Bonus episode #6

The Garret interviews writers about the craft of writing. But the literary industry includes more than just writers - editors, publishers, self-publishers, critics and agents all play roles. Here we interview Jason Steger.

Jason is a British-born Australian journalist. He began his career in 1980 as a sports reporter, before moving into business journalism and then joining the Financial Times. Jason moved to Melbourne in 1987 and worked on the now defunct Melbourne Herald. He joined the Sunday Age as business editor in 1990 before moving into arts and books journalism. He became literary editor of The Age in 2000, and he remains literary editor of Fairfax Media to this day.

Between 2006 and 2017 Jason co-hosted ABC TV's beloved The Book Club alongside Marieke Hardy and Jennifer Byrne.

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Benjamin Law was a regular guest on The Book Club. In our interview with Benjamin, he discussed his own experience as a journalist and reflected on the first time he was published in a newspaper.

Morry Schwartz also refers to Peter Craven and discusses the vibrancy of the Australian publishing and book selling scene.

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Jason’s interview are available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/jason-steger.