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Listen to Corrie as she speaks about the inaugural Sorrento Writers Festival to be held in April. You'll hear all the lowdown on the amazing treat festival goers are in for.
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In 2018 Chloe Hooper learnt that her husband, fellow writer Don Watson, had cancer. Her latest book Bedtime Stories was written after she tried to find a way to tell her young sons the terrible news. Chloe tells Corrie how she turned to children's literature in the search for answers.
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Some say she was his muse but in his book A Year with Wendy Whiteley, which he wrote after sitting at her kitchen table for a year, Ashley Wilson prefers the term collaborator. Listen as Corrie and Ashleigh chat about her extraordinary life and legacy.
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Listen to Corrie with literary crime queen Jane Harper at their recent live event talking about her latest novel Exiles and a whole lot more. If you ever wanted to know how a best-selling writer like Jane creates then here is a masterclass.
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Listen as Corrie and political force, venture capitalist and Climate 200 founder, Simon Holmes à Court discuss his involvement in the sweeping success of the so-called "Teal" Independents in the 2022 federal election.
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Not far from Canberra there is a sustainably run property called 'Gollion' which is now in the care of young writer Sam Vincent. Taking over the farm from his father who had worked it since the 70's was not in Sam's life plan. In this episode Corrie talks with Sam about his new book My Father and Other Animals to explore that unexpected shift and the joy it has brought.
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A remote Scottish island is the setting for Eliza Henry Jones' haunting fifth novel Salt and Skin. In this episode she talks to Corrie about how her psychology background informs her writing process and the part it plays in the understanding and development of her characters.
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Corrie and Jock talk frankly about the confronting final book in his Furneaux Island trilogy. The Settlement follows Preservation and The Burning Island revealing the true story of the appalling treatment of Indigenous Tasmanians. Jock's meticulous research combined with his wonderful storytelling dispels the myth that none survived.
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Every day food can be as beautiful as it is simple. Listen to Corrie and Julia discuss the influences and ideas that come together in Julia's latest cookbook - Around the Table: Delicious food for every day. You'll be inspired - we guarantee it!
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From his farm at Land's End in Cornwall, Corrie talks to the wonderful Patrick Gale about his new novel Mother's Boy. Based on the true story of admired English poet Charles Causley it's a tender tale of love and the limits of the time.
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In this episode of The Book Pod Corrie talks to acclaimed garden designer Fiona Brockhoff about her new book With Nature. They explore Fiona's story, her design philosophy and how she works with nature and local elements to create some of south-east Australia's most uniquely beautiful gardens.
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With the world aghast at Russia's brutal and unlawful invasion of Ukraine this episode is a timely insight into the life and times of President Volodymyr Zelensky. Join Corrie speaking with Andrew L Urban the co-author of the world first Zelensky: The Unlikely Ukrainian Hero Who Defied Putin and United the World. XSOaOm4grSK3QLXfZNnB
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Listen to this most intriguing conversation between Corrie and two time Walkley award winning journalist, author and playwright Paul Daley as they talk about his new novel Jesustown. Set in a mission town in the deep north, the true cost of the colonial past for both black and white participants looms large.
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In this episode Corrie talks to English author Lulah Ellender about her beautiful new memoir Grounding which explores the importance of gardens to artists, individuals and the wider community.
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Corrie talks to UK author and academic Helen Rappaport about her fascinating book After the Romanovs. It chronicles the triumphs and the tragedies of the Russian diaspora who escaped to Paris and beyond during the Revolution and then World War II. Helen makes the point that with the war on Ukraine the Russian intelligentsia are again making a run for it.
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When a man writes women in domestic noir and gets it so right he's one to watch. Corrie chats to Melbourne writer Robert Lukins about his long and winding road to to getting Loveland published, and also how he managed to inhabit his female characters with such clarity.
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Corrie discusses the big issues around mental health with writer, lawyer and public commentator Sarah Krasnostein following the publication of her Quarterly Essay - Not Drowning Waving.
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Corrie talks to Hannah Kent about her best-selling novel Devotion. This is Hannah's third book which has been widely acclaimed by critics and readers alike. Set in Prussia, at sea and then ultimately in South Australia this is a love story that triumphs despite almost insurmountable odds.
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Corrie embarks on an extremely personal conversation with writer, columnist, ABC broadcaster and academic Sian Prior who talks about her ultimately unsuccessful journey to have a child of her own. Sian's second memoir Childless: A Story of Freedom and Longing is a brave and revealing must-read for anyone who has experienced or observed a difficult quest to have a child.
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Booker Prize winner and genuine National Living Treasure, Tom Keneally joins Corrie in this episode to talk about his recent collection of essays A Bloody Good Rant.
Covering everything from romance, strong women, politics, the Catholic Church and the joy of grandchildren. It's a conversation not to be missed.
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