CALLING ALL GLEEKS! Glee: The Beginning is the first novel of the hit TV series GLEE! Read all about your favourite characters – right from the beginning. GLEE, the popular musical comedy show, screens in Australia on Channel 10, Thursdays at 8pm. It has amassed a cult following in Australia and worldwide. Just ask the person sitting next to you - chances are they are a GLEEK!

Number one bestselling author Janet Evanovich has created a brand-new heroine in Elizabeth Tucker and things are about to get rather interesting for this unlucky in love bakery assistant. Also starring that wicked hot hunk from the Stephanie Plum novels, Diesel. A hilarious page-turner guaranteed to be very, very good. With a special in-store date of 14 September, don’t miss your copy of the new Janet Evanovich.

After a massive month of touring, the amazing Jessica Watson finishes her nationwide tour at the Brisbane Writers Festival (1-6 September) and will be talking about her number one bestseller True Spirit.

Bestselling author Jostein Gaarder will be at both the Melbourne Writer’s Festival (27 August – 5 September) and the Brisbane Writer’s Festival (1-5 September) to talk about his new novel The Castle in the Pyrenees.

Also appearing at the Melbourne Writer’s Festival is crime writer R.J Ellory, author of The Saints of New York and space opera supremo Alastair Reynolds, author of Terminal World. Alastair will also be doing the rounds in Melbourne for AussieCon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention.

And finally, the news that TRUE BLOOD fans have been dying to hear – Charlaine Harris, author of the Southern Vampire Series starring the sassy telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse - is coming to Australia in September!!! Charlaine will be a guest of HUB PRODUCTIONS for TRUE BLOOD events in Sydney and Melbourne on the 25th and 26th of September. These will be a huge couple of days, with stars from the show appearing at the events. For more info, check out the HUB PRODUCTIONS website: www.thehubproductions.com/events . And if that is not enough to sink your teeth into, Charlaine Harris will be in touring Australia for Hachette. For more details, please check out http://www.hachette.com.au/ontour/CharlaineHarris.html, or the Gollancz Australia Facebook page: facebook.com/GollanczAustralia

Paul Cleary, senior writer at The Australian, and author of The Men Who Came Out of the Ground, will be participating in an ‘in conversation’ event with Timor Veteran and former Labor Minister Tom Uren and Federal Member for Grayndler Anthony Albanese at Gleebooks on 21st September 2010 (49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe, NSW (Ph) 02 9660 2333 www.gleebooks.com.au).

Australian authors William McInnes and Helen Young will be guests at this year’s Brisbane Writers Festival, see On Tour page for further details of events.

WORLDCON – the World Science Fiction Convention – is coming to Australia for the first time in 10 years. Hundreds of science fiction fans from around the world will descend on Melbourne for the annual World Science Fiction convention held 2 – 6 September at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Fans are coming from many countries such as the US, Malaysia, Croatia, Sweden, Norway, Germany and Canada. Events and activities within the convention include panel discussions, book signings, gaming, live performances, and a Masquerade party. Visit www.aussiecon4.org.au for more info.

The following Orbit authors will be coming to Australia to attend Worldcon, and are available for interview: Trudi Canavan, Gail Carriger, Kate Elliott, Pamela Freeman, Ian Irvine, Trent Jamieson’s, Glenda Larke, Helen Lowe, Mira Grant (AKA Seanan McGuire), Karen Miller, Marianne de Pierres, Kim Stanley Robinson, Joel Shepherd, Charles Stross and Sean Williams.

The legendary crime writer Val McDermid – winner of the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award and author of the WIRE IN THE BLOOD series of books – continues her Australian book tour promoting her fantastic new stand alone novel TRICK OF THE DARK in September – as well as TV, radio, print and online interviews she is also doing public events (see On Tour page for details). Don’t miss out!