Busy with Books

03/06/2026

Our first bookish event in Melbourne is here! 😍🥳⁣
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You love books. Your friends…not so much 😬⁣
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Either way, you've been looking for your people — and this is where they are.⁣
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📚 Busy with Books is hosting its first Melbourne bookish dinner, and we're keeping it simple: good Italian food, good conversation, and a table full of women who actually want to talk about what they've been reading.⁣
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We're gathering at Il Mercato Centrale Melbourne — Melbourne's beautiful Italian food hall in the CBD — where everyone orders what they fancy from the stalls, and we spend the evening doing what we love most: Talking about books. (And eating. Obviously 💁🏼‍♀️)⁣
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What to expect:⁣
♥️ A relaxed, informal dinner⁣
♥️ Great food from Il Mercato Centrale (your order, your tab)⁣
♥️ A small goodie to take home⁣
♥️ Good conversation with women who get it⁣
♥️ A cap of 10 guests to keep it intimate⁣
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We won't have a set book (this time!), so there's no pressure or homework.⁣
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Just show up, order something delicious, and talk books with strangers who are about to become your favourite reading friends.⁣
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Grab your ticket here: https://www.meetup.com/busy-with-books/events/314990476/
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We can't wait to meet you 📚

02/06/2026

If you’re anything like me, you finished Yesteryear and immediately needed to talk to someone about it 🤯⁣
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Yesteryear isn’t just a great novel, it’s a window into something much bigger: the tradwife phenomenon, influencer culture, the commodification of femininity, the manosphere, and the gap between the life you sell and the life you actually live.⁣
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Here's a list of books I can recommend to read next if you want to dive deeper into those topics. ⁣
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Find the full list, including 3 documentaries, on my Substack: https://busywithbooks.substack.com/p/what-to-read-after-yesteryear-caro-claire-burke

30/05/2026

Part 2 of what I’ve been reading lately 😍👀

What was your fav recent read?

28/05/2026

Why are reading retreats so popular right now? I believe it’s because of these 2 reasons 🤭📚

26/05/2026

Women consistently tell me we need more spaces (online & offline) where we can have experiences outside of our family life & partnership - experiences around the things we love, like books.

We are more than mothers and partners.

We are our own people who deserve to do something for ourselves, like going on a reading retreat 🤷🏼‍♀️

25/05/2026

I read and watched Project Hail Mary - so which one is better, movie or book? 🤔

If you’ve read/seen both, which one was your favourite?

25/05/2026

We have 1 last twin room left for our Banks Peninsula retreat in August!⁣
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If you and your bestie have been saying "we should do something like this", now is the time. ⁣
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The interest in this retreat is high and we will sell out, so send her this post & get yourselves booked in before it's gone ♥️⁣
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Get lost in your favourite stories with a small group of book lovers just like you: Banks Peninsula (Christchurch, New Zealand) in August 2026

25/05/2026

I think we desserve better than just a quick “catchup”…

Maybe something like a weekend away where you just read, eat, laugh, do absolutely nothing but be together. & make those new, life-long memories 👀

We have 1 last twin room left for our Banks Peninsula retreat.

If you and your bestie have been saying “we should do something like this”, now is the time. The interest in this retreat is high and we will sell out, so send her this video & get yourselves booked in before it’s gone! ♥️

Link in my bio for all the details.

24/05/2026

I’ve been busy…reading 😁📚

Part 2 of my recent reads coming soon!