5:30PM – 6:30PM PETER STANLEY

THECRYINGYEARS:AUSTRALIA’SGREATWARCONVERSATION&BOOKLAUNCHTHEATRE,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA

9:30AM DYMOCKS

OFFICIALFESTIVALBOOKSHOP–NOWOPENMEMBERSDININGROOM3,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 9:30AM – 10:30AM THE BRIEFING

WITH ALEX MCKINNON

MICHAELBRISSENDENINCONVERSATIONBOOKPLATE,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 11:00AM – 12:00PM DAN HOLLIDAY

BOOKLAUNCHFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 12:00PM ISPT’S LIBRARY LAUNCH

FOYER,4NATIONALCURCUIT 12:00PM UC BOOK OF THE YEAR

BOOKPLATE,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 12:00PM – 12:45PM MICHAEL BRISSENDEN

INCONVERSATIONWITHSTEVELEWISFOYER,4NATIONALCURCUIT 12:00PM – 1:00PM DINKA DEKARIS

BOOKLAUNCH:MYJOURNEYWITHALADINFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 12:30PM – 1:30PM SUNNI OVEREND

INCONVERSATIONWITHMAGGIEALDERSONBOOKPLATE,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 1:00PM – 2:00PM BERNADETTE SCHWERDT

CONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 1:00PM – 2:00PM FRANCES ISAAC

BOOKLAUNCH:ISABEL:I’LLWALKWITHYOUFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA

1:00PM – 1:45PM RUTGER BREGMAN

INCONVERSATIONWITHRICHARDDENNISSCONFERENCEROOM,4NATIONALCURCUIT 4:00PM – 5:00PM AUTHORS + AGENTS

LINDATATEANDVALERIEPARVCONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA

9:00AM DYMOCKS

OFFICIALFESTIVALBOOKSHOP–NOWOPENMEMBERSDININGROOM3,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 9:30AM – 11:00AM THE SATURDAY PAPER: LIVE

GEORGEMEGALOGENIS,PAULBONGIORNO,GEOFFPRYOR,REBECCAHUNTLEY&KARENMIDDLETONMODERATEDBYERIKJENSENKINGSHALL,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 9:30AM – 10:30AM THE BRIEFING

WITH ALEX MCKINNON

TRACEYSPICERINCONVERSATIONBOOKPLATE,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:00AM – 11:00AM PENMANSHIP

WITH ANDREW MCMILLEN

KATHARINEMURPHYINCONVERSATIONPAPERPLATE,LOWERGROUND1,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:00AM – 11:00AM ACTEWAGL PRESENTS:

GARTH NIX

CONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:00AM – 11:00AM HELEN ROE

WORKSHOP:TEENGIRLSNEEDTOSEETHROUGHFAKENEWSFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:30AM – 4:30PM SILENT READING PARTY

MEMBERSDININGROOM1,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 11:00AM – 12:00PM MERLINDA BOBIS

BOOKLAUNCH:ACCIDENTSOFCOMPOSITIONFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 11:00AM – 12:00PM JACK HEATH

BOOKLAUNCH:500MINUTESOFDANGERKINGSHALL,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY

11:30AM – 12:30PM ACTEWAGL PRESENTS:

HARRY POTTER SHOW

WITHPROFESSORFRANCESCA“FRANKIE”FALCONETTECONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 12:00PM – 1:00PM STEFAN POSTHUMA-GRBIC

CAPITALCOOKBOOK3INCONVERSATIONWITHLAURATCHILINGARIANPAPERPLATE,LOWERGROUND1,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 12:00PM – 1:00PM CATHERINE MCCULLAGH

BOOKLAUNCH:DANCINGWITHDECEPTIONFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 1:00PM – 2:00PM ACTEWAGL PRESENTS:

HARRY POTTER SHOW

WITHPROFESSORFRANCESCA“FRANKIE”FALCONETTECONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 1:30PM – 2:30PM WISH YOU COULD BE A

SUPERHERO?

LOWERGROUND1,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 2:00PM – 3:00PM IAN BURNET

BOOKLAUNCH:WHEREAUSTRALIACOLLIDESWITHASIAFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 2:00PM – 3:00PM ANGELA STRETCH

IN CONVERSATION

TRIBUTARYPROJECTSGALLERY,FYSHWICK 2:30PM – 3:30PM ACTEWAGL PRESENTS:

JACK HEATH

CONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA

3:00PM – 4:00PM STEPHANIE BUCKLE

BOOKLAUNCH:HABITSOFSILENCEFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 3:00PM – 5:00PM SECRET CITY BINGE FEST

PRIVATEDININGROOM1,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 4:00PM – 5:00PM CLYDE RATHBONE: RETHINKING

SOCIAL MEDIA

FERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 4:00PM – 5:00PM GRIFFITH REVIEW:

MILLENIALS STRIKE BACK

YOLANDENORRIS,CAMERONMUIR,ANNASNOEKSTRA,FRANCESFLANAGAN,MICHAELNEWTONCONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA

9:30AM DYMOCKS

OFFICIALFESTIVALBOOKSHOP–NOWOPENMEMBERSDININGROOM3,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 9:30AM – 10:30AM THE BRIEFING

WITH ALEX MCKINNON

ANNABROINOWSKIINCONVERSATIONBOOKPLATE,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:00AM – 11:00AM GRAHAM WILSON

BOOKLAUNCH:LIZZIE’STALEFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:30AM – 11:30AM JAPAN: REAL OR IMAGINED?

WITHMARKHENSHAWANDMEREDITHMCKINNEYCONFERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 10:30AM – 4:30PM SILENT READING PARTY

MEMBERSDININGROOM1,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 10:30AM – 3:30PM ACTEWAGL: STORYTIME

FAVOURITEBOOKREADINGSANDFAMILYACTIVITIESMAINHALL,NATIONALMUSEUMOFAUSTRALIA 10:30AM TONY WILSON

MAINHALL,NATIONALMUSEUMOFAUSTRALIA 10:30AM – 11:30AM GEOPOLITICAL AND SECTARIAN

CHALLENGES TO AUSTRALIA FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

GARETHEVANSINCONVERSATIONWITHAMINSAIKALANDRAIHANISMAILUNIVERSITYHOUSE,AUSTRALIANNATIONALUNIVERSITY 11:30AM – 12:30PM WHAT A CHARACTER

WORKSHOPWITHGABRIELLEWILLIAMSFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA

11:30AM – 12:30PM JOSH EARL

OLIVERUPATREE(KIDS’SHOW)MAINHALL,NATIONALMUSEUMOFAUSTRALIA 1:00PM – 2:00PM CANBERRA’S BIG BOOK CLUB

JACKHEATH,KAARONWARREN&ANNASNOEKSTRAWITHLAURATCHILINGUIRIANMEMBERSDININGROOM2,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 1:00PM TRACEY SPICER

READSHERFAVOURITECHILDREN’SBOOKMAINHALL,NATIONALMUSEUMOFAUSTRALIA 1:00PM – 2:00PM CHIC HENRY

BOOKLAUNCH:IREMEMBERONETIMEFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 1:00PM – 5:00PM SECRET CITY BINGE FEST

PRIVATEDININGROOM1,MUSEUMOFAUSTRALIANDEMOCRACY 2:00PM ROBYN WILLIAMS

READSHISFAVOURITECHILDREN’SBOOKMAINHALL,NATIONALMUSEUMOFAUSTRALIA 2:00PM – 3:00PM EUGENE SCHLUSSER

BOOKLAUNCH:ESCAPEFROMTHESUN-SURVIVINGTHETYRANNIESOFLENIN,HITLERANDSTALINFERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 3:30PM – 4:30PM RE-IMAGINING CHRISTINA STEAD

WITHMARGARETHARRIS,EAMONFLACKANDLISAGORTONCONVERENCEROOM,LEVEL4,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA 4:00PM – 5:00PM CLYDE RATHBONE: RETHINKING

SOCIAL MEDIA

FERGUSONROOM,NATIONALLIBRARYOFAUSTRALIA