Sit down with New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng, whose smash hit Little Fires Everywhere was adapted into a miniseries starring Reese Witherspoon. Listen in as she discusses her new dystopian novel with Claire Nichols.

The Sydney Writer's Festival is Australia's largest celebration of storytelling, ideas, and literature. The Live & Local Program offers a free livestream of chosen festival sessions direct to your library. We are proud to partner with the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival to offer this program at the Stratford Library meeting room on 25th and 26th May.

Be invigorated and engaged by conversation, debate and discussion with some of Australia's finest thinkers. You can even participate in live Q & A sessions, with your questions going directly to the Sydney stage.

Option to view live captioning on ALL SESSIONS

Auslan interpreter on the FOLLOWING SESSIONS:

• Sat 25 May – 12:00 AEST – Trent Dalton: From Eli to Lola
• Sun 26 May – 10:00 AEST – Barrie Cassidy and Friends: State of the Nation