This special episode is brought to you in collaboration with Yarra Valley Writers Festival for the series I Didn't Plan it This Way: Conversations about misguided moments, failed ideas and books that stayed in the bottom draw.

In this conversation, Kate Mildenhall talks with author Jessie Tu about musical failures, high expectations, review culture and the idea of failure in her debut novel A LONELY GIRL IS A DANGEROUS THING.

Jessie Tu is one of the guests appearing at the 2021 Yarra Valley Writers Festival taking place July 16 - 18 in Warburton. Tickets and full program here.