Tag Archives: catherine

Catherine McKinnon – short listed for the Miles Franklin Prize 2018!

Author Catherine McKinnon

Bellingen  Writers Festival had such a great line up that we worked non stop over two days recording  15 authors and here’s the first – the wonderful book  by Catherine McKinnon.  So good, it has been shortlisted for this year’s Miles Franklin Award!

Storyland, is set in one place but told by different characters  across history . Catherine chose to read from the last story, which is set in a a not too distant future where the changing  climate has altered the landscape and produced a disaster.

Let’s hear Catherine read this extract first, which starts with someone receiving therapy to recall events.

Catherine McKinnon reading from ‘Storyland’

 

Catherine speaks to ‘Narratives’ about ‘Storyland’

 

Over the next few weeks lots of authors reads and interviews to be posted.

As always, if you want to buy the book  clicking on the images will take you to Booktopia ( this helps us stay here!)

 

Recorded at the Bellingen Writers Festival 2018

 

Catherine Evans and Kelly Hunter – a bit of romance in the bush!

Edition  eleven :  Catherine Evans – ‘The Healing Season’ and Kelly Hunter –‘Wish’

      

Today we hear from two authors who are classed as Romance authors but this genre is now so expanded that under books published by romance imprints along with the usual  love stories you will find, crime, fantasy, science fiction, historical and in the case of Catherine Evans  and her book ‘ The Healing Season’ – scientist  romance! In Kelly Hunters novel ‘Wish’ we have a classic ‘ searching for a new life’ saga – but charmingly and satisfyingly told as a young mother struggles to start again.

Featured music track:‘The day that I lost You’ – Suzannah Espie;  “ Back to the Sun” -Ange Takats

Recorded at the A.R.R. A conference , Melbourne 2017.