World of the Book
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
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State Library Victoria, Melbourne
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Jane Austen. Octavia Butler. Agatha Christie. Toni Morrison. Virginia Woolf. World of the Book returns in 2026 with State Library Victoria's largest ever tribute to women writers, alongside hundreds of extraordinary Australian and international works from the state collection. Now in its 21st year, Australia’s longest running and most-loved book exhibition brings together more than 400 rare, remarkable and historically significant items from c. 2000 BCE to today, many on public display for the first time.
Source: whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au