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Book Club: The Outsiders: The Complete Novel
They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.
4:00 AM
Book Club at NFSA
Books. Screenings. Discussions. Community.
Arc Cinema
Various
$22 / $19.50 concession (+$1.50 booking fee)
Annual program
Book Club at NFSA Annual program
Read the book, watch the film and then join the conversation with Book Club at NFSA.
Explore how culturally significant books have been adapted and reimagined as films. Join the National Film and Sound Archive and 666AM ABC Radio Canberra for a unique monthly book club experience in the heart of Canberra.
View events in seriesThis series explores classic and contemporary stories across page and screen. Tune in monthly on Fridays to hear about the next book in The Afternoons Book Corner Book Club on ABC Radio Canberra. Then book your seat to experience its film adaptation on the big screen and stay for a lively post-screening discussion at the NFSA.
Leading the conversation are ABC Radio Canberra presenter Alice Matthews and Canberra author Rhiân Williams, co-host of The Afternoons Book Corner Book Club.
This popular ticketed event is a regular highlight of our calendar and often sells out. We recommend booking in advance to avoid missing out.
Audience’s Pick
Tune into The Afternoons Book Corner Book Club to vote for our final book and film for the year!
In collaboration with 666AM ABC Radio Canberra
Events in this series
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Book Club: Never Let Me Go
Love, memory and the cost of being human
4:00 AM
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Book Club: The Shawshank Redemption
When freedom lives in the heart, no bars can contain it.
3:00 AM
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Book Club: Howl's Moving Castle
Where magic walks, and castles have hearts.
3:00 AM
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Book Club: Wuthering Heights
A stormy and forbidden love story that burns across the Yorkshire moors.
3:00 AM
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Book Club: American Fiction
A frustrated novelist confronts the stories the market wants him to tell.
4:00 AM
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Book Club: The Princess Bride
True love, daring deeds and very memorable fencing.
4:00 AM
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Book Club: The Book Thief
Words are resistance in a world of silence.
4:00 AM
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Book Club: Desert Hearts
An all-time favourite lesbian desert romance.
4:00 AM
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Arc Cinema
Classic Art Deco cinema presenting curated screenings, special events and shared film experiences.
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See a film, enjoy lunch in the courtyard or explore the many free experiences throughout the heritage Art Deco building.
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