Locked up in the lock down Kate Ceberano turned to exploring her creativity – writing poems, songs, painting and crafting to pass the time away. She started sharing these on social media and the response encouraged her to publish a collection of these in a lovely book called ‘Unsung’.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
This excerpt takes us underwater with seahorses, then up in the air to watch Peregrine Falcons nesting on a ledge in Melbourne. But the person caring for the seahorses and watching the falcons is living in Sydney, alone, after her partner has died. Confined during Covid lockdown, she slowly rebuilds her life by discovering how brave she can be – like learning to swim!
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
An intriguing read from a collection of speculative fiction stories. See if you can guess where this takes place!( Warning: You may never eat eggs again!)
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
A stunning novel based on true experiences of just how the justice system is prejudiced against women in sexual assault cases. Written by an ex barrister who now finds a book can change more than a court case. This novel started out as a hugely successful play in the West end in London.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
Going where few journalists have- into the heart of the oil industry, up close and deeply personal. How do they maintain their power in our society? Where do they have the most support? And what damning evidence are they covering up?
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
Olivia has escaped to deepest rural Tasmania after public humiliation but the house she has rented has a history. One day a stranger knocks on the door with a letter, and in unravelling its mystery, her own life also changes.
Recorded at BAD Crime Writers Festival Sydney 2023
Coming into the holiday season, long hot summer days demand something to read while we lie around waiting for that cool breeze! What better than a gripping crime thriller or murder mystery?
The next four posts will be stories from some of the country’s top crime writers. Let me know if you want more!
Outback noir! Simon, a naïve backpacker, meets the much more worldly wise Maggie in Melbourne and they set off to explore the wilder places of Australia. Maggie proves to be the more resourceful of the two when Simon mysteriously disappears and she is pushed to extremes to survive an horrific situation.
Recorded at BAD Crime Writers Festival Sydney 2023
Natural disasters like fire and flood have long lasting effects on small communities. Those who have lived through bushfires and floodwaters will understand what the characters in this novel are experiencing.
Annika writes so evocatively of the heartbreak of losing your treasured home in one of the worst floods in Australian history in the Northern NSW town of Lismore. But after being forced to find a new home, an unlikely friendship develops between two mismatched couples.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
A beautifully written novel of a young person searching for their identity through love.
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024
We are now all aware our planet is heating up . While we take steps to reduce the amount of carbon we are pouring into the atmosphere we will have to learn to cope with more hot days and changing seasons. What can we do ?
Recorded at the Byron Writers Festival 2024