Good food, new bookish friends, and maybe even your next favourite read!

Join Bound & Co for an intimate evening at Rose Read Bookshop followed by dinner at Postino Osteria, celebrating Australian author Maithree Wijesekara and her soon to be completed fantasy series, The Obsidian Throne Trilogy.

Bound to Dine is a social experience for readers of every kind. It’s an opportunity to step away from the usual book event format, share a beautiful meal, meet fellow readers and support an Australian author in a relaxed setting. Come because you already love fantasy, come because you’re curious about it, or come simply because dinner with a table full of book people sounds like your kind of night!

You'll get a glass of wine before we settle in for Jacquie Pham in conversation with Maithree, getting to know the person behind the books and exploring the world of The Obsidian Throne Trilogy (spoiler free!!). Following this we head as a group to Postino Osteria, an elevated Italian restaurant where we share a set menu (below).

Throughout the evening, there’ll be plenty of time to chat, connect and talk books beyond just the one we’re celebrating. You might arrive devoted to romance, literary fiction, thrillers or something else entirely and leave having discovered the fantasy series that finally converts you.

And, as always, solo guests are at the heart of how Bound & Co events are designed. You don’t need to organise a friend to come with you. We’ll make the introductions and create a table where arriving alone doesn’t mean spending the evening alone.

What's Included:

A hosted Bound to Dine experience with Maithree Wijesekara at Rose Read Bookshop
An intimate author in-conversation hosted by Jacquie Pham
Glass of wine on arrival
A gift to take home thanks to our sponsor Poco Vino
Set menu dinner at Postino Osteria
An evening designed for you to meet fellow readers

Whether Obsidian Throne is already on your bookshelf or fantasy has never made it onto your TBR, there’s a seat at the table for you!

Come for dinner. Meet your fellow readers. Discover something new.

Contact the host of Bound to Dine for Readers with Author Maithree Wijesekara