Lovingly appropriated from the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóð, By The Bowers present Beers & Book Swap: your Sunday sesh just got upgraded to a literary afternoon curated by YOU, the audience! Choose your favourite five-star book, wrap it up like a present, add your description, and bring along on the day to swap. Your hosts will do the rest!

A step-by-step guide on how to play is available on beersandbookswap.com

We encourage all participants to shop locally when purchasing a new book for this event. Our preferred independent book store is Shelf Lovers who will offer a 10% discount to ticket buyers! Standard books only, T&C apply. shelflovers.com.au

Beers & Book Swap is part of Melt Festival. Melt Festival is an annual open-access festival of Queer arts and culture staged across Magandjin/Brisbane, Australia. It builds on the success of its predecessor Melt, the LGBTQIA+ festival staged annually at Brisbane Powerhouse since 2015. In a city gearing up to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032, Melt is a showcase of queer art, artists, allies, icons, sports and ideas. melt.org.au/

Melt is guided by the Melt Reference Group, a committee of LGBTQIA+ leaders and artists.

Event photograph by Aimee Catt.