Tue 24 Nov · 6pm
il Mercato Centrale Melbourne · Melbourne
a bookish dinner to meet your reading people
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You love books. Your friends…not so much 😬
Or maybe they read, just not the way you do.
Either way, you've been looking for your people — and this is where they are.
📚 Busy with Books is hosting another one of our monthly Melbourne bookish dinners: good Italian food, good conversation, and a table full of women who actually want to talk about what they've been reading.
We're gathering at Il Mercato Centrale — Melbourne's beautiful Italian food hall in the CBD (close to Southern Cross) — where everyone orders what they fancy from the stalls, and we spend the evening doing what we love most: Talking about books. (And eating. Obviously 💁🏼♀️)
What to expect:
We won't have a set book, so there's no pressure or homework.
Just show up, order something delicious, and talk books with strangers who are about to become your favourite reading friends.
Your ticket secures your spot and helps us keep building BWB events in Melbourne.
Can't wait to meet you 📚
About Busy with Books:
BWB is a reading community for women across Australia & New Zealand.
Since 2024, we've hosted sold-out reading retreats in New Zealand (coming to Australia soon!), run an online book club, and been featured in NZ Herald, Stuff, Woman's Day, and more.
Now we're starting out in Melbourne, and this dinner club is our first step ♥️
Getting there
il Mercato Centrale Melbourne, Melbourne
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When is Books & Bites - a bookish dinner for women in Melbourne (November)?
Tue 24 Nov 2026, 6pm.
Where is it?
il Mercato Centrale Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
How much are tickets?
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Where do I get tickets?
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How do I find out which of my mates are keen?
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