Melbourne Rare Book Week 2018

Friday 29th June until Sunday 8th July 2018

Melbourne Rare Book Week 2018 will run from Friday 29th June until 8th July, culminating in the 46th Melbourne Rare Book Fair from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July 2018.

There will be more than 50 free events to temp and interest anyone interested in the world of books and ideas.

One emphasis this year will be the Gothic Novel, to mark the bicentenaries of the publication of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the birth of Emily Bronte, the author of Wuthering Heights.

If you would like to learn a bit more about Gothic Novels, please visit my page which gives you a very brief history of the publication of  some great Gothic novels and see which ones I like. You can find them at

My Twenty-one Best Gothic Novels

The University of Melbourne will be holding an exhibition "Dark Imaginings: Gothic Tales of Wonder" running from 1st March 2018 until 30th July 2018.

For details, of Dark Imaginings please view the Exhibition announcement at:

http://library.unimelb.edu.au/news-and-events/dark-imaginings-gothic-tales-of-wonder

or visit the exhibition during Melbourne Rare Book Week 2018

For more information, please look at Melbourne Rare Book Week

and for the Book Fair please go to Melbourne 46th Rare Book Fair

Come and join in the fun of exploration of the world of rare books.

Visit the fair and see many fine books on display and for sale from the leading booksellers of Australia, New Zealand and from across the world.

Every event is free entry and the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming.

See you all at the events in Melbourne Rare Book Week.

For the Love of Books.

On behalf of Rare Books Melbourne inc.