Booktown on Sunday

Booktown on Sunday

Recordings from our live writers talks that take place at the historic Clunes Railway Station on the second Sunday of each month.

Episodes

June 18, 2025 51 mins

Join host, Tess Brady, in conversation with Andrea Goldsmith, author of "The Buried Life".

 

The Buried Life brilliantly dissects the conflicts and complexities of contemporary life in a story of love and friendship, faith and fundamentalism, subtly underscored by the power of poetry and music. You can stifle the past but it will breathe again.

 

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Join host, Leslie Falkiner-Rose, in conversation with Natalie Conyer, Jen Hutchison & Richard Freadman, discussing the topic of  "Mature and Marvellous or Older and Awesome".

From our COVID backlog, celebrate the literary forces behind three amazing mature-aged writers.

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Join host, Rebecca Russell, in conversation with Criss Canning, author of "The Paintings of Criss Canning: The House and Gardens at Lambley".

For thirty-five years, Criss has lived in a charming 1860's farmhouse with the adjoining gardens at Lambley, a highly regarded nursery near Ballarat. A fully illustrated monograph on the life and art of one of Australia’s most exceptional still-life artists.

 

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Join Ross McMullin author of Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation.  

Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation won The Age Book of the Year Award. It follows Farewell Dear People, which won The Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History, and Ross’s biography of Pompey Elliott, which won multiple awards.

Life So Full of Promise features vivid stories about ...

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October 8, 2024 64 mins

Join host, Paul Fleckney, in conversation with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, author of "Surfing Safari".

From our COVID backlog, listen to Australia's favourite science guru discuss his new book which has a haul of extraordinary stories from our incredible Universe.

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Join host, Jacqui Horwood, in conversation with Mark Mupotsa-Russell, author of "The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt".

Olivia Hodges used to do horrible things – back when she worked for a Spanish crime syndicate – but she fled that life and moved home to Australia, building a family in the hipster community of the Dandenong Ranges. When a small-time criminal gang brings tragedy to her family, superstitious Olivia belie...

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August 18, 2024 49 mins

Join host, Kath Milne, in conversation with Michelle Scheibner, author of "Hush".

Hush is about the intersection of history, culture, beliefs and genetics to reveal where identity begins. It reveals how our family history silently influences our choices by stealth and life doesn’t turn out as expected. Once patterns become visible, a restored future is possible.

 

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