BOOK LAUNCH FOR 'UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SALMON' AT READINGS
Event details:
Date: 6.30pm, Tuesday 30 September, 2025.
Location: Readings State Library, Wurundjeri Country, State Library Victoria, 285-321 Russell St, Melbourne.
About the event:
We are delighted to have Professor Geoffrey Blainey join us to launch Steve Harris's Under the Influence of Salmon: How a Man and a Fish Turned Our World Upside Down.
James Youl wanted to turn the world upside down by transplanting salmon, and then trout, into the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. His mission was dismissed as scientific and ungodly madness, but over several decades of trial and tragedy it became the most audacious, romantic, and intensive wildlife feat the world has ever seen. His quest rewrote the laws of natural history and seeded today's enormous consumption of salmon.
Free, but bookings are essential. RSVP via the booking page here.
Text credit: Readings