Australian author Garry Disher is recognized as the master of rural noir. His latest Hirsch novel, Consolation, won the 2021 Ned Kelly Best Crime Novel award in the last few weeks.  It’s the fourth Ned Kelly award Garry has won.br /

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Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler. In Binge Reading today Garry talks about how 40 years of writing has turned into something he might call “success” only in the last five years, and why he’s drawn to stories about good people living in an unforgiving world.br /

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We’ve got three eBook copies of Garry’s award-winning novel, Consolation, the third book in the Hirsch series, to give away to three lucky readers. Enter the draw on our website, www.thejoysofbingereading.com or on the Binge Reading Facebook page. Entries Close October 12 so don't delay! You will find links to Garry’s books and website there as well.br /

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Win a copy of Garry Disher's latest Hirsch novel Consolation on The Joys of Binge Reading podcast.br /

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ENTER DRAW FOR GARRY'S NED KELLY WINNERbr /

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Six things you’ll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode:br /

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The devastating critique Garry has always rememberedThe reality of a lifetime to achieve 'overnight success'The benefits of kitchen table gossipThe appeal of crime writingThe ambiguity of the most interesting charactersThe challenge of making a living as a writerbr /

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Where to find Garry Disher:br /

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Website: https://garrydisher.com/br /

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Email contact: https://garrydisher.com/contact/br /

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/117675.Garry_Disherbr /

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Garry-Disher/br /

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What follows is a near as transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions.br /

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But now, here’s Garry.br /

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Jenny Wheeler: Hello there, Garry, and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.br /

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Garry Disher: Thanks a lot, Jenny. What really is important to me is the sense of a New Zealand readership, so I'm glad you're talking to me today.br /

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Introducing author Garry Disher, master of rural noirbr /

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Garry Disher - the master of Australian 'rural noir'br /

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Jenny Wheeler: That's wonderful. We do have quite a few listeners in the States as well. Mainly it is US, New Zealand and Australia, so quite a nice spread.br /

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We have to start with congratulations because you have collected yet another award in this last week, haven’t you?br /

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Garry Disher: Yes. The Australian Crime Writers Association has an annual Ned Kelly award of Best First Novel, Best Nonfiction, Best International Fiction and Best Crime Novel, and my third Paul Hirschhausen or Hirsch novel, Consolation, just won the best crime novel of the year award.