John Byron - ‘That Obsession Lodged Itself In My Mind’

John Byron grew up in Sydney where he went to medical school for a time before leaving in the interest of the public safety. He has worked as a barman, a factory hand, a help desk operator and a federal political adviser. He now lives in Melbourne and works in the university sector. His writing has appeared in The Australian, Meanjin, The Australian Book Review, The Conversation, Time Out and Rip It Up. The Tribute is his first novel and was shortlisted for the prestigious Victoria Premier’s Literary Award for an Unpublished Manuscript in 2019.

With the commerical release of 'The Tribute', Ben and Shanu sat down with John to discuss failing medical school and turning it into a book, imagining colleagues as serial killers, writing from multiple perspectives, and more.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

John Byron - 'The Tribute': https://bit.ly/3vdtrSQ

Host: Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad

Guest: John Byron

Producer: Nick Wasiliev