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A family holiday. A tiny beach house. Scorching heat. And the secret behind Gramma’s mouthwatering meatballs. Greg Heffley is back – and trouble is brewing – in this special performance by Jeff Kinney ...
This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email ticketing@wheelercentre.com. American Jewish journalist Peter Beinart reflects on the world around him – ...
This event is currently sold out. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email ticketing@wheelercentre.com. One of the world’s most celebrated and versatile writers joins The Wheeler ...
One of Britain’s bestselling historians offers a meticulously researched and insightful account of the famously televised 1980 SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London – better known as Operation ...
Celebrating the winner of 2024’s Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript, Rachel Morton discusses her highly anticipated novel The Sun Was Electric Light. The Sun Was Electric ...
Step behind the scenes with journalist and legal reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley for a rare insight into the blockbuster trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. Lucia Osborne-Crowley was one of only four court ...
Come together for a night of great Australian books matched with great Australian beers, in a special event presented in partnership with Tough Guy Book Club. Craft beer meets the art of storytelling ...
At our recent special event Black Duck Lunch with Bruce Pascoe and Lyn Harwood audience members enjoyed an inspiring in-conversation with Pascoe, Harwood and host Daniel James as they reflected on ...
As part of The Wheeler Centre's Hot Desk Fellowship program, Chris Ames worked on his manuscript of short stories, I Made This Just for You. In this piece, 'Balloonfest '86', we see a fictional take ...
New York Times-bestselling author duo join forces to discuss their latest tale – a YA medieval romp brimming with treachery, swordplay and excellent snacks. In their latest collaboration, much touted ...
Before he found runaway success with his debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe, and follow-up All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton spent decades as a journalist investigating the real-life social ...
With a US election looming and four billion people heading to the polls in 2024, Yun Jiang and John Lyons discussed the threats and challenges to democracy around the world with host Emma Shortis.