Boomerang Books Info Bank - Australian Authors

It’s all in the detail

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:31:31 UT

Ben Beaton speaks to Kate De Goldi, author of The 10pm Question, and asks a few questions of his own...

Turning to crime

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:23:26 UT

He’s excelled writing children’s books with the Ranger’s Apprentice series, now John A Flanagan has turned his hand to adult crime fiction. He spoke to Leonie Jordan.

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Adorable, disgusting, mesmerising..

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:13:17 UT

When he began to look through a long neglected collection of police photographs, Ross Gibson saw the chance to ‘croon a deep, sad love-song to my gorgeous, defiled town’. The result is The Summer Exercises, set in 1940s Sydney. He spoke to Beau Taylor.

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Spending and saving

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:58:48 UT

As the wealthy nations of the world face economic downturn, Peter Singer hopes we may realise just how much we have-- and what we could be doing with it. He spoke to Chris Harrington.

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Looking beyond the frame

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:21:41 UT

Richard Flanagan’s new novel draws on the historical figure Mathinna and addresses the extermination of Tasmania’s Aboriginal population. But while it draws on history, Wanting is a work of imagination, the author tells Lachlan Jobbins.

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Surf's Up

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:02:30 UT

He is the surfing world’s comeback kid, and finally, fans can read all about it. Alison Aphrys spoke to Mark Occhilupo and the co-author of his new biography Tim Baker

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July New Titles from Melbourne University Press

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:43:55 UT

New titles in July and August from Melbourne University Press

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Dying for answers - interview with Debra Adelaide

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:33:53 UT

Debra Adelaide answers Deborah Crabtree’s questions about her forthcoming novel The Household Guide to Dying.

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Too good to be true - Interview with Catherine Jinks

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:06:04 UT

When Catherine Jinks first heard about the fascinating Atkinson family, their literary achievements and their connection to Australia’s first ‘serial killer’, she was determined to tell the story as truthfully as possible. But, as she tells Matthia Dempsey, some facts are impossible to pin down.

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Growing up Asian in Australia - interview with Alice Pung

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:40:03 UT

It was an experience at the heart of her memoir Unpolished Gem and now Alice Pung has edited a collection of works by other Asian-Australians on their experiences growing up in Australia. She talks to Matthia Dempsey

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Video - Les Murray, discussing early English-language Australian poetry (pt2), April 08

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:17:33 UT

PART 2 - Les Murray, discussing early English-language Australian poetry (pt2), April 08

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Video - Les Murray, discussing early English-language Australian poetry (pt1), April 08

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:16:15 UT

PART 1 - Les Murray, discussing early English-language Australian poetry (pt1), April 08

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Video - Germaine's Legacy - After The Female Eunuch - session at Adelaide Writers' Week - Part 2

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:30:01 UT

PART 2 - Robyn Davidson, Georgia Blain and Deborah Robertson join Germaine Greer in this Adelaide Writers' Week panel to discuss the legacy of Greer's The Female Eunuch.

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Video - Germaine's Legacy - After The Female Eunuch - session at Adelaide Writers' Week - Part 1

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:28:55 UT

PART 1 - Robyn Davidson, Georgia Blain and Deborah Robertson join Germaine Greer in this Adelaide Writers' Week panel to discuss the legacy of Greer's The Female Eunuch.

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Video: Peter Carey at the Adelaide Writers' Week - Part 2

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:09:10 UT

PART 2 - Peter Carey discusses his new book His Illegal Self with Matthew Condon at Adelaide Writers' Week.

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