Anti-Nazi novel scoops Book of the Year
Anna Funder's tale of anti-Nazi activists has taken out top honours at this year's Australian Book Industry Awards.
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702 listener George had a surprise this morning when, after correctly guessing the Voice From The Vault was that of Peter Carey, the author came on air to talk about his books and what he's planning...
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Novelist Edward Rutherfurd's childhood gave him the feeling history was something he could touch.
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View ArticleSylvie Simmons on Leonard Cohen
Sylvie Simmons is one of the best-known names in British rock writingshe has interviewed every musician worth talking to. She has talked about sex with Marianne Faithfull, disco with Mick Jagger, the...
View ArticleDermot Healy with Luke Davies
Luke Davies interviews fellow author and poet Dermot Healy, who Roddy Doyle has called 'Irelands greatest writer. A warm and personal discussion about everything from the oral tradition to literary...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Feminism
Fifty years after the publication of The Feminine Mystique, is being a woman today really just about submitting to desire in its variations of sex, shopping and even masochism? As an antidote to this...
View ArticleGeordie Williamson, literary critic for the Australian
Geordie Williamson is chief literary critic of the Australian newspaper. He joins Sarah Kanowski live from Walsh Bay to discuss some festival highlights.
View ArticleMusic educator and conductor Richard Gill
Music educator and conductor Richard Gill talks to The Music Show's Andrew Ford about writing and its relationship with music as a preview of the event 'What the classics teach us'.
View ArticleSWF artistic director Jemma Birrell
Andy Ford talks to Sydney Writers' Festival artistic director Jemma Birrell about what it takes to put on Australia's largest literary festival.
View ArticleOpening Address: The Ghost at My Shoulder
Daniel Morden is one of Europes greatest storytellers. For 23 years he has made his living telling traditional stories: from gypsy tales to the Iliad. He has collected and told stories all over the...
View ArticleIn their own words: Craig Taylor
Craig Taylor discusses his bestselling book Londoners. Hear from street sweepers and investment bankers, manicurists and even a very British dominatrix. The New York Times called the book 'a rich and...
View ArticleClaire Messud: The Woman Upstairs
The New York Times bestselling author Claire Messuds The Woman Upstairs is the confession of a woman awakened, transformed and betrayed by desire for a world beyond her own. Messud speaks to Caroline...
View ArticleFaramerz Dabhoiwala: The Origins of Sex
Faramerz Dabhoiwala has been described as the Stephen Hawking of sex. His book The Origins of Sex has been widely praised as one of the best non-fiction debuts in recent years. In this witty,...
View ArticleAmelia Lester on fact checking
Amelia Lester is the Australian born managing editor of The New Yorker, a role she won in 2009 at the age of 26. In this session, recorded at the 5x15 event at the Sydney Theatre, she talks about her...
View ArticleWhy Read Dictionaries with David Astle and Mark Forsyth
Crossword maker, Wordplay columnist and general word-nerd David Astle interrogates Mark Forsyth on having the most boring hobby in the world. Mark is the bestselling author of The Etymologicon and The...
View ArticleRobert Greene: on creativity
This presentation from the New York Times bestselling author Robert Greene will challenge all your basic assumptions about creative thinking. Drawing on the years of research that went into his latest...
View ArticleWriting great TV with Debra Oswald and Christopher Lee
Australian TV writing is going through a boom period, with critically acclaimed series such as Puberty Blues, Offspring, Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries, Underbelly, Paper Giants and Howzat! all...
View ArticleSylvie Simmons on Leonard Cohen
Sylvie Simmons is one of the best-known names in British rock writingshe has interviewed every musician worth talking to. She has talked about sex with Marianne Faithfull, disco with Mick Jagger, the...
View ArticleFifty Shades of Feminism
Fifty years after the publication of The Feminine Mystique, is being a woman today really just about submitting to desire in its variations of sex, shopping and even masochism? As an antidote to this...
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