Podcasts about brisbane writers festival

Kent MacCarter joins us to read from and talk about his new poetry book Fat Chance. We talk about Kent's process, about having written the "feel bad book of the year”, his journalistic process, the nature of Gossypiboma (retained medical objects), memoir, reverse ekphrasis, and lots more. For more information or to purchase a copy of Fat Chance visit: https://upswellpublishing.com/product/fat-chance Kent will be a guest at this year's Brisbane Writers Festival. For details about his two events, visit: https://bwf.org.au/2024/brisbane-writers-festival/artists/kent-maccarter

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. This week, we sit down with for a special podcast. With the announcement of the 2022 program for the Brisbane Writers Festival, Booktopia is thrilled to partner with the festival for another year. Nick sits down with Sarah Runcie, Director of the festival to discuss the forthcoming festival events, the challenges they've had off the back of the pandemic, and more.  Events & Tickets: https://bwf.org.au/ Author/Illustrator Series & Author/Editor Series: https://bwf.org.au/whats-on/online-events *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest/s: Sarah Runcie, Director of Brisbane Writers Festival Producer: Nick Wasiliev Season: 2 Episode: 16 Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! Originally Published: 2nd March 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. This week, we sit down with for a special podcast. With us now being less than a week out from the start of the Brisbane Writers Festival,  Nick sits down with authors Christine Leunens and Annabel Abbs to discuss their latest books, involvement in the festival, what they are most excited to see, and more.  Events & Tickets: https://bwf.org.au/ Author/Illustrator Series & Author/Editor Series (use the discount code BOOKTOPIA to get access to $10 tickets): https://bwf.org.au/whats-on/online-events Christine Leunens Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV7zv Annabel Abbs Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV5HT Books mentioned in this podcast: Christine Leunens - In Ambers Wake: https://bit.ly/3LohnWB Christine Leunens - Caging Skies: https://bit.ly/3LsXfCM Annabel Abbs - Windswept: https://bit.ly/3EWnJKD Annabel Abbs - The Joyce Girl: https://bit.ly/3LrsXQO Charlotte Wood - The Luminous Solution: https://bit.ly/3kgCuhX Katherine Mansfield - Full Collection: https://bit.ly/3vo4lD4 Miro Bilborough - In the Time of the Manaroans: https://bit.ly/3rTeOEo Nick Wasiliev - When Men Cry: https://bit.ly/2VxhoiO *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest/s: Christine Leunens & Annabel Abbs Producer: Nick Wasiliev Season: 2 Episode: 29 Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! Originally Published: 28th April 2022See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Pip talks to Jesse about her recent trip to the Brisbane Writers Festival and the outdated perception that people in the Pacific region don't read books from other countries. She also talks about two books from Australian author Tony Birch.

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! This week, we sit down with for a special podcast. With us now being less than a week out from the start of the Brisbane Writers Festival, Nick sits down with authors Christine Leunens and Annabel Abbs to discuss their latest books, involvement in the festival, what they are most excited to see, and more. Events & Tickets: https://bwf.org.au/ Author/Illustrator Series & Author/Editor Series (use the discount code BOOKTOPIA to get access to $10 tickets): https://bwf.org.au/whats-on/online-events Christine Leunens Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV7zv Annabel Abbs Events: https://bit.ly/3kqV5HT Books mentioned in this podcast: Christine Leunens - In Ambers Wake: https://bit.ly/3LohnWB Christine Leunens - Caging Skies: https://bit.ly/3LsXfCM Annabel Abbs - Windswept: https://bit.ly/3EWnJKD Annabel Abbs - The Joyce Girl: https://bit.ly/3LrsXQO Charlotte Wood - The Luminous Solution: https://bit.ly/3kgCuhX Katherine Mansfield - Full Collection: https://bit.ly/3vo4lD4 Miro Bilborough - In the Time of the Manaroans: https://bit.ly/3rTeOEo Nick Wasiliev - When Men Cry: https://bit.ly/2VxhoiO *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest/s: Christine Leunens & Annabel Abbs Producer: Nick Wasiliev

This week on Streets of Your Town, we speak to renowned author and proud Wiradjuri woman Dr Anita Heiss, who is a special guest of the 60th Brisbane Writers Festival coming up in May.  It's a pivotal year for Anita, as its ten years since the original edition of her book "Amy I Black Enough For You" was released, and it's also the 60th anniversary of the festival itself. In Brisbane, and many areas around south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales, floods have inundated our homes, towns and cities It hit local communities hard, particularly artists who received little help from the government during the pandemic. While Australian artists may have been largely abandoned during the pandemic, they are now gathering to raise money for those inundated by flood.  Some may say that gathering to talk about art in the midst of a crisis is flippant. But Anita tells me on the podcast, many artists are gathering to raise money for those inundated by flood. And gathering together again she says is actually crucial for communities to recover.  Join The Wandering Journo tribe at soyt.substack.com and read all the background stories from these little gems of Australian life. This week's newsletter can be found at:  https://soyt.substack.com/p/anita-heiss?s=w   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Tell Me What To Read, the podcast of Booktopia, Australia's Local Bookstore. Join us for our bi-weekly show with episodes going out every Wednesday and Friday! Join us on Wednesdays as we speak to authors from Australia and around the world about their latest books, and hit us up on Fridays for the books that we are reading and recommending! This week, we sit down with for a special podcast. With the announcement of the 2022 program for the Brisbane Writers Festival, Booktopia is thrilled to partner with the festival for another year. Nick sits down with Sarah Runcie, Director of the festival to discuss the forthcoming festival events, the challenges they've had off the back of the pandemic, and more. Events & Tickets: https://bwf.org.au/ Author/Illustrator Series & Author/Editor Series: https://bwf.org.au/whats-on/online-events *Producer's Note: Due to our team being in social isolation, the sound quality is more variable. Host: Nick Wasiliev Guest/s: Sarah Runcie, Director of Brisbane Writers Festival Producer: Nick Wasiliev

The 2021 John Button Oration asks what sort of economic future we want to leave for the next generation. How can today's policymakers better reflect tomorrow's voices? Plus, what would a sustainable, and human-centred, economy look like? Is changing the system even possible, or is it in the realm of Utopia?  

The 2021 John Button Oration asks what sort of economic future we want to leave for the next generation. How can today's policymakers better reflect tomorrow's voices? Plus, what would a sustainable, and human-centred, economy look like? Is changing the system even possible, or is it in the realm of Utopia?  

A special edition of The Bookshelf, with writer Pip Williams speaking to Kate about her career, research, year in Italy, and interest in the history of words and their visibility, leading to the novel The Dictionary of Lost Words (a conversation from the 2021 Brisbane Writers Festival, online).

What is the legacy of Australia's first major racism protests, 50 years ago? The action targeted the touring South African rugby team, not our own national shame. Were Australia's white anti-apartheid activists aware of Aboriginal disadvantage and disempowerment? And how did Queensland's harsh state of emergency shape its future?

It's 50 years since one of the darkest periods in Queensland history, when police violently suppressed anti-apartheid protests against South Africa's touring rugby team. Students, unions and Black Rights activists were among the protestors. This is the first episode in a two-part series discussing the legacy of that tumultuous time.

It's 50 years since one of the darkest periods in Queensland history, when police violently suppressed anti-apartheid protests against South Africa's touring rugby team. Students, unions and Black Rights activists were among the protestors. This is the first episode in a two-part series discussing the legacy of that tumultuous time.

What is the legacy of Australia's first major racism protests, 50 years ago? The action targeted the touring South African rugby team, not our own national shame. Were Australia's white anti-apartheid activists aware of Aboriginal disadvantage and disempowerment? And how did Queensland's harsh state of emergency shape its future?

Emma Jane Unsworth examines 21st century women in all their conflicted, messy glory in this in-depth interview about her books including Adults and Animals.

Emma Jane Unsworth examines 21st century women in all their conflicted, messy glory in this in-depth interview about her books including Adults and Animals.

Welcome to The Weekend Booktopian, our weekly podcast to kick off your weekend! Our team will give you the low down on all things book news related, and turn you on to the books that we are reading right now! For our thirty-seventh episode Nick hosts Cass, Sam and Olivia as we discuss the Stella Prize shortlist, the NSW Premier Literary Awards, and the Brisbane Writers Festival. We then give you our latest round of book recommendations, before another episode of Book Fight! Books Mentioned in this podcast: F.C. Yee - The Shadow of Kyoshi: https://bit.ly/3lSuEuN Neil Gaiman - Norse Mythology: https://bit.ly/2ML0j4n Raven Leilani - Luster (Audiobook): https://bit.ly/2PwSm3L Raven Leilani - Luster: https://bit.ly/3lVnwh3 Ava Reid - The Wolf and the Woodsman: https://bit.ly/3ru7dcd Beth Pickens - Make Your Art No Matter What: https://bit.ly/3tSLZqj Judith Lucy - Turns Out, I'm Fine: https://bit.ly/3sqFQkQ Kate Ellis - Sex, Lies and Question Time: https://bit.ly/3vX5u2V Host: Nick Wasiliev Guests: Cassandra Sharp, Samantha Joice & Olivia Fricot Producer: Nick Wasiliev

The Rainbow KINection team had the privilege of talking to Nevo Zisin. Nevo is Jewish, Queer and Non- Binary. They are an activist, public speaker and the author of Finding Nevo written in 2017. This book is a memoir on gender transition. Nevo is based in Melbourne/Naarm. Despite being in lockdown they are still actively running workshops online with the topics of writing, gender inclusivity, unconscious bias & recruitment. They are a contact point in the Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives. They have appeared on SBS Insight, Hack Live, One Plus One, The Morning Show and have spoken at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Margaret River Writers Festival and now Rainbow KINection! *Please note this interview was conducted via phone so the quality of the audio is inconsistent.

This week we're probing (with consent) Sean's sometime-collaborator Garth Nix. A man who has penned many bestsellers, Garth gives us the lowdown on writing: where he does it (The beach! Alex is astounded. How does he keep the seagulls at bay?), how he does it (By hand! Alex is further astounded. How does he keep his hand from cramping?), and why writing full time was a trap. We get the dish on what it's like drinking in LA with Sean (there's imaginary nudity involved), on how to collaborate (Amy's taking notes and trying not to get hand-cramp), on moonlighting as a publisher and as an agent (clever), and (most importantly) on how to not to get cross.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're probing (with consent) Sean's sometime-collaborator Garth Nix. A man who has penned many bestsellers, Garth gives us the lowdown on writing: where he does it (The beach! Alex is astounded. How does he keep the seagulls at bay?), how he does it (By hand! Alex is further astounded. How does he keep his hand from cramping?), and why writing full time was a trap. We get the dish on what it's like drinking in LA with Sean (there's imaginary nudity involved), on how to collaborate (Amy's taking notes and trying not to get hand-cramp), on moonlighting as a publisher and as an agent (clever), and (most importantly) on how to not to get cross.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mandy Beaumont's writing is powerful, brutal, magnificent and complex. Her debut short story collection Wild, Fearless Chests was shortlisted for the 2018 Hachette Richell Prize and the 2019 UWAP Dorothy Hewett Award. Her work has been published in Griffith Review, Cordite, Black Inc. Best Poems and The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Journal, and she has produced large-scale interactive text work for Brisbane Festival, Queensland Poetry Festival, The State Library of Queensland and the Brisbane Writers Festival.  Mandy is currently a PhD candidate at RMIT's School of Media and Communication. About The Garret  You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nevo is a Jewish, queer, non-binary writer, activist and public speaker with a particular focus on issues surrounding gender, sex, culture and sexuality. They run workshops in schools and workplaces around trans issues. They are also the author of award-winning Finding Nevo, a memoir on gender transition and a contributor to Kindred: A Queer Young Adult Australian Anthology.Based in Melbourne / Naarm / Birraranga, Nevo has had a complex relationship with gender. Assigned female at birth and transitioning to present as male at the age of 17 and in year 12, Nevo now identifies outside of a female / male gender binary and uses they/them pronouns. They are a contact point in the Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives.They have appeared on SBS Insight, Hack Live, One Plus One, The Morning Show and have spoken at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Margaret River Writers Festival and many others.

Beverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Beverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Beverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Writers Jasper Fforde, Karen Thompson Walker and Krissy Kneen explore the connection between dreams and fiction in a panel discussion from the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Plus, Max Porter's dark woodland spirit tells a story of England's present and past in Lanny.

Writers Jasper Fforde, Karen Thompson Walker and Krissy Kneen explore the connection between dreams and fiction in a panel discussion from the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Beverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Beverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

Beverley and Benjamin are joined by writers Oliver Phommavanh and Jenna Guillaume at the Brisbane Writers Festival.

by In this episode of Buzzing About Books, Michelle chats with fellow #SheSociety contributor, Nanny Babe- Ruth Greening on the Brisbane Writers Festival. The post Buzzing About Books – Writing with Nanny Babe appeared first on SheSociety.

Listen to the debate from the Battle of Ideas 2018 festival at the Barbican in London on Sunday 14 October (www.battleofideas.org.uk). Novelist Lionel Shriver isn’t afraid of speaking her mind. At the 2016 Brisbane Writers Festival, she caused a furore by calling into question the contemporary focus on identity politics, saying ‘I hope the concept of cultural appropriation is a passing fad’. More recently, she was accused of racism when arguing that diversity quotas in publishing mean literary excellence becomes secondary to ticking boxes. As well as a staunch defender of intellectual freedom, Shriver is perhaps better known as a multiple award-winning author. How difficult is it to criticise identity politics in today’s climate? Is diversity in the arts something to aspire to or should we focus on the content of what’s being published, rather than the writer? CLAIRE FOXdirector, Academy of Ideas; author, I STILL Find That Offensive! IN CONVERSATION WITH LIONEL SHRIVERaward-winning novelist; novels include, We Need to Talk About Kevin (2005 Orange prize winner), The Mandibles: a family, 2029 – 2047 and The Post-Birthday World; her first short story collection, Property, was published this year

Welcome to the sixty-fourth episode of the Tea in the Treetops podcast hosted by Philippa and Anni. In this episode, we’re very pleased to welcome Aussie author Steven Lochran to the podcast, we chat about meeting Victoria Roth at the Brisbane Writers Festival, give our opinions on one-star reviews, as... Read more » The post Podcast Episode #64 – Paladeros and Brakebills appeared first on Tea in the Treetops.

Named London Book Fair's Book Blogger of the Year, Lucy is pretty accomplished. She chats to us about moving internationally, her love for Sydney and rebranding her blog as The Literary Edit! Michelle and Caitlin also give a quick wrap up of their weekend at Brisbane Writers Festival.

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia is a compilation of 52 essays from First Nations authors, some of whom have never been published before. Rounak Amini/AAPAnita Heiss is one of the most prolific writers documenting Aboriginal experiences in Australia today through non-fiction, historical fiction, poetry and children’s literature. Her memoir, Am I Black Enough for You?, was a finalist in the 2012 Human Rights Awards. Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia. Black Inc. Books For her latest book, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, Heiss traded the role of writer for editor. The anthology includes 52 essays from First Nations writers spanning the breadth of society, from rural to urban, young to old, coastal regions to the country’s interior, well known authors to emerging writers. There’s even an essay by an opera singer, Don Bemrose, about his experience as what she calls a “double minority” – he’s both Aboriginal and gay. The result is a collection of stories that speaks to the strength of Aboriginal identity in Australia today, as well as the diversity of voices in the long marginalised Aboriginal literary community. For this episode of Speaking With, Professor Jacinta Elston, pro vice-chancellor (Indigenous) at Monash University, spoke with Heiss about the process of making the selections for the anthology, the main themes explored in the essays and how she envisions the book being used as a reference tool in classrooms across the country. Edited by Maggy Liu. Anita Heiss is speaking at the Brisbane Writers Festival on Sunday, 9 September. Read more: Love in the time of racism: ‘Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms’ explores the politics of romance Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on Apple Podcasts, or follow on Tunein Radio. You can find more podcast episodes from The Conversation here. Music Free Music Archive: Blue Dot Sessions - Wisteria Jacinta Elston does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

This issue we feature the cast from Priscilla: Queen Of the Desert, the stage musical as our resident reviewer gets to sit down and chat with the start. We also look at the local queer artists speaking at the Brisbane Writers festival. Michael checks out The Star Casino on the Gold Coast and much much more.

A white supremacist holding a US flag over his face during a Unite the Right rally in Washington in August. Michael Reynolds/EPAThe rise of the radical right-wing movement in the US has become closely linked to Donald Trump’s presidency and the mainstreaming of ideas about race that were not so long ago found only on the furthest fringes of society. David Neiwert’s new book, Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump, charts the key political and social moments that have shaped these movements. He has spent more than two decades immersing himself in the strange, disturbing world of radical right-wing groups in the US, which are characterised by conspiracy theories unhinged from reality and a growing tendency to espouse violence against liberals as a solution to the world’s problems. Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump. Verso Books While many of the ideas championed by these groups are similar those propagated by the Ku Klux Klan of the past, the new radical right-wing groups have benefited from the internet and social media. This allows them to easily communicate their perceived grievances to a new generation of followers, predominantly young men. In some ways, this provides for a degree of anonymity, as well. Some of the more violent, racist and often misogynist views are promulgated by these groups online with little personal social cost. What is most concerning, and what Neiwert demonstrates in detail throughout the book, is the way in which the mainstream news media, in particular Fox News, has become a forum for mainstreaming some of these ideas about racial superiority, fuelling political division and partisanship. With the election of Trump, these once marginalised groups now have a clear figurehead – one who promotes their wild, and sometimes dangerous, conspiracy theories to the world. Neiwert’s book delves deep into the anxieties these people feel about their status in a changing and complex world. Issues like immigration, changing race relations, women’s rights and economic stagnation have all fuelled a desire to find someone to blame. When this is mixed with a pervasive gun culture, the result is a highly volatile mix of anger, paranoia and violence. Investigative journalist David Neiwert. Author provided The consequences have been deeply disturbing. Political rallies that end in frenzied screams of “lock her up”, alt-right rallies that result in death, and the growing toll of mass shootings that are disproportionately carried out by offenders influenced by the alt-right are a sign that something fundamentally twisted and nasty is colonising mainstream American politics. Edited by Maggy Liu. David Neiwert is appearing at the Word Christchurch Festival on Thursday, 30 August; the Antitode Festival in Sydney on Sunday, 2 September; and the Brisbane Writers Festival on Saturday, 8 September. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. See also: Trump’s First Year in Office: Bizarre and Sometimes Alarming Booksellers, the alt-right and Milos Yiannopolous The seeds of the alt-right, America’s emergent, right-wing populist movement Music Free Music Archive: Blue Dot Sessions - Wisteria Kumuda Simpson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

The 2018 Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser talks about her winning novel The Life to Come, Irvine Welsh on his Trainspotting characters Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud who appear again in his latest novel Dead Men's Trousers, and the Queen of Teen, Juno Dawson discusses Clean her book about Lexi Volkov on her journey to being drug free.

This week Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin delve into Andrew Gaff’s horrible strike on Andrew Brayshaw and the incident’s impact on the game, plus they discuss reports that the relationship between the AFL and the AFLW may be deteriorating.  Caro and Corrie check in with the latest in the Geoffrey Rush defamation case which leads to some reminiscing about memorable celebrity interviews, like Corrie’s 12 minutes with Hugh Grant and Caro’s interview with Cher.   Just what makes a great celebrity interview? This Saturday the 11th of August is ‘Love Your Bookshop Day’, we discuss the future of the suburban bookstore and how you can get involved in showing your local bookshop a little love on Saturday. “Bookshops are the new black” says Caro. More details HERE  In “BSF” Caro’s raving about her recent read (direct from the states) ‘Hope Never Dies’ by Andrew Shaffer, the first in the Obama/Biden series. (Avaiable soon at My Bookshop HERE). Caro’s had a heart warming night at the movies watching “Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again” (aka Mamma Mia 2). Corrie serves up friend Andrea’s “Eye Fillet With Beetroot, Zucchini and Spinach Salad (see recipe below).  Caro’s grumpy about Jeff Kennett again after an interesting weekend radio interview and in ‘6 Quick Questions’ - are the Gold Coast Suns on death row?, the latest high profile ‘un - invites’ from the Brisbane Writers Festival, favourite winter flowers and more.  Corrie’s ‘Crush of the Week’ - the women of America who are coming forward in droves to consider running in September’s election.  'Don't Shoot The Messenger' is produced, engineered and edited by Jane Nield for Crocmedia.  Send an email to the show via feedback@dontshootpod.com.au.      Andrea’s Beetroot and Spinach Salad (great served as a bed on a platter with pieces of eye fillet and pesto on top).  Aim to marinate the beef for 2 days.    Marinade 500ml Tamari 250ml Cider Vinegar 1 red chilli chopped 6 cloves of garlic   Put all of your marinade ingredients into a blender and blitz.  Place your beef in a long dish and pour over marinade Seal well and put in fridge turning every 12 hours After 2 days remove meat from marinade and dry with a cloth   Dressing for Spinach salad  6 cloves garlic ¼ cup seeded mustard  150ml cider vinegar Salt and pepper 350ml olive oil   Whizz these ingredients up.   Mix spinach leaves, diced baby beetroot (cooked prior) diced zucchini (which you’ve blacked in boiling water for 2 minutes).  While zucchini is still hot, toss the salad dressing, spinach leaves and diced beetroot together and spread on a large serving platter.  Cook your eye fillet however you like it best (ie BBQ or oven).  Rest the meat then slice and lay on the bed of spinach salad You can drizzle with your favourite pesto to serve as well. 

What is the anthropocene, and could it be anything other than a really bad news story for us humans that created it? This episode is a recording of a session from the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival, featuring: *Clair Brown, economics professor at the University of California and author of Buddhist Economics - http://buddhisteconomics.net/about/ *Charles Massy, sheep farmer, academic and landscape manager and author of Call of the Reed Warbler -https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/07/18/93409/call-of-the-reed-warbler-charles-massy-uqp/ *Clive Hamilton, public ethics professor at Charles Sturt University, writer and author of Defiant Earth - http://clivehamilton.com/books/defiant-earth-the-fate-of-humans-in-the-anthropocene/ Follow host Graham Readfearn twitter.com/readfearn

Activist, writer, engineer, motoring enthusiast and outspoken young Muslim woman of colour Yassmin Abdel-Magied is kicking arse on multiple levels right now and I felt very lucky indeed to have this opportunity to chat with her. Earlier this year, Yassmin sparked a large controversy in the literary world when she walked out on author Lionel Shriver's speech on cultural appropriation at the Brisbane Writers Festival. Here she reflects on that experience and further explores her thoughts on why an awareness of what cultural appropriation is and how it works is important.  Last week's guest Gay Alcorn had a different take on this subject; you can listen back to that episode here.  The World Keeps Happening is being filmed for Stan at the Comedy Theatre on Saturday December 3rd Boundless Plains To Share at Belvoir Theatre in January 2017 The Greens' petition against the lifetime visa ban for people seeking asylum Welcome to Eltham's video  @yassmin_a Why does my headscarf mean to you? Yassmin's TED talk Lionel Shriver's speech in full: I hope the concept of cultural appropriation is a passing fad I walked out of the Brisbane Writers Festival keynote address this is why by Yassmin Abdel-Magied We need to talk about cultural appropriation: why Lionel Shriver's speech touched a nerve by Stephanie Convery What happened in Brisbane by Suki Kim  Identity politics doesn't deserve Lionel Shriver's contempt, but it can be limiting by Nesrine Malik Will the Left survive the Millenials? by Lionel Shriver A call for difficult conversations not censorship by Yassmin Abdel-Magied Why the shaming of Lionel Shriver leads to a literary ghetto by Anson Cameron Confronting Lionel Shriver by Maxine Beneba Clarke White Fragility: why it's so hard to talk to white people about racism by Dr. Robin DiAngelo White Nonsense Round Up on Facebook Cause of the Week: Mumtaza (mumtaza.agency)   

On this episode of The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, start things off with a discussion about cultural appropriation, bouncing off a now infamous keynote speech given by Lionel Shriver at the Brisbane Writers Festival. Pertinent links are as follows: Full transcript of Lionel Shriver's speech in The Guardian Response to Shriver speech by Yassmin Abdel-Magied in The Guardian Repsonse by festival volunteer Yen-Rong Nike Sulway on Shriver, straw men and writing about others Jim Hines on Shriver and cultural appropriation Joe Aston in the Financial Review with an article that could be more accurately titled "How To Be A Dick: A Performance Piece". The actual theme for the podcast this month was First Read/Re-Read. Kirstyn and Ian have each selected a book they read and loved a long, long time ago but which the other had never read before. Up for reminiscing and dissection are Savage Season by Joe R. Lansdale [33:40], chosen by Ian, and The Pillow Friend by Lisa Tuttle [1:04:00] which was Kirstyn's pick. If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:37:50 for final remarks. Up for discussion next month are two recent Shirley Jackson Award winners: Aickman's Heirs edited by Simon Strantzas (Winner: Edited Anthology) Experimental Film by Gemma Files (Winner: Novel) Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

Stuff talked about: Hyde by Daniel Levine https://www.amazon.com/Hyde-Daniel-Levine/dp/0544484029 Lionel Shriver’s deliberately controversial address to the Brisbane Writers Festival https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/13/lionel-shrivers-full-speech-i-hope-the-concept-of-cultural-appropriation-is-a-passing-fad Hunted Down and Other Tales by Marcus Clarke http://www.futureofthebook.org.au/shop/hunted-down/

Is it possible for two different experiences of the same event to be considered the truth? Has art and the media contributed to a drift in historical truth?

Bestselling American author Justin Cronin - in his only Canberra appearance between the Melbourne and Brisbane Writers Festival - discusses his life and books with Colin Steele, particularly his recently completed post-apocalyptic Passage trilogy. The Weekend Australian has commented that the trilogy,The Passage (2010), The Twelve(2012) and The City of Mirrors (2016), is "part dystopian essay, FBI procedural, vampire saga and military novel. There are echoes of John Steinbeck, Cormac McCarthy, Bram Stoker, Tom Clancy and Stephen King". King himself has commented that the trilogy "is remarkable for the unremitting drive of its narrative, for the breathtaking sweep of its imagined future, and for the clear lucidity of its language". Film rights have been sold to Ridley Scott. Harvard educated Cronin is also the author of Mary and O'Neil (which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and The Summer Guest. He has been a Fellow of the US National Endowment for the Arts and is a Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University. Colin Steele is an ANU Emeritus Fellow and is Convenor of the Meet the Author series.

In Episode Sixteen, live from Brisbane Writers Festival, Peter and Bec throw cold water over a world-famous author, analyse why Peter is playing with Lego at 25, join Andrew Keegan’s cult and review Lifetime’s Unauthorised Saved By The Bell Story telemovie. After an unaired fight, Peter and Bec discuss the nude photo hack that rocked Hollywood and #GamerGate, which Peter pretends to know things about – hashtag #BurnTheInternet. In Movie Club, it’s the 1994 cult classic ‘Reality Bites’ and it sure does. Plus: News Minute, Sports, what Bec stole from Granny Mays, the debut of an “ok” Alan Rickman impression and the last ever Bring A Plate Poetry Slam.

In early September, Ben was fortunate enough to participate in the 2013 Brisbane Writers Festival, a festival which embraced genre writing with panels on licensed works, comics, crime, romance and many more. So of course it was full of interesting Doctor Who fans to interview – which leads us to Dimensions in Brisbane! In this special …