AUTHORS
We are very excited to bring this fabulous author line-up to you for the
Northern Beaches Readers Festival ~ September 25-27, 2026
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Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Author of: Bugger, and more.
Emma Babbington
Author of: The Gardens, and more.
Jane Caro
Author of: Lyrebird, and more.
Jessica Dettmann
Author of: Your Friend And Mine, and more.
Sophie Green
Author of: The Frock Shop, and more.
Kathryn Heyman
Author of: Circle Of Wonders, and more.
Amy Hutton
Author of: Ghosted, and more.
Lauren Keegan
Author of: The Woman In The Seal Skin, and more.
Petronella McGovern
Author of: Every Time She Wakes, and more.
Tara Moss
Author of: The Italian Secret, and more.
Victoria Purman
Author of: The Marriage Trap, and more.
Sophie Stern
Author of: What Is Left For Us
Shailee Thompson
Author of: How To Kill A Guy In Ten Dates
Belinda Alexandra
Author of: The Italian Correspondent, and more.
Sarah Bailey
Author of: Click, and more.
Madeleine Cleary
Author of: The Butterfly Women
Pip Drysdale (Knight)
Author of: Aubrey Wants To Die, and more.
Emma Grey
Author of: Start At The End, and more.
Kate Horan
Author of: On The Edge, and more.
Ayesha Inoon
Author of: The Sisters Of Serendib, and more.
Natasha Lester
Author of: The Chateau On Sunset, and more.
Monica McInerney
Author of: When Sullivan Met Lola, and more.
Matt Nable
Author of: Mire, and more.
Michael Robotham
Author of: Tell Me Something True, and more.
Tricia Stringer
Author of: The Paradise Resort, and more.
Sue Williams
Author of: The Duke's Secret, and more.
Rebecca Armitage
Author of: The Heir Apparent
Michael Brissenden
Author of: Dust, and more.
Sarah Clutton
Author of: The Bookshop of Buried Pasts, and more.
Sam Elliott
Author of: Haze
Chris Hammer
Author of: Full Circle, and more.
Joshua Hortinela
Author of: Hate You To Love You
Anna Johnston
Author of: When Lemons Give You Life, and more.
Eleanor Limprecht
Author of: Cul-De-Sac, and more.
Dinuka McKenzie
Author of: She Lied First, and more.
Glenn Orgias
Author of: Teeth Kicker, and more.
Jennifer Ross
Author of: Every Lifetime After, and more.
Cassie Stroud
Author of: Iluka
Tess Woods
Author of: The Cairo Bridal Shop, and more.
Tim Ayliffe
Author of: Dark Desert Road, and more.
Karen Brooks
Author of: The Extraordinary Florence Stoker, and more.
Ruby Jean Cottle
Author of: White Mountain, and more.
Rachel Fox McLeod
Author of: Disgraceful, and more
Amanda Hewitt
Author of: The Last Resort
Katie Hoskins
Author of: When The Party's Over
Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Author of: Like Follow Die, and more.
Ali Lowe
Author of: The Second Wife, and more.
Louise Milligan
Author of: Shellybanks, and more.
Emma Pei Yin
Author of: When Sleeping Women Wake
Joan Sauers
Author of: Murder At Thornwood Park, and more.
Gabbie Stroud
Author of: The Angry Wives Club, and more.
Dianne Yarwood
Author of: Margaret Are You Leaving?, and more.
