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Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.
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Andrew O'Hagan's biggest novel yet
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. -
Banned Books: The Hate U Give in America
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 American Library Association
Maxine Beneba Clarke, Australian memoirist, poet, children's book author. Her poem There's a Shelf in the Library is in her latest poetry collection It's the Sound of the Thing. -
Sunjeev Sahota, Vanessa Chan and Winnie Dunn bring us stories from home
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.
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André Aciman and Anjali Joseph on the joy of doing nothing
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.
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Melissa Lucashenko on writing through flood, fire and pestilence
At Adelaide Writers' Week, Melissa Lucashenko explains how understanding that "all history is fiction" allowed her to write her historic novel Edenglassie.
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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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