Chloe Hooper is a highly-awarded writer of fiction and non-fiction.

She received a Walkley Award for articles in The Monthly on the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island. These articles became the basis for The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (2008), which won the Victorian, New South Wales, West Australian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, as well as the John Button Prize for Political Writing and a Ned Kelly Award for crime writing.

The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire (2018) was published to similar acclaim. It was shortlisted in the Victorian's Premier's Book Awards and longlisted for The Stella Prize and The Indie Book Awards in 2019.

Chloe is also the author of two novels, A Child’s Book of True Crime (2002), which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Literature in the United Kingdom and The Engagement (2014).

Read the complete transcript of our interview with Chloe at thegarretpodcast.com.

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Follow The Garret on Twitter or Facebook, and follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. The Garret is supported by the Australia Council of the Arts and partners with the State Library of Victoria. 

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Chloe Hooper is a highly-awarded writer of fiction and non-fiction. She received a Walkley Award for articles in The Monthly on the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island. These articles became the basis for The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island (2008), which won the Victorian, New South Wales, West Australian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, as well as the John Button Prize for Political Writing and a Ned Kelly Award for crime writing. The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire (2018) was published to similar acclaim. It was shortlisted in the Victorian's Premier's Book Awards and longlisted for The Stella Prize and The Indie Book Awards in 2019. Chloe is also the author of two novels, A Child’s Book of True Crime (2002), which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Literature in the United Kingdom and The Engagement (2014). Read the complete transcript of our interview with Chloe at thegarretpodcast.com. About The Garret Follow The Garret on Twitter or Facebook, and follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. The Garret is supported by the Australia Council of the Arts and partners with the State Library of Victoria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chloe Hooper is a highly-awarded writer of fiction and non-fiction.

She received a Walkley Award for articles in The Monthly&nbsp;on the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island.&nbsp;These articles became the basis for The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island&nbsp;(2008), which won the Victorian, New South Wales, West Australian and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, as well as the John Button Prize for Political Writing and a Ned Kelly Award for crime writing.

The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire (2018) was published to similar acclaim. It was shortlisted in the Victorian's Premier's Book Awards and longlisted for The Stella Prize and The Indie Book Awards in 2019.

Chloe is also the author of two novels,&nbsp;A Child’s Book of True Crime&nbsp;(2002), which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Literature in the United Kingdom and&nbsp;The Engagement&nbsp;(2014).

Read the complete transcript of our interview with Chloe at thegarretpodcast.com.

About The Garret

Follow The Garret on Twitter or Facebook, and follow our&nbsp;host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. The Garret is supported by the Australia Council of the Arts and partners with the State Library of Victoria.&nbsp;

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia&rsquo;s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

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The Garret: Writers and Publishing is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards. Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more. Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why). The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in AusLit, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures. The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry. You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

<a href="https://linktr.ee/garretpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Garret: Writers and Publishing</a>&nbsp;is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling, hosted by Astrid Edwards.
Listen to Australia’s greatest writers and storytellers speak about their craft, including Tony Birch, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Trent Dalton, Michelle de Kretser, Richard Fidler, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Anita Heiss, Ben Law, John Marsden, Dervla McTiernan, Scott Pape, Leigh Sales, Christos Tsolkas, Tara June Winch, Charlotte Wood, Alexis Wright, as well as many more.
Founded in 2017, it was dedicated to Australian writers and their craft. In 2023, it expanded focus to interview industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The podcast surpassed 610,000 downloads, and every interview is archived in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/27358527" rel="noopener noreferrer">AusLit</a>, the definitive resource for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures.
The Garret is on hold as Astrid completes her PhD investigating the environmental responsibility of the Australian book publishing industry.
You can follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">astridedwards.com</a>.

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