In Conversation with Jaclyn Moriarty
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Join us for an evening with Jaclyn Moriarty to celebrate her incandescent novel. At turns entertaining and illuminating, Time Travel for Beginners explores the moments, big and small, that shape our destiny.Jaclyn will be in conversation with Renee Price.
ABOUT TIME TRAVEL FOR BEGINNERS
On a bustling road in Sydney lies a nondescript storefront known simply as the Time Travel Agency.
Inside, you’ll be welcomed by the smell of freshly brewed coffee, a selection of baked goods . . . and the question, Where in time do you wish to go?
The guidelines are simple: you can go whenever you wish into the past, and there’s no fear of altering the present. Have tea with Jane Austen, scream at a Beatles concert, witness the Olympics in ancient Greece. Perhaps a more personal trip? Visit your long-lost grandmother, recapture the heady days of your youth, return to the idyllic time when your teen was a babbling baby—or watch yourself make the one decision that changed everything.
Is it a hoax? And if it’s real, what’s the catch?
When single mother Anna is offered a job at the agency, she glimpses the possibility of happiness. Meanwhile, Teddy’s a customer hoping to untangle his recently imploded marriage. And Jade, who has a deeply buried secret, despises the agency for offering false hope.
ABOUT JACLYN MORIARTY
Jaclyn Moriarty is the best-selling author of many novels for children, young adults and adults. She has been the recipient of the NSW Premier’s Literary Award, the Queensland Literary Award, and the Aurealis Award for Fantasy. Her books have been named Boston Globe Honor Books, White Raven selections and Best Books for Young Adults by the American Library Association.
Jaclyn grew up in Sydney, Australia with four sisters (including authors Liane and Nicola Moriarty), one brother, two dogs and twelve chickens. She has lived in the US, UK and Canada, but now lives in Sydney again, along with her son, Charlie. She is very fond of chocolate, blueberries and sleep.
Date
Friday 7 August 2026 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM (UTC+10)Location
Old Colonists Club, Ballarat (upstairs from Collins Books on Lydiard)
16 Lydiard St North, Ballarat Vic 3350
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In Conversation with Jaclyn Moriarty
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