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The Friends of the Library delve into the craft of writing a biography with Troy Bramston.

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

Join Dr Kate Flaherty and Bell Shakespeare for a special lecture about Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, diving into the play and its history, unpacking what it tells us about our past, present and future.

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Read about works and manuscripts in our collection that are now in the public domain.

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Explore 'Pop Bibliography', the representation of rare and historic books across popular culture with special collections curator Allie Alvis.