Several rows of people sitting in an event venue.

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

Type Book event