Best Lee Everette Podcasts (2024)

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Bri Lee and Liam Pieper take down celebrity art 54:06

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Australian writers Bri Lee and Liam Pieper's latest novels expose the unholy connection between money, art and power. Bri Lee is the author of the bestselling 2018 memoir Eggshell Skull and she's the author of two other works of non-fiction, Who Gets to Be Smart and Beauty. Her debut novel The Work is about two characters who represent old and new …

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Summer Reading Lists 29:53

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In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura talk about their summer reading lists. In addition to a variety of books on their individual lists, they will be reading James by Percival Everett. Be sure to read along with them. Books they mention in this episode: Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski, Emerg…

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Kevin Kwan wrote a book about weddings, just don't invite him to one 54:06

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Weddings of the ultra-rich get the Kevin Kwan treatment in his novel Lies and Weddings, Siang Lu's ambitious and complicated novel Ghost Cities and West Australian author Annie de Monchaux's surprising link to Hollywood. Kevin Kwan is the author behind the juggernaut trilogy that began with Crazy Rich Asians which explored the lives of the ultra-ul…

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Podcast 36 – Getting public buy-in with Adam Probolsky 27:32

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Adam Probolsky, president of Probolsky Research, talks with TTi editor Tom Stone about how to garner public opinion and how to get public buy-in for new projects – because whatever you’re doing in transportation, it doesn’t work if the public doesn’t accept it. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview…

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Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch and his fear of mediocrity 54:06

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Two authors at the top of their game: Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch reveals how his award winning novel Prophet Song came into being and Booker longlisted author Karen Jennings' complicated love letter to South Africa. The Irish writer Paul Lynch is the reigning Booker winner and won the prize for his beautiful, brutal fifth novel Prophet Song. It…

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Jeanette Winterson and Kate Grenville on the gift of writing 54:35

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Jeanette Winterson asks how AI will give new meaning to ghost stories and Kate Grenville reflects on a lifetime of writing and how accepting failure has been key to her success. Jeanette Winterson is best known for her novels Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, The Stone Gods and Frankissstein. Her long fascination with mortality, religion and technolo…

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Celeste Ng — "Every one of my books starts with a question" 54:23

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American author Celeste Ng shares how her latest novel Our Missing Hearts explores one of her deepest fears. Celeste Ng is known for her dark realist novels, Everything I Never Told You, and Little Fires Everywhere (which was adapted to the screen in 2020). Our Missing Hearts is set in a dystopian, near future America, where anti-Asian sentiment ha…

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Shankari Chandran, Stuart Turton and Julie Janson on refuge, failure and outlaws 54:06

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Shankari Chandran's follow up to her Miles Franklin award winning book, British author Stuart Turton's complicated murder mystery and Julie Janson's ironically named novel Compassion. Shankari Chandran won the 2023 Miles Franklin for her novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. Her new novel Safe Haven asks readers to confront the reality of Australia'…

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Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn sequel 37:10

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One of Colm Toibin's most beloved books is Brooklyn and now he's written a sequel. In Long Island, the characters are 20 years older but they haven't let go of their secrets. One of the Irish writer Colm Tóibín's best loved books is Brooklyn. Published in 2009, it's about Eilis, a young woman who leaves Ireland for America in the 1950s. It was long…

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Banned Books 05: Censorship in Iran 19:55

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Iran's Kafka like book censorship is causing authors to flee, including writer Shokoofeh Azar who now lives in Australia. Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. In this last episode, writer Shokoofeh Azar who now lives in Australia and is the author of The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree which is banned i…

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Percival Everett reimagines Huckleberry Finn 28:29

2M ago28:29

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Percival Everett, a prolific author known for his versatility across various genres and styles, reinterprets an American classic novel. Percival Everett, a prolific author known for his versatility across various genres and styles, reinterprets the American classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, James, (Pan Macmillan) shifts the focus to Huck's en…

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Banned Books 04: USA's most banned book in Australia 26:49

2M ago26:49

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Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is the most banned book in the USA and now it's being challenged in the courts in Australia. Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. This episode explores Gender Queer, an illustrated memoir which details Maia Kobabe's experience of coming out as non-binary and asexual. The book has…

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Val McDermid and Jonathan Seidler on ancient queens and modern love 41:46

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Crime writer Val McDermid investigates Scotland's most famous female character to reveal a very different Lady Macbeth. And Sydney writer Jonathon Seidler delves into the story beyond the happy ending and how breakups can define a relationship. Crime writer Val McDermid investigates Scotland’s most famous female character to reveal a very different…

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Banned Books 03: Homoerotic fiction in China 18:24

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Webfiction is a gargantuan platform for writers in China but authors of male to male fiction - known as the danmei or boyslove genre - are experiencing a censorship crackdown and some writers have been imprisoned for their writing. This episode is about Occupied by Tianyi – a boyslove/danmei novel whose author was sentenced to 10 years jail in Chin…

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Pod extra — Alexis Wright wins a second Stella Prize 19:49

2M ago19:49

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Alexis Wright has won the 2024 Stella Prize, for her novel, Praiseworthy. The novel is an Aboriginal fable, about a fictional town, a haze cloud, a haze cloud, land rights, global warming, and donkeys. Judges described Praiseworthy as 'genre-bending' and 'canon-breaking'. Alexis Wright previously won the Stella in 2018 for her non-fiction collectiv…

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The Fantasy Genre 26:04

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In this episode of Bookish, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura explore the fantasy genre and its many subgenres, such as high fantasy, magical realism, Wuxia fantasy, and sci-fi fantasy. They discuss The Wings of Fire (the graphic novel) by Tui T. Sutherland, Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, and “La Héron” by Charlotte Ashley from Fantasy &…

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Téa Obreht and Emily O'Grady on Balkan fairytales, nepo babies and wild creatures 44:09

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Author of The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht reterns with Morningside, a dystopian fairy tale, and Stella Prize-shortlisted author Emily O'Grady on the rotten characters in her novel Feast. Téa Obreht won The Women's Prize for Fiction — then called the Orange Prize — for her debut novel, The Tiger's Wife and at the time she was the youngest ever winner of…

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Banned Books 02: The Satanic Verses and the fatwa 24:02

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The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie inspired riots in England and book burnings in India; death threats, murders and a fatwa; and ultimately, a devastating physical attack on Salman Rushdie in 2022. Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. This episode revisits how one book inspired so much hatred and violence…

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Andrew O'Hagan's biggest novel yet 33:08

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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 exploratio…

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Banned Books 01: Race and racism in the USA 24:16

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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 censorsh…

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Sunjeev Sahota, Vanessa Chan and Winnie Dunn bring us stories from home 54:04

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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.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Podcast #35 - Jaime McAuley, event director ITS America 26:19

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In discussion with TTi editor Tom Stone, ITS America's Jamie McCauley talks active travel, autonomous taxis and what to look out for in Phoenix, Arizona at this month's ITS America. Plus news and conversation with Tom Stone and editor-at-large Saul Wordsworth. Interview starts at 5:00.By TrafficTechnologyInternationalPodcast

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André Aciman and Anjali Joseph on the joy of doing nothing 54:06

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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.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Melissa Lucashenko on writing through flood, fire and pestilence 54:06

3M ago54:06

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At Adelaide Writers' Week, Melissa Lucashenko explains how understanding that "all history is fiction" allowed her to write her historic novel Edenglassie.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Grocery Store Reads 27:34

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Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura talk about "grocery store reads" or so-called "trashy novels" that range from romances like The Single Dad Project and Fifty Shades of Grey to crime thrillers like Reckoning.By bookishacasualbookclub

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Jane Smiley and Louise Milligan on stories they couldn't let go 54:07

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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.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Jonathan Lethem returns to Brooklyn 54:06

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Bestselling American author Jonathan Lethem explains why he returned to Brooklyn in his fiction after 20 years.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Anne Enright on motherhood, Irish poets and famous parents 54:03

4M ago54:03

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At Adelaide Writers' Week, Booker-winner Anne Enright speaks about the contradictions at the heart of families.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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RF Kuang and Nam Le on Yellowface, mums and minorities 54:05

4M ago54:05

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RF Kuang speaks about her bestseller Yellowface and Nam Le, Australian author of The Boat, explains why his latest is a book of poetry.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Jennifer Croft, Imbi Neeme and Mykaela Saunders on translation, chewing and the Tweed 54:04

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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.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Jasper Fforde, Amy Brown and Leo Vardiashvili on surprises, fairytales and rickrolling 54:04

4M ago54:04

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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.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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The novel, Erasure, by Percival Everett 22:53

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Kofi, Laura and Sylvia discuss the 2001 novel, Erasure, by Percival Everett. They also talk about the film based on the novel, American Fiction. American Fiction is Cord Jefferson's hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist…

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Kristin Hannah, Jodi McAlister and Sharlene Allsopp on women, war and love 54:04

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Bestselling American author Kristin Hannah digs into the little known stories of US nurses during the Vietnam War, Jodi McAlister's comic take on The Bachelor and Sharlene Allsopp reckons with Australia's history.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Preserving Black History and Culture through Education with Dr Joseph Barker 58:42

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Roy and Joe had a discussion about the life and work of Doctor Joseph Barker and Sister Thea Bowman, who were significant figures in the African American Catholic community. They also emphasized the importance of supporting African American students through scholarships and resources, and the need to preserve black history and culture. They undersc…

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Hisham Matar and Ela Lee on the friendships that save you 54:05

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Pulitzer Prize winning Libyan author Hisham Matar on friendship in political exile and British author Ela Lee on the power of friendship at times of personal crisis.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Kiley Reid, Rachael Johns and Iain Ryan on money, love and corruption 54:01

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Kiley Reid's follow up to Such a Fun Age in a campus novel that she says isn't a campus novel, Rachael Johns' love story about a woman called Bridget Jones and Iain Ryan's hardboiled take on Gold Coast corruption in the 1980s.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Michael Cunningham and Madeleine Gray on romance and relationship breakdown 54:06

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Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham's latest novel Day explores a bromance, Madeleine Gray on writing a funny "sad girl novel" and Jessica Zhan Mei Yu on Sylvia Plath and up-ending the coming of age story.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Graphic Literature 24:52

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Kofi, Sylvia and Laura discuss graphic literature. They review "Abina and the Important Men," a compelling and powerfully illustrated "graphic history" based on an 1876 court transcript of a West African woman named Abina, who was wrongfully enslaved and took her case to court.By bookishacasualbookclub

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Fakes and Frauds 05 | A big hoax — Wanda Koolmatrie and My Own Sweet Time

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My Own Sweet Time was a memoir said to be written by Wanda Koolmatrie, a member of the Aboriginal stolen generations. But it was a hoax and this episode of Fakes and Frauds explores the long lasting impacts of the hoax particularly on Aboriginal Australian writers.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Pip Williams, Shankari Chandran and Josh Kemp on bookbinding, bushwalking and book awards 54:04

6M ago54:04

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Pip Williams' follow up to her bestselling novel The Dictionary of Lost Words, Josh Kemp on how bushwalking helps his writing and the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner, Shankari Chandran.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fakes and Frauds 04 | Fake identity and Helen Demidenko's The Hand that Signed the Paper 40:30

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The Helen Demidenko scandal tore the Australian literary community apart in the 1990s. This episode of Fakes and Frauds charts the rise and downfall of Helen Demidenko and the impacts on the book world.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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John Boyne, Esther Freud, Louise Kennedy and the Irish voice 54:04

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Is there such thing as an Irish voice in fiction?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fakes and Frauds 03 | Fabrication and lies in Marlo Morgan's Mutant Message Down Under 34:23

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Cannibalism, telepathy and celibacy are just some of the false claims about Australian Aboriginal people that Marlo Morgan made in her 1990s new age hit, Mutant Message Down Under, and this episode of Fakes and Frauds exposes the lies.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ian McEwan's most personal novel, plus Booker winner Paul Lynch 54:05

6M ago54:05

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Booker winner Ian McEwan explores his 1960s childhood in his latest novel and reigning Booker winner Paul Lynch on his unflinching dystopian novel set in Ireland.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fakes and Frauds 02 | Fact or fiction in Norma Khouri's Forbidden Love 36:34

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Find out how to catch a con-artist in this episode of Fakes and Frauds that delves into the fake memoir Forbidden Love by Norma Khouri 20 years after the book was first published.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Pulitzer Prize winners Barbara Kingsolver and Hernán Diaz 54:03

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The two winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction are both about money but at opposite ends of the spectrum — Barbara Kingsolver's is about poverty while Hernán Diaz's is about astronomical wealth.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fakes and Frauds 01 | Plagiarism scandal in The Dogs by John Hughes 32:28

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Fakes and Frauds is a new series that unpacks famous Australian literary scandals. The first and most recent controversy was the discovery of plagiarism in the work of award winning Australian writer John Hughes. Find out how the plagiarism was uncovered and why it matters.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ego and creativity with Anna Funder and Paul Jennings 54:04

7M ago54:04

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Australian writers Anna Funder and Paul Jennings on what it takes to be a writer.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Naomi Alderman and Charlotte Wood on bunkers, billionaires and nuns 4:54

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Naomi Alderman takes on tech giants and survivalists in a novel that imagines the end of the world, and an atheist joins a monastery in Charlotte Wood's meditative new book.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Amanda Lohrey, Matthew Reilly and Katherine Brabon on the sacred, swimming and Einstein 54:01

7M ago54:01

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Miles Franklin winner Amanda Lohrey asks where we find community in our secular world, Matthew Reilly's latest adventure and the restorative power of the pool with Katherine Brabon.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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