The Book Show
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In-depth conversations with the best fiction writers from Australia and around the world.
The Book Show
3d ago
Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan explains why finishing his latest novel Caledonian Road was like "landing 65 planes on the tarmac"; plus a teaser for the first in our Banned Books series, starting in America.
Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan's (Faber and Faber) latest book Caledonian Road is a big one in length and Dickensian scope. It's an exploration of life in London — a world of intellectuals and elites, Russian oligarchs and human traffickers, rappers, DJs, wellness assistants and those who seek to shake up the whole rotten system ..read more
The Book Show
6d ago
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was inspired by the black lives matter movement and explores police brutality — so why is it being taken off library shelves in the US?
Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide.
The series begins in America where books about race and racism have become a lightning rod for censorship in public libraries and state schools
Guests:
Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give (original 2017 interview)
Kasey Meehan, program director for Freedom to Read, PEN America
Tracie D Hall, former executive director of the ..read more
The Book Show
1w ago
Booker-shortlisted author Sunjeev Sahota argues that class is more important than identity, Vanessa Chan draws on her grandmother's stories of Japanese occupied Malaya and Winnie Dunn channels her own experience of growing up Tongan in Western Sydney ..read more
The Book Show
2w ago
Known for his sumptuous novel Call Me By My Name, André Aciman's latest book also explores love and beauty in Italy. Plus, Indian author Anjali Joseph on the allure of Assam, India, which is known for its unique cultural heritage ..read more
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3w ago
At Adelaide Writers' Week, Melissa Lucashenko explains how understanding that "all history is fiction" allowed her to write her historic novel Edenglassie ..read more
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1M ago
Award winning Australian journalist Louise Milligan on her debut crime novel inspired by police and PTSD and Pulitzer Prize winning Jane Smiley on why she wants her books to be banned and her latest novel A Dangerous Business ..read more
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1M ago
Bestselling American author Jonathan Lethem explains why he returned to Brooklyn in his fiction after 20 years.  ..read more
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1M ago
RF Kuang speaks about her bestseller Yellowface and Nam Le, Australian author of The Boat, explains why his latest is a book of poetry ..read more
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2M ago
Award-winning literary translator Jennifer Croft imagines what happens when translators get together in a primeval forest, Imbi Neeme's exploration of misophonia and Mykaela Saunders' love-hate relationship with Mad Max ..read more
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2M ago
Jasper Fforde's sequel to Shades of Grey, Amy Brown introduces us to Miles Franklin's sister and Leo Vardiashvili's missing persons quest through the forests of Georgia ..read more