Jennifer Byrne Jennifer Byrne i(A21866 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 To the Moment the Lights Came On : Jennifer Byrne Jennifer Byrne , 2013 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Yours Truly : Cathartic Confessions, Passionate Declarations and Vivid Recollections from Women of Letters 2013; (p. 222-226)
1 The Despair of the Household Jennifer Byrne , 2012 extract criticism (My Brilliant Career : Introduction)
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 April 2012; (p. 20-21)

In this introduction to the Text Classics re-issue of My Brilliant Career, Jennifer Byrne writes about Sybylla Melvyn's fury and wonders if Miles Franklin had the sense that she was living in the wrong time. Byrne also discusses the history of the book's reception and the changes wrought by feminism.

1 My Brilliant Career : Introduction Jennifer Byrne , 2012 single work criticism (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: My Brilliant Career 2012;
1 [Review] The Chemistry of Tears Jennifer Byrne , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , February no. 75 2012; (p. 64)

— Review of The Chemistry of Tears Peter Carey , 2012 single work novel
1 form y separately published work icon Di Morrissey Jennifer Byrne Presents : Di Morrissey Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2011 15302879 2011 film/TV interview

Jennifer Byrne interviews Di Morrissey.

1 form y separately published work icon Christos Tsiolkas Jennifer Byrne Presents : Christos Tsiolkas Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2011 15302841 2011 single work film/TV interview

'This really is an extraordinary moment in the career of writer Christos Tsiolkas. There’s the 8-part television adaptation of his bestselling novel The Slap coming soon to ABC. There’s the feature film of his previous book, Dead Europe, being produced by the team behind the Oscar-winning The King’s Speech and, to top it off, Christos has just finished the first draft of a new novel – which for readers is the best news of all.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 form y separately published work icon Memoir Jennifer Byrne Presents : Memoir Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2011 15302754 2011 film/TV

Jennifer Byrne Presents Memoir. Joining Jennifer are Jane Clifton, Kate Holden, Peter Fitzsimons and Benjamin Law.

1 form y separately published work icon Geraldine Brooks Jennifer Byrne Presents : Geraldine Brooks Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2011 15302718 2011 film/TV interview

Jennifer Byrne presents this special interview with Pulizer Prize winning Australian author Geraldine Brooks.

1 form y separately published work icon Fantasy Jennifer Byrne Presents : Fantasy Jennifer Byrne , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2011 15302671 2011 film/TV

'Jennifer Byrne presents this special on the Fantasy, joining her are Jennifer Rowe, Fiona McIntosh, Lev Grossman and Matthew Reilly.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon A Book To Love : Favourite Guests of ABC TV's First Tuesday Book Club Share Their Most Loved Books Jennifer Byrne (editor), Pymble : ABC Books , 2010 Z1731818 2010 anthology prose 'In this gorgeous companion publication to the ABC TV show First Tuesday Book Club, well-known authors share their passion for a particular book they love. The contributors include Ian Rankin, Augusten Burroughs, Christos Tsoilkas, Michael Robotham, Sophie Gee, Peter Corris, Emily Maguire, Matthew Reilly, Di Morrisey, Peter FitzSimons, Catherine Jinks and Malcolm Knox, as well as First Tuesday Book Club host Jennifer Byrne and regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 form y separately published work icon Bestsellers and Blockbusters Jennifer Byrne , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2010 15302616 2010 film/TV

'Jennifer Byrne is joined by the heavy artillery of the publishing world to discuss what it takes to be a bestselling author. Jennifer is joined by the man behind the enigmatic Jack Reacher Lee Child, author of Ice Station and The Five Greatest Warriors Matthew Reilly, author of 17 bestselling novels including The Silent Country, Di Morrissey as well as Australia's biggest selling author Bryce Courtenay.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 form y separately published work icon Book to Film Jennifer Byrne Presents : Book to Film Jennifer Byrne , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2010 15302570 2010 film/TV

'Looking at the tricky business of transforming our beloved books into cinema. Some books went through the film industry mincer and came out mere shadows of their former glory, and some great films have come from literary sources.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 The Oddest of Carey Couples Jennifer Byrne , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 31 October 2009; (p. 20)

— Review of Parrot and Olivier in America Peter Carey , 2009 single work novel
1 1 form y separately published work icon Hoaxes Jennifer Byrne Presents : Hoaxes Jennifer Byrne , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2009 Z1566088 2009 single work film/TV

In this episode of Jennifer Byrne Presents, Jennifer Byrne and guests 'embark on a fascinating exploration of one of the most popular writing genres - literary hoaxes. Hoaxes are almost as old as literature itself and they take many forms - frauds, plagiarism, pranks and impostures. Some hoaxes are perpetrated for money, some as practical jokes while others serve a political argument. Authorial intention, historical and social context and ethical implications must be considered. Central to most hoaxes is the concept of identity - the author's race and gender and what readers are led to believe from this apparent identity.

'In Jennifer Byrne Presents, we explore some of the most famous literary hoaxes and scandals from Ern Malley to Norma Khouri and Helen Demidenko, from the point of view of those who created them, and those who unmasked them...

'Joining Jennifer is Malcolm Knox, who broke the Norma Khouri hoax story, Walkley award-winning journalist and author Jack Marx, Michael Heyward, author of The Ern Malley Affair (1993) an account of the literary hoax perpetrated by poets James McAuley and Harold Stewart, and finally, John Bayley, who posed as Leon Carmen's literary agent and together they created the fictional Indigenous author Wanda Koolmatrie. Her novel My Own Sweet Time, won the 1996 Nita May Dobbie Award for a first novel by a female writer.'

Source: ABC1 website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
Sighted: 10 March 2009

1 form y separately published work icon Monsters and Bloodsuckers Jennifer Byrne Presents ; Monsters and Bloodsuckers Jennifer Byrne , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2009 15302483 2009 film/TV

Jennifer Byrne discusses vampires, werewolves and man-made monsters with guest panellists Tara Moss, Leigh Blackmore, Catherine Jinks and Will Elliott.

1 form y separately published work icon Brave New Worlds Jennifer Byrne Presents : Brave New Worlds Jennifer Byrne , Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2009 15302441 2009 film/TV

Host Jennifer Byrne discusses dystopian and utopian fiction with Australian authors Emily Maguire, Max Barry, John Marsden and Richard Neville.

1 form y separately published work icon Animal Tales Jennifer Byrne Presents : Animal Tales Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2008 15302352 2008 film/TV interview

Jennifer Byrne discusses animals in literature with Australian writers Jackie French, Sonya Hartnett, Peter Goldworthy and Raimond Gaita.

1 form y separately published work icon Sex and Romance Jennifer Byrne Presents : Sex and Romance Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2008 15302296 2008 film/TV interview

Host Jennifer Byrne discusses erotica and romance fiction with Australian authors Luke Davies, Sophie Gee, Anne Gracie and Christos Tsiolkas.

1 form y separately published work icon Peter, Paul and Ian Jennifer Byrne Presents : Peter, Paul and Ian Jennifer Byrne (interviewer), Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 2008 15302235 2008 film/TV interview

Jennifer Byrne interviews Peter Carey, Paul Auster and Ian McEwan, as part of the Adelaide Writers' Week in 2008.

1 Distant Voices, Entangled Lives Jennifer Byrne , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 September 2007; (p. 28)

— Review of Secrets of the Sea Nicholas Shakespeare , 2007 single work novel
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