Toni Jordan and Michael Winkler: Animal Instincts
Sat, 09 May
|State Library Victoria
What can animals teach us? Two beloved novelists discuss their new books that explore our relationship to our canine companions.
Time & Location
09 May 2026, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
State Library Victoria, 328 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
About the event
From Toni Jordan comes Tenderfoot, an exhilarating and deeply moving novel about coming of age in 1970s Australia, set against the world of greyhound racing. In Michael Winkler’s Griefdogg, a man decides he wants to live as if he were the family pet – and discovers he can sense other people’s secret grief.
Join Jordan and Winkler for a wide-ranging conversation about the real and metaphysical relationships between dogs and humans, and how animals can illuminate the most human parts of ourselves. With Beejay Silcox.