Compulsive Reader Talks
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 95:30:49
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Synopsis
Compulsive Reader's author interviews, book chat, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! Recent and upcoming guests include Terry Denton, Marion Halligan, Sir Ken Robinson, Emily Ballou, Sofie Laguna, Matthew Riley, John Banville, Felicity Plunkett, Mark Coker, Peter Bowerman, Eric Maisel, Ramona Koval, Tim Flannery, Carl Zimmer, Gail Jones, Jane Smiley, Frank Delaney, Ben Okri, and many more.
Episodes
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Interview with George Ivanoff
19/10/2011 Duration: 31minThe author of Gamer's Quest and Gamer's Challenge talks about his latest novel, some of the key themes, his favourite games (and Dr Who monster), the nature of reality, The Ultimate Gamer, his 50 books, and lots more.
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Interview with Jane Smiley
26/08/2011 Duration: 29minJane Smiley talks about her latest novel Private Life, about historical fiction and genres in general, about the relationship between fiction and memoir, about her characters, the notion of obsession, and the universe in the particular, and much more.
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Interview with Mary E Martin
19/07/2011 Duration: 29minThe author of The Drawing Lesson talks about her most recent novel in the Trilogy of Remembrance, the trilogy form, her characters, the notion of inspirational light, the muse, her research, her amazing book trailer and lots more.
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Interview with Chad Hautmann
17/05/2011 Duration: 30minThe author of Billie's Ghost and Magic and Grace talks about his latest book, his characters and key themes, his interesting route to publication, the injury that gave rise to the story, on the relationship between teaching and writing, and lots more.
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Interview with Sue Collier
02/05/2011 Duration: 26minThe co-author of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing talks about her book, about the paradigm shift in publishing over the past 5 years, the benefits and challenges of self-publishing, and lots more.
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Interview with Terry Denton
18/04/2011 Duration: 30minFunnyman, writer, illustrator, cartoonist Terry Denton talks about his new television series Gasp, along with his latest collaborations, his future projects and lots more.
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Interview with Gail Jones
21/03/2011 Duration: 28minThe author of Five Bells talks about her latest novel, about the poem that inspired it, about Sydney, and lots more.
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Interview with Carl Zimmer
16/02/2011 Duration: 10minThe author of Brain Cuttings talks about his latest book, on how the brain works, on the limits of our understanding about the brain, the meaning of time, the nature of consciousness, and lots more.
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Interview with David Follett
06/02/2011 Duration: 30minThe author and illustrator of Uncle Silas: Genetis talks about his book, his themes, his other comics, about the graphic novel form in general, and lots more.
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Interview with Tim Flannery
15/12/2010 Duration: 13minThe author of Here on Earth talks about his latest book, about the human superorganism and the Gaia system, about game theory, the tipping point, and lots more.
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Interview with Lyn Reeves
13/12/2010 Duration: 31minThe author of Designs on the Body talks about her new book, about poetry in general and Australian poetry in particular, about her magazine Famous Reporter, and lots more.
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Interview with Meredith Whitford
21/10/2010 Duration: 32minThe author of Shakespeare's Will talks about her new book, about historical fiction in general, about her involvement in Bewrite Books new Australian wing and what that means, and lots more.
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Interview with Craig Silvey
28/09/2010 Duration: 25minThe author of Jasper Jones talks about his multi-award winning novel, his characters, his themes, music, and lots more.
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Interview with Ramona Koval
30/08/2010 Duration: 29minABC Radio's and The Book Show's Interviewer extraordinaire (and author of the newly released Speaking Volumes) sits on the other side of the chair for a meta-discussion on the art of the literary interview.
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Interview with Bob Stahl
11/08/2010 Duration: 30minThe author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbooks talks about his new book, about the connection between mindfulness and creativity, why mindfulness is so powerful, about the spiritual challenges of modern living, and lots more.
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Interview with Justin D’Ath
19/07/2010 Duration: 30minJustin D’Ath is the author of 26 books for children and young adults, including the hugely popular Extreme Adventures series. He'll be joining us to talk about his latest book Phoebe Nash: Girl Warrior.
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Interview with Linda Ruth Brooks
01/07/2010 Duration: 37minThe author of I'm Not Broken: I'm Just Different talks about her latest book, about self-publishing, Asperger's Syndrome, and lots more.
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Interview with Eric Maisel
16/06/2010 Duration: 27minThe author of Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions talks about his latest book, about the nature of productive obsessions, the importance of creativity, creative anxiety, his upcoming work, and lots more.
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Interview with Peter Bowerman
10/06/2010 Duration: 31minThe Well-Fed Writer talks about the latest, updated edition of his book, about commercial writing, about the work-life balance, about the whole notion of the hungry artist, and lots more.
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Interview with Mark Coker, founder of Smashwords
04/03/2010 Duration: 39minThe founder of smashwords.com talks about the future of reading, publishing, the relationship between electronic and print books, why it has taken so long for ebooks to catch on and why it's happening now, DRM, and a whole lot more.