Calling all Riverina Readers!

In this all day event, held on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, readers can expect to hear from Australian and international bestselling authors from a range of book genres.

The 2024 'Warmed by Words' program includes:

Crime Fiction

Michael Robotham (Storm Child, The Suspect, When She Was Good, Good Girl Bad Girl, The Secrets She Keeps)

Shelley Burr (Wake, Ripper)

Chris Hammer (Scrublands, Silver, Treasure and Dirt, The Seven)

Jack Health (Kill Your Husbands, Kill Your Brother, the Hangman series) 

Sulari Gentill (The Mystery Writers, The Woman in the Library, After She Wrote Him, the Roland Sinclair series)

Cooking / Home / Lifestyle 

Sophie Hansen (A Basket by the Door, In Good Company, Around the Kitchen Table, What Can I Bring?) 

Historical Fiction 

Mary-Anne O'Connor (At the Going Down of the Sun, Sisters of Freedom, Dressed by Iris, In the Great Southern Land)

Julia Levitina (The Girl of Moscow)

Kate Mildenhall (The Hummingbird Effect, The Mother Fault, Skylarking)

This panel will be moderated by Karen Viggers (Sidelines, The Orchardist's Daughter, The Lightkeeper's Wife)

Romance / Relationships

Emma Gray (The Last Love Note, Unrequited)

Karina May (Never Ever Forever, Duck À L'Orange For Breakfast)

Wagga's very own Gabrielle Tozer (The Unexpected Mess of It All, Can't Say it Went to Plan, The Intern, Melody Trumpet, Peas and Quiet)

Book sales will be supported by Collins Booksellers Wagga Wagga. Merchandise will also be available for purchase.

Full programs are accessible via www.riverinareadersfestival.org.au and will be provided on the day.

Local and regional food vendors will be on location, providing coffee, morning tea and lunch.

Supporting Reader Accessibility

Each Festival year, the Riverina Readers Festival Inc. is dedicated to supporting an not-for-profit who directly supports reading accessibility.

The 2024 organisation is the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF). There is an option to make a contribution to ILF on top of your ticket or you might like to donate directly: https://fundraising.ilf.org.au/riverinareadersfestivalinc

Donations can also be made on the day.