Bring Your Group Chat

SYDNEY
Oct 1* & Nov 17

W Hotel

MELBOURNE
Oct 27* & Oct 29

Malthouse

PERTH
Nov 3* & Nov 4

Mess Hall

CANBERRA
Nov 11* 

Canberra Theatre

BRISBANE
Nov 22 & Nov 24*

Powerhouse

*Auslan interpreted

Finally, a good answer to the never-ending
when-are-we-catching-up? in the chat.

Zoë Foster Blake loves a group chat. And a girls’ trip. And boy, does she love her girlfriends. So much so that she wrote her new novel, GROUP CHAT about these exact things.

Please join her this October/November to celebrate the chaos, splendour and undeniable magic of female friendships as she tours Australia to launch her new book.

Expect: conversations as candid, honest and unhinged as your own group chats. (JK. No one is that unhinged.)
Don’t expect: decorum. Anyone to stay on topic. To be bored.

Yes, we will be selling copies of Zoë’s new book, GROUP CHAT.
Yes, Zoë will sign them.
Yes, there will be photo opps.
Yes, there will be (clever, funny, wise) special guests.
Yes, there will be freebies.
Yes, there’s parking nearby.
Yes, it will be an early night.
Yes, tickets will sell out quickly.
Yes, you will have FOMO if you don’t book.
Yes, you should wear that pretty thing you love that you never wear ‘cos it’s just for ’special occasions’.’

Life is short. Friendship is precious. Time together IRL is rare. So message your hype-girls, your emergency contacts, your type-B ghosts, and the ones who always reply ‘HELL YES’ when you send invites like this and come have some fun.

With thanks to

Doors open at 6pm and all events* start at 7pm sharp, except for the Brisbane event on Sunday November 22, which starts at 5pm sharp. If you are the Group Chat leader coordinating this outing, hot tip: Tell your friends it starts at 6pm?

They’re staying a secret for now, but rest assured, they are not s**t ones.

Also not s**t ones.

Email the Pep Talk team on [email protected] and tell us which event you’ll be attending, and we’ll let you know.

Absolutely not. We’ll be talking about all the topics related to the book - like friendship, relationships, career, menopause, kids. Think of it as the kind of things you talk about in your own group chat.

Pretty easily! Zoë will be signing books and taking photos in the foyer of each venue after the event. (We will also be selling books in the foyer). So, buy your book, or bring your book, and Zoë will sign it for you. Deal?

Whatever you want! Anything goes at this event. But might we also suggest: Something that feels a bit fun. Whatever you wore to work that day (easy). Jeans and a nice top (the classic). That thing you have in your wardrobe that’s waiting for a special occasion, just like this one.

There will be drinks and food available to buy at all venues. We made sure of it!

Email us on [email protected] and we’ll do our best to help.