This session was largely focussed on exploring the character of Olive Kitteridge, and while I'm yet to read these two novels, I still found this entire chat wholly delightful. Elizabeth shared the personal observation that she believes all people are complex, even if they don't think they are. And it's this complexity that draws readers … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: An Evening with Elizabeth Strout
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#MWFDIGITAL: How Crises Shape Literature
James Bradley (Ghost Species) and Caoilinn Hughes (The Wild Laughter) delivered an interesting session today on How Crises Shape Literature. Caoilinn's two novels play out against a backdrop of the Celtic Tiger; the Irish experience of the global financial crisis of the mid-2000s. James' work is all driven by the climate crisis. There was a … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: How Crises Shape Literature
#MWFDIGITAL: Clare Bowditch – Your Own Kind of Girl
Clare Bowditch is a storyteller who lives in Melbourne with her husband Marty, their three teenage children, a white groodle, and one lone surviving free-ranging guinea pig. In terms of ‘the fancy stuff’, Bowditch is a bestselling ARIA Award-winning musician (Best Female Artist), Rolling Stone Woman of the Year (Contribution to Culture), Logie-nominated actor (for … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: Clare Bowditch – Your Own Kind of Girl
#MWFDIGITAL: Jing-Jing Lee – How We Disappeared
Jing-Jing Lee was born and raised in Singapore. She obtained a master’s degree in Creative Writing from Oxford in 2011, and has since seen her poetry and short stories published in various journals and anthologies. She is the author of How We Disappeared, If I Could Tell You, and And Other Rivers. She currently lives … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: Jing-Jing Lee – How We Disappeared
#MWFDIGITAL: A Touch of Magic
This session was a bit different to the others so far, because this one was a discussion panel. Moderated by Angela Meyer, the other guests were Jan Carson, author of The Fire Starters, and Robbie Arnott, author of The Rain Heron. Both of these authors write magical realism, and while their novels are vastly different, … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: A Touch of Magic
#MWFDIGITAL: Jessie Tu – A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
Tu trained as a classical violinist for more than 15 years. Failing to succeed as a professional musician, she taught music at Kambala, St Ignatius College, MLC Burwood, Kings School, Newington College. She's taught at refugee camps in the Middle East, volunteered with AUSAID in The Solomon Islands, travelled to complete residencies in the U.S, … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: Jessie Tu – A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing
#MWFDIGITAL: Victoria Hannan – Kokomo
Victoria Hannan is a writer, photographer and creative director living in Melbourne. Her writing has appeared on McSweeney's Internet Tendency, 3:AM Magazine and in her monthly TinyLetter about swimming pools. Kokomo, her first novel, was written at artist-in-residence programs in Brazil, Tasmania and Iceland. Kokomo was the 2019 winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: Victoria Hannan – Kokomo
#MWFDIGITAL: Charlotte McConaghy – The Last Migration
Charlotte McConaghy has been writing from a young age. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts, and has worked in script development for film and television for several years. She has written a number of speculative fiction books but The Last Migration is her first literary novel. … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: Charlotte McConaghy – The Last Migration
#MWFDIGITAL: Kevin Kwan – Sex and Vanity
Kevin Kwan is the author of the international bestsellers Crazy Rich Asians, now a major motion picture, China Rich Girlfriend and Rich People Problems. Born in Singapore, he has called New York's West Village home since 1995. Sex and Vanity The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with the glittering tale … Continue reading #MWFDIGITAL: Kevin Kwan – Sex and Vanity
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