Jennifer Byrne Presents
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31:00Jennifer Byrne speaks to writer, novelist & journalist Helen Garner in a very rare TV interview. Garner discusses her new book This House of Grief, as well as her previous work, aging, compassion & wisdom.
29:00Jennifer Byrne talks to one of Australia's most prolific writers Tom Keneally as he celebrates 50 years in print. Traversing his many successes as well as some of the criticisms he's faced over the decades.
29:00During her visit to Australia this year celebrating her 80th birthday primatologist and environmental campaigner, Jane Goodall, talks about her groundbreaking work on chimpanzees and her conservation work.
June 2016
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29:00Joining Jennifer Byrne are guests Anna Krien, Kate Mosse, Ramona Koval and James Wood to discuss the relationship between women and words in this special Sydney Writers Festival edition.
28:00Jennifer Byrne interviews Tim Winton on his career and his latest novel Eyrie.
29:00Bragging Rights is about those difficult books we're told are masterpieces. Does anyone really read them? John Safran, Lawrence Mooney, Sandra Yates & Sophie Black join us to discuss the books that defeated them.
27:00Best known as author of the top selling Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert chats with Jennifer Byrne about life after a literary smash hit, writing and her forthcoming new release, The Signature of All Things.
28:00Sport & literature have a fascinating relationship, but one that is seldom discussed. Jennifer Byrne & guests Rebecca Wilson, Christos Tsiolkas, Malcolm Knox & Mischa Merz look at sports books that pack a punch.
May 2016 28:00
28:00Host Jennifer Byrne is joined by Perth Writers Festival guests, Tom Holland, Ahdaf Soueif, Jared Diamond and Loretta Napoleoni who each introduce their book of choice and explain why it is worthy of world changing status.
29:00Multi-award winner, including the Booker Prize, this venerated writer has a stellar literary career. Achieving her first publication at just 20, Atwood won her first award at 22 and now has over 50 titles published.
April 2016 29:00
29:00The creator of 'Rebus' is now a bestselling crime writer, but Ian Rankin followed a wayward path to get to there. A one-time swineherd, he has also been a tax collector, reviewer of hi-fi equipment and a punk musician.
28:00P.D. James is one of Britain's most admired and loved writers. Long considered the queen of crime and the doyenne of detective novelists, she has won numerous literary awards and sold over 10 million books in the US alone.
27:00A writer who has earned numerous literary accolades, with over 25 awards so far including the Whitbread Award & the Booker Prize, Ian McEwan is one of those rare authors whose work is loved equally by both critics & readers.
March 2016 29:00
29:00Jennifer is joined by legendary 'young adult' authors John Marsden, Morris Gleitzman and Melina Marchetta, along with up and coming author Steph Bowe to discuss YA fiction and the fastest growing section of the book market.
29:00Jennifer is looking at funny books and has called on some disciples of the form to share their take on comic writing. Joining her for this debate are Richard Glover, Lawrence Mooney, Virginia Gay and Chris Taylor.
27:00Award winning American science writer Dava Sobel writes about the natural wonders of the world & her special skill has been to make them less mysterious. Jennifer spoke with Sobel at the 2012 Sydney Writers Festival.
29:00Jeanette Winterson won Britain's major first novel award for Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. Some 18 books & 25 years on comes the non-fiction version of that same bizarre childhood Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
February 2016 29:00
29:00Jennifer Byrne presents the books so powerful they changed the fabric of our world. Joining her are Danielle Clode, Mark Carnegie, Geoff Dyer & Christine Wallace to discuss the books seen as landmarks in their fields.
26:00Jennifer Byrne is the only Australian journalist to be granted access to J.K. Rowling to talk about her highly anticipated first book for adult readers, The Casual Vacancy, plus life after Harry Potter.
29:00Crime fiction authors Malla Nunn, Michel Robotham, Jo Nesbo and Leigh Redhead join Jennifer to delve into the 'dark places' of literature - the world of crime fiction.