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The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Dale has a secret that’s eating away at him. He saw something, guys he knows from school, at a party, with a girl. She didn’t look like...

Ok book lovers, strap in I’ve got a wild one for you this week. New York City Glow is the debut  novel from award winning portrait artist Rachel Coad. Just in case it doesn’t come up later, Rachel’s paintings are amazing and yuo should check them out on her website… https://www.rachelcoad.com.au/  New York City Glow’s synopsis is just about the most fun I’ve ever had summarizing a text… An octopus...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Sarah Hutchison arrives at Ngangahook adrift. She has floated from her boarding school days in England, through continental Europe to ar...

Today I’ve brought you a book that goes to the heart of our country.  It’s called The Voice to Parliament Handbook and it has been written by Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien. Thomas Mayo is a Larrakia man who has written extensively about the Uluru Statement including Finding the Heart of the Nation, and Finding Our Heart, a book for young readers with illustrations by Blak Douglas. Kerry O’Brien is...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Robbie Egan is the CEO of Book People, formerly the Australian Booksellers Association. Book People are a not-for-profit advocacy group...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Stella is an organisation that celebrates and promotes books by Australian women and non-binary writers. They support greater participat...

Monica Vuu is a Tasmanian based writer from Langley, British Columbia. When One Of Us Hurts is her first book. In the coastal town of Port Brighton the locals look after each other. When two deaths occur too close together the town is on edge. Port Brighton has always been wary of outsiders so suspicion naturally falls on the drowned boy Sebastian’s best friend Johnny and his mother Marie.  When a...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Yasmin Smith is an editor, writer and poet of South Sea Islander, Kabi Kabi, Northern Cheyenne and English heritage. Today Yasmin joins...

Chloé Hayden is a speaker, actor, author, and disability rights activist. You might have caught her on the rebooted Heartbreak High where she plays Quinni. Chloe was diagnosed as Autistic at age thirteen and all of her incredible and varied work aims to support, make visible and build understanding about Neurodiversity. Different, Not Less is something of a clarion call to a Neurotypical word that...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. George’s life feels too loud. Her best friend Tess has decided to get pregnant at eighteen, but George will be there for her just like s...

Today on book club we're previewing University of Queensland Press' new First Nations Classics series. The First Nations Classics collects incredible writers and brings their works back to the reading public. This series opens up the landscape of writing in so-called Australia and asks questions about who gets to tell the story and what it means to be a classic. You can get more books, writing and...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Martha Elliott’s approach to psychotherapy is unconventional, but her unorthodox methods have not gone unnoticed…  The arrival of a myst...

Two years ago I called Emily Spurr's A Million Things heart-warming with a killer twist. It's time to revisit our book club and see how it stands up. Did you check it out (and if so what did you think?!?) Loved this review? You can get more books, writing and literary culture every week on the Final Draft Great Conversations podcast. Hear interviews with authors and discover your next favourite re...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Benjamin Law is a Guest Curator for this years Sydney Writers' Festival. Ben joins Andrew to talk books, writing and how the stories we...

Welcome back to Book Club on 2SER.  Today, we have "The Bell of the World" by Gregory Day.  Gregory Day is a writer, poet and musician. I loved his last novel A Sand Archive and so am excited to be bringing you Greg’s latest, The Bell of the World In The Bell of the World Sarah Hutchison journeys to Ngangahook, a bush property near Geelong. Ngangahook is run by her Uncle Ferny and Sarah is there t...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. In this special presentation Felix Shannon, host of Death of the Reader sits down with Pip Williams to discuss her new novel The Bookbin...

Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay writer and Song of the Crocodile is her debut novel. The town of Darnmoor promises itself as ‘The Gateway to Happiness’. Within the town though is a world divided. The white population live on the paved streets and brick buildings, while down the old black road, past the tip are The Campgrounds. Margaret lives out at the Campgrounds with her daughter Celie and Celie’...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Addi Road Writers' Festival is now in its third year. Festival Artistic Directors Mark Mordue and Sheila Ngọc Phạm join Andrew on the sh...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. This week's Book Club features an exclusive reading from Sarah Holland-Batt's The Jaguar Loved this review? You can get more books, writing and literary culture every week on the Fina...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Michael Thompson is a journalist, producer, media executive and co-founder of the podcast production company Fear and Greed. How to Be R...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Paul Ashford Harris is the author of books for adults and children as well as two plays. He’s joining me today with his new historical n...

Today’s book club is Helena Fox’s The Quiet and The Loud. Helena’ debut novel, 2019’s How it Feels to Float was an incredible exploration of mental health and resilience, garnering the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Young Adult Literature and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. In The Quiet and The Loud Fox again takes us into the messy, complex and wonderful world of being young, showing...

Ann Mossop is an ideas curator and festival programmer. The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Sydney Writers Festival returns this May! The festival is annual gathering of wr...

Tommy Llewelyn’s got a problem. Every year on the fifth of January his life resets. No records, no belongings, no memories. No trace Tommy ever existed. It’s a problem Tommy’s been enduring ever since he was born and the universe is showing no sign of letting up. When Tommy meets Carey Price though, everything changes.  The universe still seems to be out to get him but Tommy’s finally got a reason...

The Final Draft podcast is all about books, writing and literary culture. We're dedicated to exploring Australian writing, looking into the issues that drive our storytelling to discover more from the books you love. These are the stories that make us who we are. Zoya is a writer and communications professional. She is the founder of feminist arts and literature journal Feminartsy. She has been th...