When her husband decided he didn't want biological children, Sarah Sentilles was forced to acknowledge her deepest longing. In her compelling new memoir, Stranger Care, she explores the realisation that she wanted to be a parent - to care for someone else's baby. Sarah speaks to Newcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie Milsom about the life-changing experience.

Stranger Care is published by Text and can be bought online via Maclean's Booksellers. 

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Novelist Maria Dahvana Headley has created a revisionist translation of the Old English poem Beowulf, infusing it with feminism and social-media slang.

She speaks to Magdalena Ball about being one of only a few women translators who has tackled the 3182-line poem. 

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What if you woke up one morning and decided to give the fate of your marriage just 12 months?  Author Holly Wainwright chats to Laura Jackel about her latest aptly titled novel, I Give My Marriage A Year.  

Holly Wainwright is a writer, editor and broadcaster who lives in Sydney with her young family. She's the Head of Content at women's media company Mamamia and this is her third novel.

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Australian writer Emily Maguire's new novel is a clear-eyed and compassionate novel about love and family, betrayal and forgiveness, and the things we do to fill our empty spaces. She speaks to Magdalena Ball.

Love Objects is published by Allen & Unwin. 

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This episode of Stories to You brings together two veteran Australian music journalists and authors, Stuart Coupe and Mark Mordue, to discuss their respective new biographies, Paul Kelly: The Man, the Music and The Life In-Between and Nick Cave: Boy On Fire.

Author and entertainment journalist Nick Milligan speaks with Coupe and Mordue about the craft of writing an incisive biography and the multi-faceted lives of their fascinating subjects.

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What happens if your misunderstood child becomes embroiled in a school scandal? Fiona Higgins chats to Laura Jackel about her new novel An Unusual Boy. 

For more on Fiona Higgins visit fionahiggins.com.au and buy An Unusual Boy, published by Boldwood Books here 

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In his new book My Year of Living Vulnerably, Rick Morton reveals what happened when childhood trauma caught up with him in his 20s. He then set himself the task of undoing some of the damage by living more openly and vulnerably, and by exploring the evolving science around how people living with trauma can begin to heal. He speaks to Ed Wright.

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During the destructive and widespread bushfire season of 2019/20, philosopher Danielle Celermajer's rural NSW idyll was under threat. The trauma and fear caused her to reflect on our responsibility for the damage and pain caused, especially to the natural world. She speaks to Rosemarie Milsom about her book Summertime: Reflections on a Vanishing Future.   

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Does being vegan mean having to miss out on burgers, jalapeno peppers and deep-fried banana fritters? No way, according to Melbourne writer and vegan recipe developer Zacchary Bird. He talks to Magdalena Ball about his first book Vegan Junk Food.

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Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard discusses her most recent book Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons, co-written with economist Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She explores the influence of gender on women’s access to positions of leadership and the perceptions of them as leaders. The conversation is hosted by Newcastle Writers Festival director Rosemarie Milsom and was recorded on 13 February, 2021.

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