Sydney Writer's Festival Playback - Meg Mason

Name: Sydney Writer's Festival Playback - Meg Mason
Start: 2026-08-07T11:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-08-07T11:00:00+10:00
Location: Henrietta Rose Room

About

Enjoy the best of the Sydney Writers’ Festival without travelling to the city! Bowral Library is hosting a series of official festival talk playbacks over four weeks, featuring some of the festival’s standout sessions.

For Week 1, hear from Meg Mason in conversation with Lauren Sams:

About the playback:

After the success of her Women’s Prize for Fiction–shortlisted novel Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason wanted to write something completely different: a cheerful character. Described by Bonnie Garmus and Ann Patchett as smart, heartbreaking and hilarious, Sophie, Standing There is a hopeful story of a woman entwined in the literary industry and besotted with one particularly brilliant, beautiful and wise author’s work.

Hear Meg as she launches her latest novel in conversation with the fashion editor of The Australian Financial Review Lauren Sams.

Don’t miss this chance to enjoy some of Australia’s best conversations, stories and ideas without leaving town!

Event Details:

Make the most of your experience with our official event booklet! Once you've booked your ticket, you can collect your brochure from the library before the event or pick one up when you arrive at the playback.

Attend all 4 talks and collect a stamp at each session to go into the draw to win a $50 Bookshop Bowral voucher!

Plus, there'll be even more prizes and giveaways throughout the talks, so don't miss out!

This event is proudly supported by Friends of Wingecarribee Libraries.

No physical appearances.

Photographs and video may be taken during this event for use in Council’s online and print communications. By attending, you may appear in event images or recordings. If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, please inform the photographer or a member of the event team.