All posts by karena

KATE FULLAGER

Bennelong and Phillip- A History Unraveled

Kate Fullager takes us back into the past to help us understand that the story of colonial and indigenous history in Australia is not straightforward and linear. Both these historical figures emerge as complex and accomplished men in their own spheres and Australia’s history.

The Read

The Interview

Recorded at Byron writers Festival 2024

CHRIS HAMMER – The Seven

Ivan enters The Drover’s Rest, searching for Toxteth McGrath. He finds him in the ‘VIP’ lounge – playing the pokies! Another sleazy hotel, another dark mystery in a small town – how can you go wrong? The Seven are the original families that settled this town and still try to control everything that happens in it. Chris Hammer is one of Australia’s major crime writers.

The Read

The Interview

Recorded at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024

SIANG LU – Ghost Cities

This read from  Ghost Cities should not be considered typical of the whole novel which is a vast, sprawling  array of characters and situations. Even the author himself has said he is not sure where it came from or exactly what it all means! It’s an entertaining launch into another world, based partly on the uninhabited mega cities of China and spans across empires of the ages.

The Read

The Interview

Recorded at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024

STUART COUPE – Shake some action

Stuart coupe – Shake Some Action

Decades of interviewing musicians, hanging back stage, being on the bus, sometimes the plane- Stuart Coupe has seen if not all, then a great deal of how the music industry works. Here he reflects on what led him down this path and what is has given him – and of course lots of anecdotes!

The Read

The Interview

Recorded at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024

ALISA BRYCE- Grounded

Alisa Bryce- Grounded: How the soil shapes the way we play, the lives we make and the graves we lie in

How often do we think deeply about the importance of soil? We just take it for granted – but it is the underpinning to everything we experience on this Earth. Alisa Bryce has made an in depth study of how dependent we are on this most commonplace of elements.

The Read

The Interview

Recorded at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024

MAX BARRY – The 22 Murders of Madison May

MAX BARRY – The 22 Murders of Madison May

Can you kill the same person 22 times? Well you can if you can travel between parallell universes. Seeking the perfect version of a woman he believes he loves, a murderer believes he must eliminate ‘imperfect’ versions of Madison May. Who will stop him? In this read, Madison is a real estate agent who unwittingly has made an appointment with a ‘client’.

The Read

The Interview

Recorded at Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2024