduces Things I Cannot Say
📅 Thu 20 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A wry, clever and ultimately uplifting novel about a young woman, newly paralysed and voiceless, who must find a way to save the day.
• Colin Barnett introduces Out West
📅 Wed 26 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Colin Barnett traces the modern story of Western Australia through the lens of his life and career in politics and beyond.
☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

24/07/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 25th - 31st July 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. You'll find a Nobel Prize winning Icelandic classic, a story of the New York underworld and an insight into Auden, plus news of our upcoming events.
Read the full newsletter on our website or at https://mailchi.mp/lanebook.com.au/lane-ideas-25th-31st-july

📦 New In Store
• Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead
'[A] street-level social history of modern New York told through fences, gangsters, hookers, politicians, landlords, developers and dreamers' The Sunday Times
• Auden by Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd’s books are always meticulously researched and deftly written, so we’re expecting his biography of the great English poet to provide insights aplenty.
📝 Sam's Review
• Independent People by Halldór Laxness
'The book is an undertaking. You need to invest your time in it. But like all good investments, you will reap the rewards. Laxness shares Hardy's anti-idealistic view of rural life and Dickens' moral purpose and use of humour...

🎤 Events
• John Kinder introduces The Canon of Ancona
📅 Thu 6 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A fascinating portrait of priest, professor and West Australia missionary, Raffaele Martelli.
• Non-Fiction Book Club - The Shape of Things Unseen by Adam Zeman
📅 Thu 13 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
From hallucination to sleepwalking, REM sleep to delusions, Zeman explains the science of imagination.
• Geraldine Mellet introduces Things I Cannot Say
📅 Thu 20 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A wry, clever and ultimately uplifting novel about a young woman, newly paralysed and voiceless, who must find a way to save the day.
• Colin Barnett introduces Out West
📅 Wed 26 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
Colin Barnett traces the modern story of Western Australia through the lens of his life and career in politics and beyond.
☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

17/07/2026

📚 Lane Ideas 18th - 24th July 2026 🐈‍⬛
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Welcome to this week’s Lane Ideas newsletter. You'll find a story of a lifelong friendship built around a shared love of art, an Australian modern classic and some very old maps.
Read the full newsletter via the link in bio 🔗 or on our website.

📦 New In Store
• Holding the Man — Timothy Conigrave
As uplifting as it is moving, Holding the Man is a funny, sad and celebratory account of growing up gay, and a powerful love story.
• Maps: Their Untold Stories
This magnificent collection of maps, drawn from seven centuries, provides snapshots of a place, a nation and the world at the time of their creation
📝 Sam's Review
• Contrapposto - Dave Eggers
"Two lives are painted, sometimes in broad brushstrokes, other times in fine detail. The layers build up and a portrait of a great friendship emerges."

🎤 Events
• Non-Fiction Book Club - Every Valley by Charles King
📅 Thu 23 July | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
The history of Handel's Messiah.
• Susan Midalia's Book Club - heart, be at peace by Donal Ryan
📅 Thu 30 July | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A heartfelt, lyrical novel told in 21 voices.
• John Kinder introduces The Canon of Ancona
📅 Thu 6 August | ⏰ 5:30pm doors
A fascinating portrait of priest, professor and West Australia missionary, Raffaele Martelli.

☕ Morning Book Clubs — friendly discussion and occasional homemade cakes
📅 First & third Thursdays of the month
⏰ 10:30am–12:00pm

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