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Between Friday 30 April and Sunday 2 May, the National Library will offer live screenings of sessions from the Sydney Writers' Festival to its heritage-listed Theatre.
Presented in partnership with the Sydney Writers' Festival, these screenings are free to attend but bookings are essential. Those attending will need to book separately for each session they wish to attend. The session timetable is as follows, with full session details available at the base of the booking website above.
Friday 30 April
10am - 11am: Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Biden's America, panel
Moderator: Barrie Cassidy
Panel: Evan Osnos, Bob Carr and Rosalind Dixon
12pm - 1pm: Are You There, Sydney? It's Me, Judy Blume, conversation
Sophie Black with Judy Blume
2pm - 3pm: But Not Forgotten, panel
Moderator: Chris Taylor
Panel: Michelle de Krester, Kerry O'Brien, Michael Robotham and Sally Warhaft
4pm - 5pm: The Larrikin Lie, panel
Moderator: Laura Tingle
Panel: David Marr, Rebecca Huntley and Joe Williams
Saturday 1 May
10am - 11am: Barrie Cassidy & Friends: Opposition and Dissent, panel
Moderator: Barrie Cassidy
Panel: Scott Ludlam, Sally McManus and Linda Burney MP
12pm - 1pm: Isabel Wilkerson - Caste: The Lies that Divide Us, conversation
Santilla Chingaipe with Isabel Wilkerson
2pm - 3pm: Sarah Krasnostein & Maria Tumarkin, conversation
Maria Tumarkin with Sarah Krasnostein
4pm - 5pm: Richard Flanagan & Laura Tingle, conversation
Laura Tingle with Richard Flanagan
Sunday 2 May
10am - 11am: Barrie Cassidy & Friends: The Canberra Bubble, Panel
Moderator: Barrie Cassidy
Panel: Peter van Onselen, Niki Savva and Chris Wallace
12pm - 1pm: George Miller, conversation
Tim Minchin with George Miller
2pm - 3pm: Jan Fran & Judith Lucy, conversation
Jan Fran with Judith Lucy
4pm - 5pm: Great Adaptations: Margaret and David Return, conversation
David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz