An evening with Kate Mildenhall & Bella Lloyd

6pm, Tuesday 28 October
Heads & Tales Bookstore

Join us at Heads & Tales Bookstore for an evening with one of our favourite authors Kate Mildenhall to discuss her thrilling new book The Hiding Place, on the day of publication!

Described as White Lotus meets The Slap, The Hiding Place is a razor-sharp literary thriller about deception and self-deception, and how far people will go to protect what they feel they ought to have.

Kate Mildenhall is an author, writing teacher and podcaster. Her debut novel Skylarking was longlisted for Debut Fiction in the 2017 Indie Book Awards and the 2017 Voss Literary Prize. Her second novel, The Mother Fault, was longlisted for the 2021 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year and shortlisted for the 2021 Aurealis Science Fiction Novel of the Year. The Hummingbird Effect was shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year and longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize and the 2024 Indie Book Awards for Fiction. In 2024, Kate released her first picture book, To Stir with Love, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards and the 2025 ABIA Children’s Book of the Year and Notable in the CBCA Book Awards for Early Readers. Kate co-hosted The First Time Podcast where she interviewed over 200 Australian and international writers.

Kate will be joined in-conversation by Heads & Tales' own, Bella Lloyd.

Tickets are $10 and include a glass of wine or bubbles! Secure your spot here.