when: 20 August 2025 | venue: Virtual | cost: Free | address: University of Melbourne, 3010 | website: https://www.robertmenziesinstitute.org.au/event/afternoon-light-live-jackie-french-kate-odonnell-on- | tickets: https://unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j7RrP1-QStWmYCr8CcdKmg
published: 18 Aug 2025, 3 min read
Join us for a very special live podcast with celebrated children's authors Jackie French (Rain Stones, Diary of a Wombat, The Girl from Snowy River, Hitler's Daughter) & Kate O'Donnell (Untidy Towns, This One is Ours), hosted by Georgina Downer.
Together they will discuss the history and evolution of book week, and just how it's grown into such an Australian institution throughout the 20th century.
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Join us for a very special live podcast with celebrated children's authors Jackie French (Rain Stones, Diary of a Wombat, The Girl from Snowy River, Hitler's Daughter) & Kate O'Donnell (Untidy Towns, This One is Ours), hosted by Georgina Downer.
Together they will discuss the history and evolution of book week, and just how it's grown into such an Australian institution throughout the 20th century.
Go see Afternoon Light Live with Jackie French and Kate O'Donnell 2025.

Afternoon Light Live with Jackie French and Kate O'Donnell 2025 is on 20 August 2025. The opening hours are: 1pm to 2pm. Conveniently located in Melbourne. Call (03) 8344 3411 for details. Visit their website at https://www.robertmenziesinstitute.org.au/event/afternoon-light-live-jackie-french-kate-odonnell-on-.
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Afternoon Light Live with Jackie French and Kate O'Donnell 2025
Join us for a very special live podcast with celebrated children's authors Jackie French (Rain Stones, Diary of a Wombat, The Girl from Snowy River, Hitler's Daughter) & Kate O'Donnell (Untidy Towns, This One is Ours), hosted by Georgina Downer.