Do you have a book launch or book party coming up? Want to let people know about it? Email Lachlan Jobbins with the following details:

 • Your name
 • Title & publisher of the work
 • The date, time and venue of the launch
 • RSVP details, if required

(*NB - you must be a current member of the ASA to utilise this service)

You can also join our Facebook group and post a notice.

Upcoming Launches:

4 - 19 September 2010, 4.00-10.00pm: The Crowd. Illustrations from the book by Craig Perry. West wing foyer and bar, Northcote Town Hall, 189 High Street, Northcote VIC. All welcome. See www.craigperry.net

13 September 2010, 6.15-7.15pm: Night Street by Kristel Thornell (Allen & Unwn). Debut Mondays at The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC. See the website.

14 September 2010, 6.00 for 6.30pm: WASTED: the true story of Jim McNeil, violent criminal and brilliant playwright by Ross Honeywill (Viking / Penguin). In conversation with Bob Ellis at Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW. Cost: $10. Bookings: Gleebooks on 02 9660 2333 or the website.

14 September 2010, 5:30pm: Totally Twins: Musical Mayhem (New Frontier Publishing) written by Aleesah Darlison & illustrated by Serena Geddes. Major prize draw including Oroton handbag, Olympic Hotel dinner voucher, Sensora Salon package, Little Easels Art Workshops and Original Artwork by Serena. Berkelouw Books, Stockland Centre, Condamine Street, Balgowlah. RSVP to balgowlah@berkelouw.com.auor 9948 1133 by Friday 10 September.
 
14 September 2010, 6.30 for 7.00pm: India Dark by Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin). To be launched by Lesley Reeceat Fremantle Children's Literature Centre, Old Prison Hospital, Cnr Knutsford St & Hampton Rd, Fremantle WA. RSVP by 9 September to (08) 9430 6869 or freoclc@iinet.net.au.

14 September 2010, 6.30pm: Utopian Man by Lisa Lang (Allen & Unwin). To be launched at L2, City Library, 253 Flinders Lane, VIC. Bookings and enquiries: info@arcadepublications.com

15 September 2010, 6.30pm: Just a Dog by Michael Gerard Bauer (Omnibus Books/Scholastic Australia). To be launched at Black Cat Books and Cafe 179 Latrobe Terrace Paddington Brisbane QLD. RSVP: Ph 07 33678777 Email info@blackcatbooks.com.au

15 September 2010, 6.30pm: The Body in the Clouds by Ashley Hay (Allen & Unwin). To be launched at The Avid Reader, 193 Boundary St, West End QLD. RSVP events@avidreader.com.auor 07 3846 3422

17 September 2010, 5:30pm: Children's Book Industry launch of Totally Twins: Musical Mayhem (New Frontier Publishing) written by Aleesah Darlison & illustrated by Serena Geddes. To be held at the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) Conference, Hughendon Hotel, 14 Queen Street, Woollahra.

18 September 2010, 5.00pm: Precious Little by Julie Hunt & Sue Moss (Illustrated by Gaye Chapman) (Allen and Unwin). The Hughendon Hotel, 14 Queen Street, Woollahra, Sydney as part of the SCBWI Conference. No RSVP. All welcome.

22 September 2010, 5.30 for 6.00pm: The Salt Companion to John Tranter edited by Rod Mengham (Salt) and Starlight: 150 Poems by John Tranter (UQP) To be launched by Kate Lilley and Philip Mead at a symposium: John Tranter's Poetic Networks. John Woolley Common Room, Science Road, The University of Sydney NSW. All welcome. RSVP robert.dixon@sydney.edu.au. Download the invitation.

25 September 2010, 10.00am - 1.00pm: So Many Stories to Tell by Gisela McIntyre. To be launched at the Blue Mango Bar - Mercure Harbourside - Cairns Esplanade, (next block after Cairns Base Hospital along Esplanade), Cairns QLD. All welcome.

25 September 2010, 10.00am - 1.00pm: Blast Off - turning page 76 by Hazel Menehira and Hank West. To be launched at the Book Creators' Circle Expo, Mercure Harbourside - Cairns Esplanade, Cairns QLD. All welcome. See the website.

29 September 2010, 6.00 for 6.30pm: If You Can't Stand the Heat by Judy Horacek (Scribe Publications). To be launched by Sian Prior at Bella Union, Level 1, Trades Hall, Cnr Victoria and Lygon Streets, Carlton South VIC. RSVP by Friday 24 September on (03) 9349 5955 or email shornbeck@scribepub.com.au.

29 September 2010,: 6.30-8.30pm: Having Cried Wolf by Gretchen Shirm (Affirm Press). To be launched by Tegan Bennett-Daylight . Followed by a Q&A with Rebecca Starford from Kill Your Darlings. Ariel Booksellers, 42 Oxford Street, Paddington NSW. RVSP appreciated to affirm@affirmpress.com.auby Monday 27 September.