In Conversation with John Safran

The heritage-listed location of ‘Collins Booksellers on Lydiard’ is a book lover’s paradise. With the wooden ﬂoors, old style bookcases, heritage style counter and open ﬁreplaces, adults and children alike are able to step back in time and enjoy the simple pleasure of browsing the pages of their next favourite book.The historic building, belonging to the Old Colonists Association of Ballarat, dates from 1888. It is glorious to look at and to wander into with a façade of architectural significance derived from Renaissance design.Set over four historical shop fronts with internal walkways connecting each, there are sections dedicated to fiction, non-fiction and children’s/young adult respectively. A place for everyone!

Collins Booksellers on Lydiard

An unmissable opportunity to hear John Safran John Safran recount his time squatting in a celebrity’s abandoned mansion.

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October at Collins

Three fabulous events with Collins Booksellers on Lydiard in October!

We are delighted to be hosting John Safran as he celebrates the launch of his latest book 'Squat' where he recounts his time squatting in a celebrity’s abandoned mansion. On the page and on the small screen, John Safran is known for pushing boundaries – his own, other people’s and society’s – to examine big questions about life and belief from an utterly original perspective. The writer and filmmaker’s new book, Squat, recounts his stranger-than-fiction experience travelling to Los Angeles and squatting at a well-known celebrity’s mansion. With the celebrity’s promotion of Hitler as a kick-off point, Safran explores threads of Jewishness, identity and belonging – topics that couldn’t hit closer to home.

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