Interviewer, Moderator, Presenter & Lover of Big Ideas.

Upcoming Events

An Evening with Jodi McAlister

Thursday, June 12, 6pm

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Readers - Books and Conversation with Gina Chick

Thurs, June 19, 8pm

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Storyfest: Fiction in Focus 2 - Markus Zusak

Sun, June 22, 1pm

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Storyfest: The Aussie Crime Wave

Sun, June 22, 9.30am

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Writers & Readers with Michael Robotham

Tue, June 24, 7.15pm

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Readers - Books and Conversation with Shankari Chandran

Fri, July 24, 8pm

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Readers - Books and Conversation with Lev Grossman

Thurs, August 28, 8pm

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Ideas Exchange: AI in Our Lives

Thu, Jul 31, 2025 6:30 PM

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Latest Work

Dervla McTiernan Literary Lunch

Dervla McTiernan and I talk about her latest novel The Unquiet Grave for Dymocks’ Literary Lunch.

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Readers: Books and Conversation with David Dyer

David Dyer’s latest novel is 'This Kingdom of Dust'. It reimagines the Apollo 11 mission to the moon but with a darker twist. He had the audience at the PBC monthly book night riveted with his knowledge of the space missions and the responsibility he feels when he's writing fiction based on real people.

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Ailsa Piper: Woollahra Writers Festival

Ailsa Piper and I had an in-depth conversation about her latest work For Life and what grief does to a person's sense of self.

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Natasha Lester Literary Lunch

Natasha and I discussed her latest novel 'The Mademoiselle Alliance'. She offered insights, historical details and stories that will stay with me (and the audience at the sold-out Dymocks Literary Lunch) for a long time to come.

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Hosting: Room to Read

Room to Read is a a non-profit organisation that develops children’s foundational literacy skills, as well as life skills that promote gender equality. It was an honour to be part of the event and to see so many people pledge their support so that more programs can be rolled out to help children worldwide.

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Readers: Books and Conversations Diana Reid

Highly regarded young fiction author Diana Red joined me to speak about her latest novel, Signs of Damage.

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“Interviewing me onstage is not a walk in the park, but Michaela was fully up to the job. Flexible, smart, light on her toes, funny - a good time was had by all, me and the audience included.”

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Trent Dalton, Author
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