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y separately published work icon How Geraldine Brooks Became a Novelist Michael Williams (presenter), 2024 27637456 2024 single work podcast

'For our first episode of 2024, Michael speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks. She shares her life sentence and reflects on how her upbringing provided the perfect building blocks for a career as a writer. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon No Dogs Die in Briohny Doyle's New Novel Michael Williams (presenter), 2024 27637500 2024 single work podcast

'This week, Michael chats with author Briohny Doyle, whose most recent novel Why We Are Here explores the complexities of grief, both individual and collective. They discuss the role of writing during the pandemic and how relationships with non-human others enable us to access repressed parts of ourselves.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Why Kate Jennings Is There in Everything Erik Jensen Writes Michael Williams (presenter), 2024 27637539 2024 single work podcast

'Erik Jensen was just 20 years old when he met Australian author Kate Jennings for the first time, forging a close relationship that continued until Kate’s death in 2021. This week, Michael chats with The Saturday Paper’s editor in chief about Kate’s life and her underappreciated work and Erik shares why her novel, Snake, is the best Australian book he’s ever read.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Gail Jones Was Saved by Reading Michael Williams (presenter), 2024 27637586 2024 single work podcast

'Joseph Conrad only ever captained one ship in his lifetime – the Otago. In a strange turn of events, the wreckage of Joseph Conrad’s ship now lies on the banks of the Derwent River in Hobart. And it's there that novelist Gail Jones took the inspiration for her latest novel, One Another. This week, Michael sits down with Gail for a wide-ranging discussion about desire, hauntings, and the life and work of Joseph Conrad.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Nam Le Is Back Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 27808632 2024 single work podcast interview

'When Nam Le’s debut book of short stories, The Boat, came out in 2008, it was met with unanimous praise and scooped up awards from around the world. Now, 16 years later, Nam has produced his follow up called 36 Ways to Write A Vietnamese Poem. This week, Michael sits down with Nam to discuss his latest work and the importance of violence in his conception of poetry and language.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Anne Enright Is Not Really Writing About Families, Actually Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 27808669 2024 single work podcast interview

'Anne Enright has been publishing books for more than two decades, winning numerous awards, including the Booker Prize for her 2007 novel, The Gathering. This week, Michael sits down with Anne for a wide-ranging conversation about the changing cultural context she is writing into, how a multiplicity of perspectives shape her work, and her latest book The Wren, The Wren.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Louise Milligan Wears Her Heart on Her Sleeve Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 27813745 2024 single work podcast interview

'Star investigative journalist Louise Milligan has spent her career working on some of the most high-profile criminal cases in Australia. This incredible breadth of experience informs her first novel Pheasant’s Nest, which follows the abduction of a young journalist and provides a unique insight into the media, policing and politics that surround a crime like this. This week, Michael sits down with Louise to discuss the leap from reporting to fiction and why writing this book was a kind of therapy.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Morris Gleitzman’s World of Possibilities Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 27990843 2024 single work podcast interview

'Morris Gleitzman is an Australian institution. A beloved author of novels for young people, Morris is known for his ability to be funny and warm without shying away from the realities of life. He has been writing for almost half a century now and has delighted generations of readers with his more than 40 books of fiction. This week, Michael and Morris sit down to reflect on Morris’s multi-generational impact and to discuss his latest novel, Tweet.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon It’s Winnie Dunn’s Turn in the Spotlight Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28214209 2024 single work podcast interview

'Winnie Dunn is used to being behind the scenes. As the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement in Western Sydney, she has been instrumental in helping other writers find their voice. But now, the spotlight is on her. This week, Michael sits down with Winnie for a conversation about her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders. She reflects on the demonising narratives she had to fight and the piece of writing advice that she’d given to others that resonated for her.'  (Introduction)

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y separately published work icon All Bruce Pascoe Needs Is a Biro Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28214306 2024 single work podcast interview

'It was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia’s culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted historical accounts of pre-invasion Australia. This week, he joins Michael for a discussion about his new novel Imperial Harvest and shares why he still believes we need the messiness of democracy.'  (Introduction)

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y separately published work icon We Visited Gerald Murnane at the Goroke Golf Course Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28523831 2024 single work podcast interview

'Gerald Murnane doesn’t have readers, he has acolytes. The New Yorker described him as “the reclusive giant of Australian letters”. He’s written 10 novels, several collections of short stories and essays, and a memoir about horse racing. Together these books represent one of the most formidable and singular bodies of work in literature. This week, Michael drives out to the Goroke golf course to chat with Gerald on his home turf.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Dylin Hardcastle Has Found Their Own Voice Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28523881 2024 single work podcast interview

'Dylin Hardcastle has been publishing their writing since they were 21, having now completed a memoir, a book of YA fiction and two novels. In their latest work, Dylin takes the reader back to 1972, and across three decades, explores the parallel lives of two women, shaped by their contrasting experiences of desire. This week, Michael sits down with Dylin Hardcastle for a wide-ranging conversation about this new novel, A Language of Limbs.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Michael Robotham and His Cabana of Cruelty Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28523920 2024 single work podcast interview

'Michael Robotham began his career as a ghost writer, working on more than a dozen bestselling books for people like Tony Bullimore and Geri Halliwell, before he published a novel under his own name. Twenty years later, he has just released his 18th book, a new crime novel titled Storm Child. This week, the two Michaels sit down together for a conversation about crime writing, truth wizards and what’s next.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Evie Wyld Is Having More Fun Than You Think Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28523976 2024 single work podcast interview

'Evie Wyld writes dark and often trauma-informed books, but she also has a remarkable capacity to capture the tenderness of memory. Her novels have been a critical and commercial success, with her second, All The Birds Singing, winning the Miles Franklin and her third, The Bass Rock, taking home the 2021 Stella Prize. This week, Michael sits down with Evie for a conversation about her latest book The Echoes, which explores how we tell stories around, and into the absences that define us.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Alexis Wright Is the 2024 Miles Franklin Winner Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28524038 2024 single work podcast interview

'Alexis Wright’s 2023 novel Praiseworthy has just been awarded the Miles Franklin Award. It also won the Stella Prize and has been described as “an astonishing feat of storytelling and sovereign imagination.” In this special episode, Alexis joins Michael for a conversation about Praiseworthy and reveals why she decided very early on in her literary career that she wasn't going to be trapped in anyone’s box.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Eric Beecher Is a Media Mongrel Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28734532 2024 single work podcast interview

'Eric Beecher is a news man. As a journalist, he’s worked for some of the most well-respected newspapers in the world, including the Sydney Morning Herald and the Wall Street Journal. As his career progressed, Eric climbed the media ladder: he’s currently the head of Private Media, which runs the website, Crikey. This week, Michael sits down with Eric to discuss his new book, The Men Who Killed the News.' (Introduction)

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y separately published work icon Literary Giant Rodney Hall Wishes He Was Taller Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28734589 2024 single work podcast interview

'Rodney Hall might be the greatest Australian writer you’ve never heard of. He is a two-time Miles Franklin Award winner and has published dozens of books of fiction, poetry and memoir across his long career. Now 88, Rodney has just released his 14th novel titled Vortex and it might be his best. This week, Michael sits down with Rodney to discuss his new book and why writing is always a collaborative process between author and reader.' (Introduction)

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y separately published work icon Malcolm Knox Finds Comedy in Toxic Friendships Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28898182 2024 single work podcast interview

'Malcolm Knox began his career as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, back in the 90s. His breakout was in 2004 when, as literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri for which he won a Walkley Award. Since then he has written more than a dozen books of nonfiction and has been publishing fiction since 2000. The First Friend is his seventh novel.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Melanie Cheng, Superstitious Doctor Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 28898307 2024 single work podcast interview

'Melanie Cheng began her writing career as an author of short stories. Her first collection, Australia Day, was published in 2017 to much acclaim. Her second novel, The Burrow, follows a Melbourne family forced to confront the tragedy of their shared past. This week, Michael sits down for a conversation with Melanie about family, connection, and the power of narrative medicine.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Uses for Ben Shewry Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 29135444 2024 single work podcast interview

'There are few people in this country as obsessed with understanding the cultural and social potential of Australian cuisine as New Zealand-born chef Ben Shewry. And there are even fewer who have managed to combine that passion with the highest echelons of success. This week, Michael sits down with Attica’s head chef to discuss his new memoir, Uses for Obsession, and Ben share’s why he wanted to write a kind of antidote to the macho chef culture we’ve all come to expect.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Robbie Arnott’s Restless Mind Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 29135486 2024 single work podcast interview

'In just three books Robbie Arnott has established himself as a writer to trust. Flames (2018), The Rain Heron (2022) and Limberlost (2022) were all rapturously reviewed and garnered a hefty swag of award nominations and wins. This week, Michael sits down with Robbie to discuss his new novel, Dusk, which explores loss and redemption and survival in Tasmania’s high country.' (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Nardi Simpson Is Breaking Her Own Rules Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 29135525 2024 single work podcast interview

'Musician and writer Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay woman from freshwater country in north-west New South Wales. Her debut novel was 2020’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning Song of the Crocodile. Now she is back with her second novel, which explores creation, belonging, and the precious fragility of a life. This week, Michael sits down with Nardi for a wide ranging conversation about her new book, The Belburd.'  (Production summary)

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y separately published work icon Tim Winton’s Got the Juice Michael Williams (interviewer), 2024 29135563 2024 single work podcast interview

'It is more or less impossible to imagine Australian literature of the past half century without Tim Winton. From his debut, An Open Swimmer to his epic Cloudstreet, the four-time Miles Franklin Award winner is beloved by generations of readers. This week, Michael sits down with Tim to discuss his latest novel, Juice, a gripping tale of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit.'  (Production summary)

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    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Schwartz Media , 2024 .
      Series: y separately published work icon Read This Podcast Collingwood : Schwartz Media , 2023- 26494347 2023 website series - publisher podcast
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