The Book Show

By ABC Australia

Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.... more

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The podcast currently has 825 episodes available.

The Book Show episodes:

March 20, 2019 Stella Prize shortlist: Enza Gandolfo's The Bridge
Enza Gandolfo's Stella-shortlisted novel was inspired by the real-life West Gate Bridge disaster, which killed 35 people in 1970s Melbourne.
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11min
March 17, 2019 Australian writers Carrie Tiffany and Gerald Murnane, and celebrating 80 years of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep
Stella prize winning author Carrie Tiffany on her latest Exploded View, Gerald Murnane on the release of A Season on Earth in full and the book to film adaptation of The Big Sleep.
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55min
March 17, 2019 Australian writers Carrie Tiffany and Gerald Murnane, and celebrating 80 years of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep
Stella prize winning author Carrie Tiffany on her latest Exploded View, Gerald Murnane on the release of A Season on Earth in full and the book to film adaptation of The Big Sleep.
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55min
March 10, 2019 Adelaide Writers' Week — Mohammed Hanif and Esi Edugyan
Guests of Adelaide Writers' Week on their latest books: Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif speaks to Claire Nichols at the festival about his novel Red Birds and Esi Edugyan on her 2018 Booker shortlisted novel Washington Black.
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55min
March 10, 2019 Adelaide Writers' Week — Mohammed Hanif and Esi Edugyan
Guests of Adelaide Writers' Week on their latest books: Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif speaks to Claire Nichols at the festival about his novel Red Birds and Esi Edugyan on her 2018 Booker shortlisted novel Washington Black.
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55min
March 03, 2019 Booker winner Ben Okri from Adelaide Writers Week and Irish crime writer Dervla McTiernan
Booker winner Ben Okri talks about his latest book The Freedom Artist at Adelaide Writers Week and we explore the writer's room of Perth based Irish writer Dervla McTiernan.
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55min
March 03, 2019 Booker winner Ben Okri from Adelaide Writers Week and Irish crime writer Dervla McTiernan
Booker winner Ben Okri talks about his latest book The Freedom Artist at Adelaide Writers Week and we explore the writer's room of Perth based Irish writer Dervla McTiernan.
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55min
February 24, 2019 Finding the first line with Perth Festival Writers Week guests Balli Kaur Jaswal, Markus Zusak and Amy Sackville
Authors Balli Kaur Jaswal, Markus Zusak and Amy Sackville compare notes on the writing process.
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55min
February 24, 2019 Finding the first line with Perth Festival Writers Week guests Balli Kaur Jaswal, Markus Zusak and Amy Sackville
Authors Balli Kaur Jaswal, Markus Zusak and Amy Sackville compare notes on the writing process.
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55min
February 21, 2019 Debut writes series: Molly Murn's Heart of the Grass Tree
Set on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, this debut novel alternates between contemporary and historical narratives.
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22min

FAQs about The Book Show:

How many episodes does The Book Show have?

The podcast currently has 825 episodes available.