Pip Williams was born in London, grew up in Sydney and now calls the Adelaide Hills home. She is co-author of the book Time Bomb: Work Rest and Play in Australia Today and wrote One Italian Summer, a memoir of her family’s travels in search of the good life. Pip has also published travel articles, book reviews, … Continue reading Pip Williams on words, gender and class
This episode Kate aKate and Katherine are reasonably joyful in this episode, which covers such topics as mini bottles of wine, mandarins and surprise surprise books. https://audioboom.com/posts/7928125-kate-and-katherine-are-joyful-ish They discuss: Contact your MP (good info here) - talking points for climate change, talking points for Afghanistan Changing banks to a bank that doesn't invest in fossil fuels … Continue reading Kate and Katherine are joyful (ish)
Alice Pung is an award-winning writer based in Melbourne. She is the bestselling author of the memoirs Unpolished Gem and Her Father’s Daughter, and the essay collection Close to Home, as well as the editor of the anthologies Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Her first novel, Laurinda, won the Ethel Turner … Continue reading Alice Pung on class, voice and why she writes
Image: A yellow tile with black writing says 'great books, average juice and being blissfully unaware that (another) lockdown is just around the corner...' Kate is on a high from reading Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead and has managed to wrangle an interview. Katherine did a juice cleanse (doesn't recommend). https://audioboom.com/posts/7920452-kate-and-katherine-on-great-books-great-listens-and-other-inspiring-things Here's what else gets … Continue reading Kate and Katherine talk great books, great listens and other inspiring things
Jane Riley grew up in New Zealand, married an Englishman and lives in Sydney, Australia. She has a degree in French and English Literature and has worked in public relations, television publicity and publishing. For more than twenty years she freelanced as a writer and editor before launching an online e-commerce business and blog interviewing … Continue reading Jane Riley on persistence, timing and kindle best sellers
Image: Yellow tile with black writing on it. The writing says 'Which is least appealing? lockdown, homeschool or doing a juice cleanse' Kate and Katherine talk about what they've been doing, which is not a lot. Kate is considering egging someone and needs a personal assistant. Katherine is reading a lot of Maeve Binchy and... … Continue reading Kate and Katherine are all cooped up
Iain Ryan is an Australian writer who grew up in Brisbane, but now lives in Melbourne with his family. A crime writer - he is the author of FOUR DAYS (2015) and THE STUDENT(2017), both shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award. his work has been previously published by Akashic Books Online, Crime Factory, Kill Your … Continue reading Iain Ryan on crime rules, choose your own adventure and The Taylor Swift Theory
Ailsa Wild is an award-winning Australian author. She's the creator of The Naughtiest Pixie and the hilarious Squishy Taylor series, which has been published in the US, UK, Spain and Turkey and she has written picture books and a graphic novel. She is also a performer, acrobat and professional whip-cracker. She lives with her family … Continue reading Ailsa Wild on Acrobatics, Collaboration and Caring.
Image: Two women on a Zoom call. One is looking up. It's Kate's birthday! She's a hundred years old! Okay, she's forty. Katherine has specific questions and Kate has no f's to give... Unless you're a coastal cotton bush (then she loves you). https://audioboom.com/posts/7898356-kate-and-katherine-talk-the-big-four-oh
In this epsiode, Katherine talks to the best-selling, multi-award winning author of The Trauma Cleaner and The Believer Sarah Krasnostein. Sarah's work has appeared in a variety of publications in Australia, the UK and America including The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, Tablet Magazine, Longreads, Meanjin and Oxford Handbooks Online as well as various academic journals. She has a PhD in criminal law and is admitted to legal practice … Continue reading Sarah Krasnostein on ghosts, awkwardness and ethics
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