Bound to Pop: Queer Stories & Community hosted by Pinkie Promise ✨

Queer authors, drag glamour & a bookish celebration!. Drink, canapés & community included. No plus-one required we are very solo friendly!!

Books, but make it fabulous ✨🏳️‍🌈🪩

Bound to Pop returns with a gloriously queer evening of storytelling, sass, and sparkling conversation.

Join celebrated authors Joshua Hortinela and Courtney Peppernell, in conversation with the incomparable drag queen host Pinkie Promise, for a panel that promises insight, humour, heart, and just the right amount of drama.

This isn’t a hushed author talk. It’s a celebration of queer voices, bold creativity, and the bookish community that shows up for each other.

Expect thoughtful discussion, playful energy, and a room full of readers ready to connect.

Bound to Pop is part of Bound & Co - immersive bookish pop-up events designed to bring readers together through conversation, creativity, and community.

✨Disclaimer ✨

Bound & Co events are intentionally designed with solo guests in mind. We know arriving alone can feel daunting, so every experience is curated to feel welcoming, inclusive, and naturally social - whether you come solo or with friends.

💫 Your Ticket Includes:

• A thoughtfully curated welcome gift on arrival
• A complimentary drink to begin the evening
• Seasonal hot and cold canapés served throughout the evening
• A live, in-conversation author panel hosted by Pinkie Promise
• Audience Q&A
• Book signings, with titles available for purchase on the night
• Time to mingle and connect with Sydney’s vibrant bookish community

💖Meet the creators:

✍️ Joshua Hortinela

Joshua Hortinela is debuting his first novel, Hate You to Love You - a fresh, queer romance that leans into tension, chemistry, and all the delicious chaos of falling for someone you absolutely shouldn’t. Bold, heartfelt, and full of personality, Joshua’s debut marks an exciting new voice in contemporary queer fiction, to be released later this year.

✍️ Courtney Peppernell

Courtney Peppernell is an internationally celebrated poet and author whose words have touched readers across the world. Courtney returns with her powerful new release, The Last Poem (out 23 February) - a deeply moving novel exploring love, grief, identity, and becoming. Courtney’s work speaks to love, loss, queerness, and self-discovery - and has built a devoted global following along the way.

💄 In Conversation with Pinkie Promise

Hosting the evening is the incomparable Pinkie Promise, a drag queen, performer, and certified bringer-of-the-vibes. Expect glamour, wit, warmth, and the kind of questions that make a conversation sparkle. Pinkie doesn’t just moderate… she hosts.

💃What to Wear

There is no official dress code. But if you’ve been waiting for an excuse to look fabulous?
Consider this your sign. Come as you are, or as your most glamorous self.