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Bilingual storytime @ Green Square Library
Green Square Library
Children & family
Bilingual storytime @ Green Square Library
Fun sessions in English and Mandarin for pre-schoolers, held in the outdoor amphitheatre
Mandarin rhymetime @ Green Square
Green Square Library
Children & family
Mandarin rhymetime @ Green Square
A fun program for babies and toddlers in the outdoor amphitheatre, combining rhymes and songs
RACS Book Club with Jan Fran - The Kabul Peace House
Online
Community & causes
RACS Book Club with Jan Fran - The Kabul Peace House
Stories from around the world to highlight the experience of refugees, their communities and people seeking asylum
Rhymetime @ Green Square Library
Green Square Library
Children & family
Rhymetime @ Green Square Library
A fun program for babies and toddlers in the outdoor amphitheatre, combining rhymes, music, singing and puppets.
Storytime at Green Square Library
Green Square Library
Children & family
Storytime at Green Square Library
Fun sessions for pre-schoolers in the outdoor amphitheatre
How to write, Illustrate and publish a picture book
Waverley Library
Children & family
How to write, Illustrate and publish a picture book
Join Patricia Bernard as she gives you the insider hints & tips on how to write, illustrate and publish a picture book
My first reading club in Spanish
Instituto Cervantes Sydney
Children & family
My first reading club in Spanish
For non-reading children to discover books
Reckoning
Glebe
Exhibitions
Reckoning
Artwork by nine print and book artists
Sydney Writers’ Festival: Opening Night Address
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Sydney Writers’ Festival: Opening Night Address
Melissa Lucashenko, Tara June Winch and Evelyn Araluen come together to deliver an extraordinary Opening Night Address
City of Sydney Library Online Book Club
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
City of Sydney Library Online Book Club
Join us online each month to talk books and connect with other readers
I Don’t Hold a Hose Mate: Leadership and Accountability
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
I Don’t Hold a Hose Mate: Leadership and Accountability
A panel of renowned journalists discuss leadership, democracy and a lack of true accountability in extraordinary times
James Bradley & Kim Stanley Robinson
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
James Bradley & Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson appears live via video to discuss hard science, strong storytelling and hope with James Bradley.
Kazuo Ishiguro: Klara and the Sun
City Recital Hall
Talks, courses & workshops
Kazuo Ishiguro: Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro appears live via video to discuss his newest novel Klara and the Sun and his influential body of work
Rachel Cusk: Second Place
City Recital Hall
Talks, courses & workshops
Rachel Cusk: Second Place
Rachel Cusk appears live via video to discuss her extraordinary career in writing and her new novel, Second Place
The Art of the Interview
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
The Art of the Interview
Andrew Denton, one of Australia's best interviewers, discusses what makes an interview great with Michael Robotham
The True History of Peter Carey
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
The True History of Peter Carey
A consummate writer of 14 novels and a keen observer of life, Peter Carey discusses his storied life in writing
Are You There, Sydney? It’s Me, Judy Blume
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Are You There, Sydney? It’s Me, Judy Blume
Judy Blume appears live via video to discuss her celebrated books and storied career with Sophie Black
Bill Hayes: How we live now
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Bill Hayes: How we live now
Bill Hayes shares poetry, anecdotes and photography from How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic (live via video).
The Feminists Are Coming
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
The Feminists Are Coming
Virginia Trioli and Laurie Penny talk about the path of feminism in Australia with host Sisonke Msimang.
Within Reach Gala
Sydney Town Hall
Talks, courses & workshops
Within Reach Gala
An all-star line-up of guests come together to speak on this year’s festival theme, Within Reach.
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste – The Lies That Divide Us
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Isabel Wilkerson: Caste – The Lies That Divide Us
Isabel Wilkerson discusses Caste (live via video), her bestselling study of our world's corrosive social hierarchy
Richard Flanagan & Laura Tingle
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Richard Flanagan & Laura Tingle
Richard Flanagan talks to Laura Tingle on his newest book, The Living Sea of Waking Dreams, and capturing loss in words
Sarah Krasnostein and Helen Garner
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Sarah Krasnostein and Helen Garner
Sarah Krasnostein discusses her new book, The Believer, an enquiry into the power of belief, with Helen Garner.
After Australia
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
After Australia
Indigenous writers and writers of colour discuss the daring anthology After Australia and its public reception.
Great Adaptations: Margaret and David Return
Carriageworks
Theatre, dance & film
Great Adaptations: Margaret and David Return
Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton reunite to debate the best and worst movie adaptations of Australian books.
Jan Fran & Judith Lucy
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Jan Fran & Judith Lucy
Jan Fran and comedian Judith Lucy talk about humour and memoir, coping and not coping, and what it means to be fine
Sydney Writers’ Festival Closing Night Address: David Malouf
Carriageworks
Talks, courses & workshops
Sydney Writers’ Festival Closing Night Address: David Malouf
David Malouf delivers an unmissable Closing Address for the Sydney Writers’ Festival
Reading in Spanish
Instituto Cervantes Sydney
Talks, courses & workshops
Reading in Spanish
Instituto Cervantes celebrates its 30th anniversary and we are reading works related to our birth year: 1991
Candice Fox in conversation
Online
Talks, courses & workshops
Candice Fox in conversation
BAD Sydney presents Candice Fox in conversation with Michael Duffy about her latest book: The Chase!
The Bike Book Machine
Darling Square Library
Talks, courses & workshops
The Bike Book Machine
A pedal powered curated bookshelf
Book Launch: Humanity in Medicine
Sydney Jewish Museum
Talks, courses & workshops
Book Launch: Humanity in Medicine
Join us as we launch Kerry Breen's book Humanity in Medicine: The Life of Physician Dr Stanley Goulston
Killing Katie: Confessions of a book club by Tracey Trinder
Ensemble Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Killing Katie: Confessions of a book club by Tracey Trinder
Female friendships are tested in this laugh-out-loud, brutally honest, new comedy.
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