Best POVO Podcasts (2024)

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David Brooks’ The other side of daylight 54:35

3d ago54:35

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. David Brooks is an award winning essayist, short-fiction writer, novelist and poet. Hi…

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Book Club - Sharlene Allsop’s The Great Undoing. 4:12

6d ago4:12

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Sharlene Allsop is the debut author of The Great Undoing. The Great Undoing offers up a speculative future where our endless drive for connectivity and security threatens to turn society on its head. Scarlet Friday is a truth teller in a hyper connected world. Her job is to explore archives and provide context for the official narrative of history.…

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Sydney Writers Festival 2024 Program Launch with Artistic Director Ann Mossop 15:48

7d ago15:48

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Today SWF Artistic Director Ann Mossop joins Andrew to discuss the Sydney Writers Fest…

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Book Club - David Brooks’ The other side of daylight 3:46

17d ago3:46

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One of the pure pleasures that I have in sharing great Australian literature is bringing in a new poetry collection and the poet gives us an opportunity to hear them read some of their work in their own words. Today I have for you David Brooks new collection. David is an award winning essayist. He's a short fiction writer. He's a novelist. He is a …

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Mykaela Saunders’ Always Will Be 43:37

20d ago43:37

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The Final Draft Great Conversations podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Dr Mykaela Saunders is a Koori/Goori and Lebanese writer, teacher …

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Book Club - Sarah Sasson’s Tidelines 3:47

24d ago3:47

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Today I’m bringing you a debut novel. It’s called Tidelines and it’s by Sarah Sasson. Sarah Sasson is an Australian physician and writer. Her poetry, short stories and non-fiction have been published in Australia, the United Kingdom and USA. On a suburban street in the south of Sydney Grub waits in her car. In the house opposite lives the man who w…

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Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival 17:03

28d ago17:03

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Jane Harrison is a playwright & author descended from the Muruwari people. She is the …

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Book Club - Grace Chan’s Every Version of You 4:53

1M ago4:53

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Grace Chan is a speculative fiction writer and psychiatrist. Her short fiction has appeared in Going Down Swinging, Aurealis, amongst many others, and she has been shortlisted for the Aurealis Awards, the Norma K Hemming Award, and Viva la Novella. Today I’ve brought in Grace Chan’s techno-futurist novel Every Version of You. In the not too distant…

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Povo - The New Anthology from Sweatshop Western Sydney Literary Movement 39:09

1M ago39:09

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Povo is the latest anthology from Sweatshop. Sweatshop is a literacy movement based in…

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Book Club - Robert Skinner’s I’d Rather Not 4:04

1M ago4:04

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Robert Skinner is the author of I’d Rather Not. To delve much further into his biography would be risk spoilers for I’d Rather Not which reads something like the autobiography of someone you’d love to meet at a party, but definitely before the beer runs out. Robert is also the founding editor of The Canary Press, Australia’s greatest and possibly o…

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Sarah Sasson's Tidelines 46:38

1M ago46:38

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Sarah Sasson is an Australian physician and writer. Her poetry, short stories and non-…

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Book Club - Eugen Bacon’s Serengotti 4:41

2M ago4:41

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Eugen Bacon is an African Australian author of novels and short fiction. Her fantasy writing has won a British Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for amongst others the World Fantasy awards and the Aurealis. Today I’m bringing you her latest novel Serengotti. (I’m just going to note that Eugen’s protagonist Ch’anzu uses the gender neutral pronou…

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A.W. Hammond’s The Berlin Traitor 42:45

2M ago42:45

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. A.W. Hammond is the author of The Paris Collaborator and today we are seeing a return …

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Randolf Stow's Tourmaline in the Australian Classics Book Club 28:13

2M ago28:13

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All Summer Long we are exploring great works in the Australian Classics Book Club. Tod…

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Kate Jennings' Moral Hazard in the Australian Classics Book Club 30:31

2M ago30:31

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All Summer Long we are exploring great works in the Australian Classics Book Club. Tod…

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Amy Whitting's I for Isobel in the Australian Classics Book Club 36:30

2M ago36:30

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All Summer Long we are exploring great works in the Australian Classics Book Club. Tod…

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Robin Klein's Came Back to Show You I could Fly in the Australian Classics Book Club 26:35

2M ago26:35

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All summer long discover incredible writers in the Australian Classics Book Club. This…

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Boyd Oxlade's Death in Brunswick in the Australian Classics Book Club 38:05

2M ago38:05

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All summer long we are exploring great works in the Australian Classics Book Club. Tod…

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Criena Rohan's The Delinquents in the Australian Classics Book Club 38:33

3M ago38:33

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All summer long we are diving back into the archives and exploring great work's of Aus…

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Madeleine St John's The Women in Black in the Australian Classics Book Club 32:59

3M ago32:59

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. All across the summer we are looking back into the archives and discovering great work…

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Final Draft - Summer Sessions Preview 2:46

3M ago2:46

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Tune in to discover the Final Draft - Australian Classics Book Club delivering you inc…

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Jack Heath's Kill Your Husbands 42:00

3M ago42:00

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Jack Heath is the bestselling author of forty novels beginning with Hangman which he w…

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Book Club - End of Year Wrap & Gift Guide 4:10

3M ago4:10

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Here are our top picks to help you find something for the booklover in your life! Michael Thompson's How to Be Remembered For the romantics. How to be Remembered has a fantastic concept that begs you to root for the protagonist and then whisks you along on a terrific ride of a narrative. Monica Vuu's When One of Us Hurts Thriller with a twist When …

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Book Club - Lucy Treloar’s Days of Innocence and Wonder 3:47

3M ago3:47

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Lucy Treloar is the award winning author of Salt Creek and Wolfe Island. Today we’re discussing her new novel Days of Innocence and Wonder Till is on the run from life, taking to the open road in a quest to keep moving, getting as far as possible from where she’s been. It is the project of a lifetime, ever since Till’s best friend was snatched off …

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Nicholas Jose’s The Idealist 35:47

4M ago35:47

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Nicholas Jose has published eight novels, three collections of short fiction and a mem…

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Book Club - Sara M Saleh’s The Flirtation of Girls; Gahzal El-Banat 3:51

4M ago3:51

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Sara M Saleh is a writer, poet, human rights lawyer, and the daughter of Palestinian, Lebanese and Egyptian migrants. Sara’s first novel is Songs for the Dead and the Living (Affirm Press, 2023) and her first poetry collection is The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal el-Banat Loved this review? You can get more books, writing and literary culture every we…

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Mirandi Riwoe's Sunbirds 46:34

4M ago46:34

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Mirandi Riwoe is an acclaimed author of historical fiction. Her novel Stone Sky Gold M…

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Book Club - Melissa Lucashenko’s Edenglassie 3:55

4M ago3:55

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Melissa Lucashenko is a Miles Franklin award winning author of Bundjalung and European heritage. Her novels include Killing Darcy, Mullumbimby and Too Much Lip. Today we’re going to be discovering her latest, Edenglassie. In the 1850’s Meanjin/Brisbane is a mix of people from across the world, some transported for hard time, others drawn to the reg…

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Tony Birch's Women & Children 40:07

4M ago40:07

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Tony Birch is the author of novels, poetry and short fiction. You’ve met him on the sh…

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Book Club - Mirandi Riwoe's Sunbirds 3:20

4M ago3:20

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Mirandi Riwoe is an acclaimed author of historical fiction. Her novel Stone Sky Gold Mountain won the 2020 Queensland Literary Award. Mirandi’s new novel Sunbirds. In the shadow of war a wealthy Dutch family celebrate on their tea plantation. The war has not yet touched their wealth and status but on this fateful night the players will be assembled…

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Graham Akhurst's Borderland 36:55

4M ago36:55

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Graham Akhurst is a Kokomini writer who grew up in Meanjin. He is a Lecturer of Austra…

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Book Club - Tony Birch's Women & Children 4:02

5M ago4:02

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Tony Birch is the author of novels, poetry and short fiction. You’ve met him on the show before with his collection Dark as Last Night which won the Steele Rudd award at the Queensland Literary Awards. Today Tony is joining us with his new novel Women & Children. Joe Cluny lives with his Mum and his sister Ruby. He attends the local Catholic school…

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Bonus - Chris Womersley's The Diplomat 36:05

5M ago36:05

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*Today's is a special Bonus episode rebroadcasting Chris Womersley's The Diplomat which was no longer available in our archive The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These …

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Chris Womersly's Ordinary Gods and Monsters 33:36

5M ago33:36

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Chris Womersley is the award winning author of four novels including Cairo, The Diplom…

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Book Club Encore - Claire G Coleman's Enclave 5:11

5M ago5:11

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This week's episode is an encore performance of the book club originally from June 2022 Claire G. Coleman is a Noongar writer, from Western Australia, now based in Naarm. Claire’s debut novel is the award winning Terra Nullius as well as the author of The Old Lie and the acclaimed non-fiction book, Lies Damned Lies. Calire’s third novel, the one I …

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Maxine Beneba Clarke’s We Know a Place 31:59

5M ago31:59

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Maxine Beneba Clarke is the author of Foreign Soil, The Hate Race, and poetry collecti…

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Book Club - Davina Bell’s What to Do When You’re Not Sure What to Do 3:53

5M ago3:53

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Davina Bell is a children's book editor and an author of books for all ages. Her picture books include All the Ways To Be Smart and All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors. Her debut young adult novel, The End of the World is Bigger than Love, won the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers. Davina is also the author of two incredible books …

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Sara M Saleh's Songs for the Dead and the Living 35:35

5M ago35:35

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Today's show features Felix Shannon in conversation with Sara M Saleh. Sara M Saleh is…

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Book Club - Graham Akhurst’s Borderland 4:41

5M ago4:41

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Graham Akhurst is a Kokomini writer who grew up in Meanjin. He is a Lecturer of Australian Indigenous Studies and Creative Writing at UTS. Borderland is his first novel. Jono is finishing high school and trying to figure out his place in the world. At school he always felt like he stuck out. As one of only two Indigenous students, along with his be…

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Love Your Bookshop Day at Megalong Books 10:43

5M ago10:43

10:43

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Love Your Bookshop Day celebrates the unique role our local bookshops play in helping …

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Emily Spurr’s Beatrix & Fred (Spoiler Free) 33:05

6M ago33:05

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Emily Spurr is the author of the gorgeous and surprising A Million Things and she is j…

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AJ Betts' One Song 47:22

6M ago47:22

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. AJ Betts is a teacher, speaker and author of Young Adult fiction. Her books include Za…

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Book Club - Emily Spurr’s Beatrix & Fred 4:34

6M ago4:34

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Emily Spurr is the author of A Million Things. You have met her on Final Draft and on Book Club before. I’m a fan and that’s why I wanted to bring you in her gorgeous and surprising new novel Beatrix & Fred. Beatrix is aggressive alone. If Hell is Other People then Beatrix is happy to sit on the committee for tormenting her coworkers. She wasn’t al…

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Thank You Kate & Jol Temple - Radiothon Bonus 13:04

6M ago13:04

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. On today's show Andrew calls up Kate & Jol Temple, authors of the Bin Chicken books, T…

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Tegan Bennett Daylight’s Royals 42:55

6M ago42:55

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Tegan Bennett Daylight is a writer, teacher and critic. Her books include The Details …

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Book Club - Maxine Beneba Clarke’s We Know a Place 3:49

6M ago3:49

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Today's book club is something for the younger readers... Maxine Beneba Clarke is the author of Foreign Soil, The Hate Race, poetry collections Carrying the World and How Decent Folk Behave. Maxine is also the author of children's picture books including The Patchwork Bike and When We Say Black Lives Matter. Today we're discussing the absolutely jo…

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Radiothon Special - Support 2ser 3:50

6M ago3:50

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Radiothon is your chance to support Final Draft and Sydney stories, ideas and culture. At 2SER we have BIG LOVE for our Subscribers and Donors. They are vital for the station – they help us maintain our independence and provide us with some stability in an ever-shifting cultural and economic environment. If you'd like to support Final Draft and 2se…

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John Kinsella’s Cellnight 57:48

6M ago57:48

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Cellnight is the new verse novel from poet John Kinsella Cellnight takes us into a pri…

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Book Club - Kirsty Jagger’s Roseghetto 4:10

6M ago4:10

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Kirsty Jagger won the debut Heyman Mentorship award and has now published her debut novel Roseghetto. Shayla’s working on an assignment for her newspaper when she returns to Westminster Way. She's exploring a new integrated housing development when she is confronted with the ruins of the suburb she grew up in. Shayla grew up in Westminster Way but …

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Jane Harrison’s The Visitors 31:04

7M ago31:04

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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Jane Harrison is a playwright & author descended from the Muruwari people. She is the …

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