Sarah Bailey - 'I Felt Ready To Try A New Character'

Sarah Bailey is a Melbourne-based writer with a background in advertising and communications. She has two young children and is currently the Managing Partner of advertising agency VMLY&R in Melbourne. Over the past five years she has written a number of short stories and opinion pieces. Her first novel, the bestselling The Dark Lake, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2017, followed by Into the Night in 2018. Where the Dead Go is her third novel in the Gemma Woodstock series.

Ahead of the release of 'The Housemate', Shanu and Sarah sat down with Sarah to discuss the novel, stepping into new writing territory, knowing when to add light to a dark tale, and more.

*Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable.

Books mentioned in this podcast:

Sarah Bailey - 'The Housemate': https://bit.ly/2SDVk7Q

Host: Sarah McDuling & Shanu Prasad

Guest: Sarah Bailey

Producer: Nick Wasiliev