# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm - **Event Description**: Three of Australia's most renowned writers discuss the Erin Patterson case and our collective obsession with her strange and terrible crime.About this EventIn July 2023, in the quiet Gippsland town of Leongatha, Erin Patterson—stay-at-home mother and true-crime devotee—invited her husband’s devoutly Christian family to lunch. Within days, three of her guests were dead and the fourth was in a coma. They had all been poisoned by death cap mushrooms.Two years later, Patterson stood trial, accused of three counts of M**der and one count of attempted M**der. The court case gripped the nation and fascinated people all over the world.Among those drawn into the drama were three renowned writers: Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein.Together, they joined the daily media scrum at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts and spent long days immersed in the case’s sinister and complex themes: love, hate, jealousy, revenge, marriage, money, mycology and M**der.The Mushroom Tapes is a true-crime book like no other—an unputdownable record of the writers’ private conversations about their impressions from inside the courtroom. They explore the gap between the certainties of the law and the messiness of reality, their own ambivalence about the true crime genre, and all that remains unknowable about Erin Patterson.The authors will be joined by author, editor and bookseller, Jaclyn Crupi.Books will be available for sale care of Brunswick Bound.Helen Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious Windham–Campbell Prize for non-fiction. In 2019 she was honoured with the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. And in 2023 she was awarded the ASA Medal for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature. Her works include Monkey Grip, The Children’s Bach, The First Stone, The Spare Room, This House of Grief and three volumes of her diaries. She lives in Melbourne.Chloe Hooper is the author of The Tall Man, The Arsonist and Bedtime Story, along with two acclaimed novels.Sarah Krasnostein is a multi-award winning writer. She is the best-selling author of The Trauma Cleaner, The Believer , the Quarterly Essay, Not Waving, Drowning and On Peter Carey. She holds a PhD in criminal law and is admitted to legal practice in Australia and America.Jaclyn Crupi is a book editor, project manager, event moderator, awards judge and bookseller. Her books include Garden Like a Nonno and Planting for Native Birds, Bees and Butterflies.Coburg Town Hall is accessible via the Upfield train line, the No.19 tram and multiple bus-lines. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coburg/the-mushroom-tapes-helen-garner-chloe-hooper-and-sarah-krasnostein/100001962785862351 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, theatre, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Coburg - **state**: VI - **country**: Australia - **location**: Coburg Town Hall - **lat**: -37.7411574 - **long**: 144.969269 - **full address**: Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell Street, Coburg, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/6a7c7bfd30084042d2688d509563fc39a905dedddebacd2166d444a91135aba4-rimg-w1200-h600-dcaaffa6-gmir.jpg?v=1763604291 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein being held? - **A:** The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein takes place on Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 04 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm at Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell Street, Coburg, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein? - **A:** The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein is organized by Merri-bek Libraries. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Mushroom Tapes - Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Coburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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