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Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.
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Jane Smiley and Louise Milligan on stories they couldn't let go
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.
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Jonathan Lethem returns to Brooklyn
Bestselling American author Jonathan Lethem explains why he returned to Brooklyn in his fiction after 20 years.
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Anne Enright on motherhood, Irish poets and famous parents
At Adelaide Writers' Week, Booker-winner Anne Enright speaks about the contradictions at the heart of families.
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RF Kuang and Nam Le on Yellowface, mums and minorities
RF Kuang speaks about her bestseller Yellowface and Nam Le, Australian author of The Boat, explains why his latest is a book of poetry.
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Jennifer Croft, Imbi Neeme and Mykaela Saunders on translation, chewing and the Tweed
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.
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Jasper Fforde, Amy Brown and Leo Vardiashvili on surprises, fairytales and rickrolling
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.