Bonus episode #7

Kate Torney is the CEO of the State Library of Victoria. The Library is Australia’s oldest public library, with more 1.8 million visitors each year. In this interview, she discusses the role of libraries in the 21st century and how libraries (and librarians) can help writers to write.

Before moving to the State Library, Kate was the Director of ABC News. Kate had a variety of roles at the ABC over her twenty year career there, including reporter, producer, bureau chief, executive producer and editor.

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Kate mentions writers who have written their published works in the State Library of Victoria, including Morris Gleitzman, Kaz Cooke and Gideon Haigh.

In addition to our interviews with writers, we publish a series of bonus interviews with leading figures in the literary, publishing and media worlds. Recent interviews include Jason Stegar and Peter Rose (on book reviews), Terri-ann White and Morry Schwartz (on  publishing in Australia), and Michael Webster (on book sales in Australia).

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The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript of Kate’s interview is available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/kate-torney.