In Conversation with William McInnes

Join actor and bestselling author William McInnes in conversation to talk all about his new book 'It's a Scorcher: Tales of the Australian Summer' – a collection of hilarious and heartwarming stories about those magical, roastingly hot summer months. William will also be signing copies of the book which will be available to purchase.

There is something about long, hot summer days that stirs emotions. It's all about holidays, festivals, family and Christmas; a time for swimming, a hit of backyard cricket or firing up the barbie. It's the deafening sound of cicadas, the ticking of a backyard sprinkler, the pain of a wayward bindi or the sting of sunburnt shoulders.

In this collection of nostalgic stories that will make you laugh and make you cry, William McInnes recalls moments in time and memories of summers past. He takes you back to the energy-sapping heat of Redcliffe in the 1960s and 70s, ruminates on budgie smugglers, remembers holiday road trips that went on forever and epic Boxing Day Tests that stopped fans in their tracks. This is a book about the magic of those boiling-hot days when you wake up and know it's going to be a scorcher.