Katherine googles the most annoying questions you can ask authors and she and Kate go through each question, rating how irritating they find it.  One of the most contentious is money and sales…  No surprises there.  


Then Katherine talks Bram Presser, author of The Book of Dirt about documentary fiction, hommus and Jewish punk rock. 


Check out show notes for this episode on our website <a href="http://www.thefirsttimepodcast.com">www.thefirsttimepodcast.com</a> or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. 


Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Two via our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635">https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635</a>! Thanks so much.

Katherine googles the most annoying questions you can ask authors and she and Kate go through each question, rating how irritating they find it. One of the most contentious is money and sales… No surprises there. Then Katherine talks Bram Presser, author of The Book of Dirt about documentary fiction, hommus and Jewish punk rock. Check out show notes for this episode on our website www.thefirsttimepodcast.com or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Two via our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635! Thanks so much.

Katherine googles the most annoying questions you can ask authors and she and Kate go through each question, rating how irritating they find it.&nbsp; One of the most contentious is money and sales…&nbsp; No surprises there.&nbsp; 


Then Katherine talks Bram Presser, author of The Book of Dirt about documentary fiction, hommus and Jewish punk rock. 


Check out show notes for this episode on our website <a href="http://www.thefirsttimepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.thefirsttimepodcast.com</a> or get in touch via Twitter or Instagram @thefirsttimepod. 


Don't forget you can support us and the making of Season Two via our Patreon page <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/user/overview?u=14470635</a>! Thanks so much.

S2 Ep26: The worst things to ask authors and Bram Presser on documentary fiction, hommus and Jewish punk rock

<div>A podcast about the first time…you publish a book. 
 
One part reality show, one part writers’ master class. Novelists <a href="https://www.katherinecollette.com/">Katherine Collette </a>(The Helpline, The Competition) and <a href="https://katemildenhall.com/">Kate Mildenhall</a> (Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect) discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process.  
 
Now in its sixth season, The First Time podcast has features more than 200 authors including industry icons Helen Garner, Claire G Coleman, Christos Tsiolkas, Tony Birch, Sarah Winman and George Saunders. 
 
The First Time Podcast includes Featured Book segments supported by a range of Australian publishers.</div>

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A podcast about the first time…you publish a book. One part reality show, one part writers’ master class. Novelists Katherine Collette (The Helpline, The Competition) and Kate Mildenhall (Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect) discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process. Now in its sixth season, The First Time podcast has features more than 200 authors including industry icons Helen Garner, Claire G Coleman, Christos Tsiolkas, Tony Birch, Sarah Winman and George Saunders. The First Time Podcast includes Featured Book segments supported by a range of Australian publishers.

A podcast about the first time…you publish a book. 
 
One part reality show, one part writers’ master class. Novelists <a href="https://www.katherinecollette.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Katherine Collette </a>(The Helpline, The Competition) and <a href="https://katemildenhall.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kate Mildenhall</a> (Skylarking, The Mother Fault, The Hummingbird Effect) discuss the feels and logistics of writing and publishing and speak to Australian and international writers about their books and creative process.&nbsp; 
 
Now in its sixth season, The First Time podcast has features more than 200 authors including industry icons Helen Garner, Claire G Coleman, Christos Tsiolkas, Tony Birch, Sarah Winman and George Saunders. 
 
The First Time Podcast includes Featured Book segments supported by a range of Australian publishers.

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