Award winning  Melbourne author Emily Bitto talks about her new book Wild Abandon - the story of a naive young Australian man’s odyssey of self discovery, from  the decadent  glamour of New York  right into the terrifying dark heart of the American mid- west. 

And travel writer Max Anderson explains why he doesn’t read travel books, but prefers to follow in the footsteps of his literary heroes when he goes on holiday.  

Guests: 

Emily Bitto, author of Wild Abandon 

Max Anderson, travel writer

Our Random Reader - Belinda

Music composed by Quentin Grant 

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Edgy Sydney author Michael Mohammed Ahmad talks about his latest book The Other Half of You… and about why writing is like boxing

And we revisit the classic Australian Gothic novel that unsettled and mystified readers half a century ago – who needs castles and vampires when you have the truly chilling atmosphere of the Aussie Bush in Picnic at Hanging Rock

Guests:

Michael Mohammed Ahmad author of The Other Half of You
Dr Lisa Bennett, senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders University
Dr Kylie Cardell, senior lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders University
Our Random Reader - Patrick
Music composed by Quentin Grant

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Coming Soon to the Auscast Network - Tsundoku – the podcast for addicted readers.  Tsundoku is the Japanese word for that pile of books by your bed – the ones you fully intend to read – sometime!  If you can’t resist a good story, are endlessly curious about new books and love nothing better than discussing an old favourite – this is the podcast for you. In Tsundoku we’ll talk to the authors of the moment, we’ll pull out the ‘hits and memories’ from years past and chat them back into life, and we’ll talk to readers from all walks of life about how they acquired their reading passion, their all time favourites … and what books they have waiting in their Tsundoku.

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