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In-depth conversations with the best fiction writers from Australia and around the world.

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    • 4.5 • 149 Ratings

In-depth conversations with the best fiction writers from Australia and around the world.

    ‘I didn’t know I had anger in me’ – Anindita Ghose kills off the patriarch

    ‘I didn’t know I had anger in me’ – Anindita Ghose kills off the patriarch

    Indian author Anindita Ghose on life after Vogue, her friendship with Jonathan Franzen, and the joy of killing the patriarch on page one.

    John Boyne, Esther Freud, Louise Kennedy and the Irish voice

    John Boyne, Esther Freud, Louise Kennedy and the Irish voice

    Irish writers John Boyne, Esther Freud and Louise Kennedy share stories of the pub, the role of the church and whether there's such a thing as an Irish voice. 

    Margaret Atwood on witches, cats and a lifetime of writing

    Margaret Atwood on witches, cats and a lifetime of writing

    Literary titan, Margaret Atwood on the death of her beloved husband, the influence of George Orwell and the pleasures of ageing. Her latest book is a collection of short stories, Old Babes in the Wood. Also, another Canadian writer Jessica Johns on her debut, Bad Cree.

    Grief, plague and Star Trek with Sequoia Nagamatsu

    Grief, plague and Star Trek with Sequoia Nagamatsu

    American writer Sequoia Nagamatsu shares stories from his childhood growing up in Hawaii, his love of Star Trek, how environmentalism fuels his writing and how being Japanese American has shaped him. His debut novel is How High We Go in the Dark and he was a guest of the Perth Festival Writers Weekend.

    Dragons, literary acrobatics and a house called Shirley with Samantha Shannon, Cate Kennedy and Ronnie Scott

    Dragons, literary acrobatics and a house called Shirley with Samantha Shannon, Cate Kennedy and Ronnie Scott

     Bestselling British author Samantha Shannon celebrates women, love and desire in her latest fantasy novel, A Day of Fallen Night, Cate Kennedy takes a deep dive into the short story and Ronnie Scott on why he persisted with his second novel Shirley.

    Love, lust and ghosts: celebrating queer fiction

    Love, lust and ghosts: celebrating queer fiction

    For Sydney WorldPride, we celebrate queer writers telling queer stories – the funny, the heartbreaking and the spooky. We’ve searched The Book Show archive to bring you highlights from Andrew Sean Greer, Val McDermid, Alan Hollinghurst, Jennifer Mills, S.J Norman, S.L Lim and Holden Sheppard.

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4.5 out of 5
149 Ratings

149 Ratings

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Dear Claire. Thank you for the interview with Richard Ford, Striving for better, originally broadcast 29 June 2020. I was struck by the sincerity and intelligence of this interview. It was evident you and the author were listening, thinking about what had been said and responding in kind. The Book Show is consistently of high quality and one of my favourite podcasts.

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