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Ep 17: Grace Chan’s speculative fiction “Every...

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2022/12/12

Are there times when you wonder what sort of world our children and grandchildren will inherit? Grace Chan has created an online world called Gaia in which the people of 2080 take refuge from the climate ravaged earth. Gaia is clean, beautiful and exciting and it’s just announced the opportunity for citizens to shake off their bodies entirely and permanently upload their consciousness to it. Gaia seems to have everything, but is it enough? And… Join Annie Hastwell’s discussion with retired ABC Radio

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Ep 16: Adventures in Paris in "My Sweet Guillotine" +...

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2022/11/29

When Jayne Tuttle fell in love with Paris she had no idea its quaint charm would beindirectly responsible for almost killing her. In her first Paris memoir "Paris Or Die" wemeet her as a young aspiring actor dizzy with the joy of life in the City of Light. Her newmemoir "My Sweet Guillotine" confronts and explores the terrifying incident that changedher Paris existence and her whole life’s direction.And…Have 20th century women writers been given the recognition they deserve? Make upyour own mind as

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Minisode 15.5: A world quest for a religion where...

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2022/11/22

When Pentecostal preacher Louise Omer started to question her devotion to a religion run by men to keep men in power, she decided to break free. "Holy Woman, A Divine Adventure" is the story of her wandering world pilgrimage looking for a religion that lets women share the power. Music composed by Quentin Grant Louise Omer Insta - @/shahouley/ Web - https://www.louiseomer.co Scribe Publications @scribepub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ep 15: Victoria Hannan’s Marshmallow + John...

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2022/11/15

An innocuous little marshmallow shatters the life of a group of friends. As the anniversary of the horrible event looms, each must come to terms with their altered selves and address what their lives can now be. And How might we deal with alien life forms determined to destroy us if they were to enter our lives disguised as beloved children? We compare Wyndham’s chilling sci-fi novel with its 21st century TV adaptation. Guests: Victoria Hannan, author of Marshmallow Annie Warburton, broadcaster

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37:08

Ep 14: Chilling out with crime writers new and old;...

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2022/11/02

After a “reading slump” Sarah was delighted to be swept away by a powerful new detective, Antigone Pollard; she isn’t afraid of the dark and won’t take no for an answer as she hunts down a sexual predator in the small seaside town of Deception Bay. And… Far from being spooked, Cath and Sarah find re-reading Agatha Christie’s crime novels strangely soothing…but both agree she was no poet! Guests: Vikki Petraitis, author of “The Unbelieved” Sarah Tooth, second hand bookshop owner and Agatha Christie

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Ep 13: In Search of the Woman Who Sailed the World +...

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2022/10/18

Biologist and award-winning author Danielle Clode embarks on a journey to reveal the true story of Jeanne Barret, the first woman to circumnavigate the world in 1775. We meet an impoverished peasant from Burgundy who disguised herself as a man and sailed on a french voyage around the world from the South American jungles and Magellan Strait to the tropical islands of the Indo-Pacific. Seamlessly weaving together memoir, history and science, Clode unmasks the remarkable woman who, like all explorers,

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38:29

Ep 12: Psalms for the End of the World + My...

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2022/10/04

The Times calls it “ingenious and clever”, the Daily Mail declares it “mind-bendingly clever”, “Psalms for the end of the World” is a sprawling jigsaw of a story that propels its characters through time and space as they explore and discover the relative nature of love and reality. And… Dani Vee wasn’t content merely to create a podcast, Words and Nerds, that attracts 50,000 listeners each month, she’s also written a picture book and presides over the “slush pile” at edgy Aussie children’s

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Minisode 11.5 Facing death with a To-Do list in The...

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2022/09/26

Death isn’t like in the movies - there’s no grand musical score playing as we leave this world. It’s just the final scene of our wonderful, complex and maybe ordinary life. But, asks author Megan Albany, what’s to be done about all that unfinished business? In The Very Last List of Vivian Walker, Vivian writes a to-do list and so begins a tale both hilarious and heartbreaking. Music composed by Quentin Grant Insta - @ meganalbanywriter FB - @ meganalbanywriter Twitter - @ Megan_Albany Web

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Ep 11: Rattled explores the subtle terror of being...

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2022/09/19

Ellis Gunn didn’t just survive the terrifying and unsettling experience of being stalked. She wrote about it, in a book that is part poetic real life thriller, part advice manual for women. And… It may be many centuries since Vikings raided, traded and settled across Europe and Scandinavia, but time has not dimmed the romance of their stories. Viking scholar Dr Lisa Bennett explores why the heroic sagas continue to be a rich inspiration for authors and film-makers. Guests: Ellis Gunn, author of

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Minisode 10.5 Scottish noir with a fairytale edge in...

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2022/09/12

Australian author Charlotte McConaghy talks about her latest novel, how her screenwriting experience informs its edgy pace and why climate remains her passion even as she writes a romantic thriller. Another book by Charlotte McConaghy is “Migrations; A novel” Music composed by Quentin Grant Insta - @ charlottemcconaghy FB - charlottemcconaghyauthor Twitter - @ CharMcConaghy Web - https://www.charlottemcconaghy.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ep 10: Ghost Tattoo tells the hidden story of one...

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2022/09/05

It took forty years for Dr Tony Bernard to uncover the full horror of what his father went through in World War 2. The memoir “Ghost Tattoo” is an extraordinary adventure and survival tale of life in Auschwitz but more than that it tells the lesser-known story of what really happened in the Jewish ghettos. And… What sets memoir apart from autobiography and why is it such an important form of writing? Dr Kylie Cardell illustrates a lively conversation about what she calls “life writing” with two

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Ep 09: "Basin" by Scott McCulloch journeys through...

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2022/08/23

A man gasps for breath as he is dragged from the ocean and given another chance. Living within a surreal, war-torn landscape and ever on the run through the swampy and threatening world of Basin, Scott McCulloch’s un-named protagonist takes readers on a road story that is unsettling and stark. And, Discover or re-discover Earthsea, a vast archipelago of islands populated by wizards, dragons and shadowy creatures; it's the 1970s ground-breaking creation of fantasy writer Ursula Le

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Ep 08: The latest masterpiece from Geraldine Brooks...

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2022/08/09

A discarded painting in a roadside clean-up, forgotten bones in a research archive, and Lexington, the greatest racehorse in US history. From these strands of fact, in 'Horse' Geraldine Brooks weaves a sweeping story of spirit, obsession and injustice across American history. And… Meet writer and artist Joe Brainard, whose series of 'I Remember' memoirs broke new literary ground in the 1960s and early 1970s, and have inspired poets and writers ever since. Guests: Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize

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Ep 07: Twenty-four seasons of love, loss and food in...

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2022/07/26

Katherine is hafu; half Japanese, half English but in the experience of eating her body “forgot its cultural confusion”. Meshi explores the meals of Katherine’s childhood through Japan’s twenty-four sekki (seasons) untangling the threads of meaning, memory and ritual woven through every delicious mouthful. And… From hand-written recipes passed down through generations, to cook books that take us inside other cultures, or sell us dreams of travel, the recipe book is an enduring artefact of our

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Ep 06: A wild woman of 19th century Australia + the...

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2022/07/11

Mabel Worley leapt off the pages of history and could not be shaken from the consciousness of museum curator, Corinne Ball. Who was this woman who gave birth to a daughter in a destitute asylum, married, ran away to join the circus and rubbed shoulders with the stars of her day – only to lapse eventually into criminal existence as a vagrant and public drunk? How did it all go wrong? Corinne Ball tells Mabel’s poignant story. And… Which old classic still keeps the cash registers ringing in Adelaide’s

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Ep 05: A crime thriller about the devil you know +...

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2022/06/27

Michael Robotham has a new psychological thriller on the shelves, Lying Beside You. While his stories delve into the dark side, in person he is a warm and relaxed man with a passion for his craft. And… Evan S. Connell’s Depression-era pair of novels Mrs Bridge and Mr Bridge tell a still familiar tale of a safe but desperate marriage. Guests: Michael Robotham author of Lying Beside You Olga Sankey Our Random Reader - Adrian Music composed by Quentin Grant SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES Facebook:

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Ep 04: Finding utopias and dystopias in mystic India...

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2022/06/12

Miles Allinson on his book "In Moonland" - a son untangles the mystery of his father as he follows his trail into the 70s hippie heart of India. And Jean Rhys's 1960s hit novel "Wide Sargasso Sea" exposes a darker side of Jane Eyre hero Rochester. Guests: Miles Allinson, author of "In Moonland"Dr Lisa Bennett, senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders UniversityDr Kylie Cardell, senior lecturer in Literary Studies, Flinders UniversityOur Random Reader - Britt Music composed by Quentin

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Ep 03: Faith, love and a flight to freedom +...

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2022/05/30

Award winning Melbourne authorHannah Kenttalks about her new bookDevotion- a love story that traverses oceans, reality and magic. And we revisit theVirginia Woolfeclassic,Mrs Dalloway, which follows a day in the life of a high society lady in the 1920s. Guests: Hannah Kent,author ofDevotionDr Lisa Bennett, senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders UniversityDr Kylie Cardell, senior lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders UniversityOur Random Reader -Matilda Music composed byQuentin GrantSee

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Ep 02: A road trip into America’s dark heart +...

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2022/05/15

Award winning Melbourne author Emily Bitto talks about her new book Wild Abandon - the story of a naive young Australian man’s odyssey of self discovery, from the decadent glamour of New York right into the terrifying dark heart of the American mid- west. And travel writer Max Anderson explains why he doesn’t read travel books, but prefers to follow in the footsteps of his literary heroes when he goes on holiday. Guests: Emily Bitto, author of Wild Abandon Max Anderson, travel

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Ep 01: A Muslim father’s love letter + revisiting an...

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2022/05/02

Edgy Sydney authorMichael Mohammed Ahmadtalks about his latest bookThe Other Half of You…and about why writing is like boxing And we revisit the classic Australian Gothic novel that unsettled and mystified readers half a century ago – who needs castles and vampires when you have the truly chilling atmosphere of the Aussie Bush inPicnic at Hanging Rock Guests: Michael Mohammed Ahmad author of The Other Half of YouDr Lisa Bennett, senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders UniversityDr

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