Arnold Zable has written a beautiful collection of short stories that are based on tales he has collected from around the world, often passed on to him orally. As he says he has ‘crafted’ them into new stories.
Recorded at Byron Writers Festival 2022
It’s a bit late but it is a werewolf/vampire story – and it’s set in Canberra – what more could you want?
Recorded at CONFLUX Canberra 2022
Mark McKenna is an historian and author who has investigated a dreadful murder that went unpunished during the perpetrator’s lifetime -in fact he was celebrated as a hero! The Indigenous relatives of the murdered man passed down the truth for decades waiting for the crime to be solved.
Recorded at Byron Writers Festival 2022
Danielle is a highly committed animal rights activist. Her compassion and empathy infuse this beautiful book asking us all – where are we going, and who are we taking with us?
Recorded at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2022
With all the focus over the past few years on the health care system – here’s a (fictional) tale to really scare you! Susan White is a real life doctor (though not surgeon) and she finds plenty to intrigue the reader in this tale of skullduggery (sorry!) in a hospital that her protagonist, Carla has to solve at her peril.
Recorded at BAD Crime Festival Sydney 2022
If you want to create a sinister atmosphere for your novel – set it at the start in a country abattoir! Greg Woodland is an award winning screenwriter and it shows in this novel as every scene is intensely visual.
Recorded at BAD Crime Festival Sydney 2022
May Worth was a Queensland girl who became one of the greatest circus riding trick artists in history. This is her story told simply in pictures by another circus performer and author. The National Circus Festival was held in Mullumbimby last week so I want to send this one out to all circus lovers.
Recorded at the Bellingen Readers and Writers Festival 2022
Phil Brown is Arts Editor of the Courier Mail and has published a number of humorous travel stories. This book is part of a series of memoirs, this time covering the period 1963 to 1970 when he lived in Hong Kong where his father ran a construction company. With perfect recall Phil introduces us to the many entertaining characters that populated his childhood.
PHIL BROWN – The Read
Phil Brown – Interview
Recorded at Byron Writers Festival 2022
Margaret Hickey’s beleaguered Sergeant Mark Ariti has won Margaret the 2022 BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival Danger Prize for crime fiction. The novel is set in a small outback town where, in true crime tradition, people have mysteriously disappeared! Hickey’s character of Mark Ariti adds a special charm to this atmospheric thriller. Extra long read because it’s a winner!
Recorded at BAD Crime Festival Sydney 2022
What’s a young woman who sees a greater future than marrying one of the local dopehead boys to do? She goes to the local library, reads a lot of books, and falls in love with the idea of one last , incredible roadtrip with one of the heroes of the beat generation – Jack Kerouac.
Recorded at Kyogle Writers Festival 2022