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Melbourne launch of Big Time by Jordan Prosser
10 July / 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Readings Carlton, 309 Lygon St, Carlton VIC

Melbourne launch of Big Time by Jordan Prosser

Join us for the launch of Big Time, the debut novel by award-winning filmmaker, performer and writer, Jordan Prosser.

This event is free, but bookings are essential.


ABOUT THE BOOK

In a not-too-distant future Australia, the eastern states have become the world’s newest autocracy – a place where pop music is propaganda, science is the enemy and moral indecency is punishable by indefinite detention.

Julian Ferryman, bass player for the Acceptables, returns to Melbourne after a year overseas and reconnects with his bandmates to record their highly anticipated second album. On their whirlwind tour of the east coast, he gets hooked on a new designer drug, F, a powerful synthetic hallucinogen that gives users a glimpse of their own future. Rumour says, the more you take, the further you see … maybe even to the end of time.

Big Time is an anti-fascist ode to the power of pop music, wrapped up in an unforgettable, psychedelic road trip.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jordan Prosser is a writer, filmmaker and performer from Victoria. He is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, and his short films and screenplays have won multiple international accolades. His short story ‘Eleuterio Cabrera’s Beautiful Game’ won the Peter Carey Short Story Award in 2022 and was published in Meanjin. His first novel is Big Time (UQP 2024).