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Compulsive Reader's author interviews, book chat, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! Recent and upcoming guests include Terry Denton, Marion Halligan, Sir Ken Robinson, Emily Ballou, Sofie Laguna, Matthew Riley, John Banville, Felicity Plunkett, Mark Coker, Peter Bowerman, Eric Maisel, Ramona Koval, Tim Flannery, Carl Zimmer, Gail Jones, Jane Smiley, Frank Delaney, Ben Okri, and many more.

  1. Zach Taylor on ROCKSTAR: Echoes

    31 JANV.

    Zach Taylor on ROCKSTAR: Echoes

    In this guest interview between publicist David Carriere and author Zach Taylor, Zach reads from and talks about his new book ROCKSTAR: Echoes. They talk about the genesis of the book and the broader series, the ways that Zach, a NASA Engineer, manages to squeeze in writing time (even amidst the Artemis II launch), his inspiration for ROCKSTAR : Echoes, it’s ‘book-within-a-book’ format, his character voices, the book's themes, the struggles of women in the rock world, the influence of grunge music, the process of publishing a book and what it has been like for him, the impact of new media, asymmetrical warfare in music and how he's used that in the book, what’s coming in the series in general and a preview of the next book Mirrors, and lots more.  Find out more about ROCKSTAR here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Rockstar-Echoes-Zach-Taylor/dp/B0G2PM5WQP/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 David Carriere has been a book publicist for almost four decades and is the author of PUBLICITY: 7 STEPS TO PUBLICIZE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. Find out more about David Carriere here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-carriere-10b1445/ Find out more about Zach at his Instagram site: https://www.instagram.com/zachtaylorbooks/

    31 min
  2. David Adès on A Blink of Time's Eye

    16 JANV.

    David Adès on A Blink of Time's Eye

    The author of A Blink of Time's Eye reads from and talks about his most recent poetry book. We discuss how the book came together as a collection, the book's key themes like time, death, trauma, healing and the human condition, conversations between poems, readers, and selves, parenting, entropy, love, personal growth and gratitude. Find a copy of the book here: https://www.5islandspress.com/product-page/a-blink-of-times-eye

    33 min
  3. Michael Farrell on The Victoria Principle

    03/12/2025

    Michael Farrell on The Victoria Principle

    The author of The Victoria Principle joins us to read from and talk about his latest book. We talk about such things what drew him to fiction and why it gives him the "ick", the nature of genre and storytelling, collage, memoir, the real and the counterfeit, trickery, humour and lots more. You can get a copy of the book here: https://giramondopublishing.com/books/michael-farrell-the-victoria-principle/

    32 min
  4. Judith Nangala Crispín on The Dingo’s Noctuary

    18/11/2025

    Judith Nangala Crispín on The Dingo’s Noctuary

    Judith Nangala Crispín reads from and talks about her stunning new book The Dingo's Noctuary. Purchase a copy of the book here: https://puncherandwattmann.com/product/the-dingos-noctuary/ Find out more about Judith here: https://judithcrispin.com/ Find out more about the book’s publisher, David Musgrave, who Judith mentions in the conversation: https://davidmusgrave.com/ Read my review of The Dingo's Noctuary here: https://compulsivereader.com/2025/11/18/a-review-of-the-dingos-noctuary-by-judith-nangala-crispin/

    35 min
  5. Kavita Ivy Nandan on Through the Trapdoor

    02/10/2025

    Kavita Ivy Nandan on Through the Trapdoor

    The author of Through the Trapdoor reads from and talks about her new short story collection. We cover such things as how the collection came together, the interconnectivity of the stories, the title and the many trapdoors in the book, some of the key themes especially migration, memory, transformation, and the epiphany. We also discuss the publication process, the book's illustrations, the short story form, and lots more. Through the Trapdoor is now available at Paperchain Bookstore: https://paperchainbookstore.com.au/book/through-the-trapdoor.do and will soon be available at Harry Hartog ANU (Canberra) and Harry Hartog Miranda (Sydney), and the National Library of Australia Bookshop.

    33 min
  6. Angela Costi on The Heart of the Advocate

    11/09/2025

    Angela Costi on The Heart of the Advocate

    Angela Costi joins us to read from and talk about her latest poetry book The Heart of the Advocate. We talk about many things including how the book came together, the hybrid nature of the book, the nexus between poetry and law, her use of language, point and counterpoint or strophe and antistrophe, layers of ekphrasis - including the book The Art of the Advocate by Richard Du Cann, her use of Greek Mythology, Philoxena or the love of strangers, and much more. Purchase the book here: https://liquidamberpress.com.au/product/the-heart-of-the-advocate/ Find out more about Angela here: https://www.instagram.com/angelacostipoetics/ A few of Angela's references: Jordie Albiston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordie_Albiston Alison Whittaker's Blak Work: https://www.magabala.com/products/blakwork Martin Espada: http://www.martinespada.net/ Yiannis Ritsos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiannis_Ritsos

    33 min
  7. Bob Rich on The Hole in Your Life

    07/08/2025

    Bob Rich on The Hole in Your Life

    Bob Rich joins us to read from and talk about his new book, The Hole in Your Life: Grief and Bereavement. He talks about the narrative of the book which is a combination of personal and clinical experience, about the 7 magic bullets which underpin the book, about why he defines himself as everyone's grandfather and the nature of empathy, about the mess we're in and why, about universal love, his newsletter Bobbing Around, now in its 14th year, and lots more. Get a copy of The Hole in Your Life on the relevant Amazon site.

    32 min
  8. Katia Ariel on Ferryman

    17/07/2025

    Katia Ariel on Ferryman

    Katia Ariel reads from and talks about her new book Ferryman: The Life and Deathwork of Ephraim Finch. We talk about her unique way of engaging with her subject, about creating biographies that are respectful, open, and true, about Ephraim's role in the community and the way in which Ariel universalises it, about ancestry and inheritance, grief, death and love, and lots more. Find out more about Katia Ariel and her books at: http://arielediting.com.au/ Ferryman book page at the publisher's site: https://www.wilddingopress.com.au/shop/p/9781925893861

    34 min
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Compulsive Reader's author interviews, book chat, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! Recent and upcoming guests include Terry Denton, Marion Halligan, Sir Ken Robinson, Emily Ballou, Sofie Laguna, Matthew Riley, John Banville, Felicity Plunkett, Mark Coker, Peter Bowerman, Eric Maisel, Ramona Koval, Tim Flannery, Carl Zimmer, Gail Jones, Jane Smiley, Frank Delaney, Ben Okri, and many more.

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  • Création
    Magdalena Ball
  • Années d’activité
    2008 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    197
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
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    © Magdalena Ball
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