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Meet Rachael Johns In-conversation event with Roxanne McCarty-O'Kane

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Join award-winning Australian romance author Rachael Johns for an in-conversation event with Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane. Hosted by Libraries, Rachael will discuss her new book, The Other Bridget, a feel-good romantic comedy perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Marian Keyes. 

Join award-winning Australian romance author Rachael Johns for an in-conversation event with Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane at Venue 114, Bokarina on Friday, February 16, 2024.  

Hosted by Libraries, Rachael will discuss her new book, The Other Bridget, a feel-good romantic comedy perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Marian Keyes. 

Enjoy a half-hour mingling session with refreshments and live music by local artist Lauren Hutton before the event.  

The Other Bridget is a feelgood romantic comedy that follows librarian Bridget Jones, who, inspired by the famous fictional character, navigates her love life. Bridget is a hopeless romantic who discovers that not all romances start with a meet-cute, but they might just end in happily ever after. 

Rachael Johns is known for bestsellers like The Patterson Girls, and is Australia’s leading writer of contemporary relationship stories around women’s issues, a genre she has coined ‘life-lit’.

Roxanne McCarty-O’Kane is a published author at Ignite & Write: The Mindful Author and works as presenter and ghostwriter. 

Books are available for purchase with Harry Hartog Books for a signing session after the event.   

Enjoy live music from popular acoustic singer and guitarist, Lauren Hutton