Does listening count as reading? Should narrators perform? Can audiobooks do more than imitate printed ones? This event explored the evolution of the audiobook from analog to AI.

Canberra Writers Festival presented renowned author and journalist Lisa Wilkinson AM in conversation about her book, The Titanic Story of Evelyn.

Canberra Writers Festival presented author Rosalie Ham for a special event focused on her new novel, Look After Your Feet.

Canberra Writers Festival presented authors David Szalay, Susan Choi and Nigel Featherstone for a special night of conversation about their works and their writing lives.

Explore the decades-long, remarkable efforts of the Papunya community to record language and culture and keep it alive. 

Vivien Johnson, Charlotte Phillipus and Samantha Disbray
This landmark publication documents the full story behind the extraordinary literary movement at Papunya.

Canberra Writers Festival and author Natasha Brown presented a special In Conversation event focused on her bold, new novel Universality.

Author Mark Greenwood shares his process of writing NLA Publishing children’s title The Legend of Jessie Hickman.

Learn about 2025 National Library of Australia Fellow John Morrissey's research into poet and environmentalist Judith Wright. 

Susannah Fullerton discussed her newest book Great Writers & the Cats Who Owned Them.

Discover new stories held within our collection and build on conversations steeped in nostalgia, curiosity and transformation. 

Libby Hathorn and Jude Fell