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Canberra bookshop hop

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The Capital Cookbook 3: secret recipes f...

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Local industrial designer turns a new pa...

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Canberra Writers Festival comes to town

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Be whisked away at Natural 9

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A slice of Italy in the heart of NewActo...

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Knightsbridge Penthouse: A civic hotspot

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Movie review: KONG Skull Island

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Now You See Me: The Second Act

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Lighthouse Pub: The finer side of a Belc...

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Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean 5

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Movie review: An Inconvenient Sequel

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A feast fit for a sultan

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The Lakes: Classic dishes enjoyed with a...

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Movie review: Sausage Party

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August 22

Story Time: Australian Children’s Litera...

Story Time: Australian Children’s Literature is an exhibition of much-loved children�... Keep reading

March 07

Inked Exhibition at National Library of ...

Picture an elite society with cigars and cognac in hand living a bohemian lifestyle. Car... Keep reading

June 07

Deeds not words: Treasures Talk

Dr Beatrice Bijon explores the Brittish suffragette movement through the lens of the pap... Keep reading

June 06

Book Launch: Victory on Gallipoli and Ot...

In this fascinating collection of essays, prominent historians contemplate how Australia... Keep reading

April 19

Canberra Secrets Book Launch

Marg Wade, owner and operator of Canberra Secrets Personalised Tours, has a passion for ... Keep reading

April 30

From the Letter to the Law: Canberra Int...

A series of three all-Australian mini-recitals, commencing at the National Library and m... Keep reading

April 30

John Bell on Words at The National Libra...

John Bell, Australia’s master of the spoken word, appears in conversation with Genevie... Keep reading

April 12

Author Talk: Sunburnt Country: History a...

Award-winning climate scientist and writer Dr Joëlle Gergis pieces together Australia�... Keep reading

May 14

Sharing the Library’s Treasures – Colony...

Treasures Curator Nat Williams explores the items currently on loan to the National Gall... Keep reading

May 31

Vietnam 1968 at The National Library of ...

Curator Dr Walter Kudrycz examines why 1968 was a major year for the war in Vietnam. ... Keep reading

May 11

Library Up Late

Expect the unexpected at Library Up Late - an evening just for adults. Ben Law and his m... Keep reading

November 18

Canberra in Cake Book Launch

The Canberra in Cake book launch will run from 10.00am - 11.30am. Come along to the Bel... Keep reading

November 08

Author Talk: The Passage of Love by Alex...

Alex Miller speaks about his new work, The Passage of Love, an exquisitely personal nove... Keep reading

October 16

Author Talk: The Life To Come by Michell...

In her new novel, Michelle de Kretser explores the art of fiction and how art can transf... Keep reading

October 10

Book Launch: Living the 1960s by Noeline...

The sixties: a decade of safari suits and droopy moustaches? Living the 1960s guides you... Keep reading

September 21

2017 Ray Mathew Lecture: A Paradox of Em...

Novelist Kim Scott reveals how reclaiming Aboriginal language and story may offer a narr... Keep reading

September 07

Author Talk: Random Life by Judy Horacek

Hear from one of Australia’s favourite cartoonists. Random Life is a collection of ove... Keep reading

August 09

Author Talk: The Songs of Trees by David...

The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature’s most ... Keep reading

August 02

Author Talk: Colombiano by Rusty Young

For seven years Rusty Young, author of the international bestseller Marching Powder, liv... Keep reading

June 06

Book launch of Cities: Ten Poets, Ten Ci...

Join award-winning poet Melinda Smith and editors Paul Hetherington and Shane Strange to... Keep reading

May 04

The Long Table: Tom & Meg Keneally

The launch of the Muse new literary luncheon series with Tom Keneally and his daughter a... Keep reading

March 30

Behind the scenes at the National Librar...

Take a tour to visit enormous stacks where the books are stored and learn about strange ... Keep reading

March 29

Treasures Gallery at the National Librar...

Take a tour and come face-to-face with some of the Library’s greatest treasures and Au... Keep reading

April 01

Discover your National Library Tour

Visiting the National Library? Whether this is your first visit or the next of many, you... Keep reading

April 23

Writing While Female

Some of Canberra’s most interesting writers of life explore what it means to write as ... Keep reading

April 02

Bipartisan: Marion Halligan and John Sto...

Join beloved Canberra literary couple, novelist Marion Halligan and poet John Stokes... Keep reading

February 28

Author Talk with Madeleine Thien

Madeleine Thien explores the epic and resonant novel about the far-reaching effects of C... Keep reading

February 21

State of Hope – Griffith Review

Explore the economic, social, environmental and cultural challenges facing South Austral... Keep reading

February 20

Meet the Author: Kate Grenville

Award-winning writer Kate Grenville discusses her latest book The Case Against Fragrance... Keep reading

February 16

Fight like a Girl: With Clementine Ford

Clementine Ford exposes just how unequal the world continues to be for women. Keep reading

February 12

This is Banjo Paterson: Children’s...

Join author Tania McCartney for an interactive book reading about the life of one of Aus... Keep reading

February 12

The Story of Australia’s People: T...

As one of the country’s most significant and popular historians, Geoffrey Blainey’s ... Keep reading

February 02

Shooting the Picture: Press Photography ...

Researchers Sally Young and Fay Anderson pose the question: will changes in technology s... Keep reading

January 25

Summer Storytime

Share your love of reading and stories with some funny and charming yarns from the Libra... Keep reading

January 24

From Raskols to We Cut Heads: Stephen Du...

Stephen Dupont, acclaimed photojournalist and official war artist, presents a lecture on... Keep reading

August 25

Canberra Writers Festival

Power, Politics and Passion are the driving themes of the festival and an exciting line ... Keep reading

January 12

OLD BUS DEPOT MARKETS – INTERNATIO...

Celebrate Canberra's rich and diverse multicultural community at the Old Bus Depot Marke... Keep reading

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GIVEAWAY: 5 double passes to Angel of Mine

August 19, 2019 | Film, Entertainment

Thanks to R&R Films we have 5 double passes to give away to Angel of Mine, in cinemas 5 September. This thrilling fi...

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GIVEAWAY: 10x Double Passes to The Nightingale

August 12, 2019 | Film, Entertainment

An award winning Australian film The Nightingale is set to hit the cinemas on August 29. To celebrate the release, we're...

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GIVEAWAY: The Biggest Little Farm doco

July 24, 2019 | Film

Stronger than Fiction Documentary Film Festival 31 July - 18 August at Dendy celebrates great storytelling in the la...

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Giveaway: 10x Double Passes to Danger Close

July 16, 2019 | Film, Entertainment

A new action movie is set to hit the big screens on August 8. To celebrate, we're giving away 10x double passes to the f...

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Giveaway: 6x Double Passes to Andre Rieu at Hoyts

July 09, 2019 | Film, Entertainment

Our favourite Dutch Violinist and conductor, Andre Rieu is making an appearance on the big screens. Hoyts Belconnen is s...

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GIVEAWAY: 5 double passes to Angel of Mine

GIVEAWAY: 10x Double Passes to The Nightingale

GIVEAWAY: The Biggest Little Farm doco

Giveaway: 10x Double Passes to Danger Close

Giveaway: 6x Double Passes to Andre Rieu at Hoyts

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