Curated: Events for Sydney Jewish Writers Festival
A series of events that I curated for Sydney’s annual celebration of Jewish literature.
Ideas Exchange: Our Relationship with China
Joined by Bill Birtles, Linda Jaivin and Professor Jing Han, I moderated this fascinating panel on the economic, social and political implications of Australia’s relationship with China.
Etgar Keret in conversation
As part of the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival I had the honour of hosting this conversation with Etgar Keret.
In conversation with Robert Jones Jr
I was honoured to talk to Robert Jones Jr as part of the Brisbane Writers Festival about his debut book The Prophets
Ideas Exchange: Is Truth Dead?
On behalf of the ‘Ideas Exchange’ I moderated this panel that asked the big questions about big concepts. Panellists included Professor Catharine Lumby, Josh Szeps and Nick Enfield.
Brisbane Writers Festival: Mother's Day High Tea with Kate Morton
A special Mothers Day conversation at Customs House with award-winning author Kate Dalton.
Brisbane Writers Festival: The Mercies Online Event with Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
Kiran Millwood-Hargrave and I discuss her first book for adults - ‘The Mercies’ - Inspired by the true events of the 1621 Vardo witch trials.
Brisbane Writers Festival: You're Not Listening with Kate Murphy
Kate Murphy and I discuss the social, psychological, and neuroscientific impacts of losing the ability to listen.
Sydney Writers Festival: Writing the Unspeakable
A conversation I facilitated between authors Ash Davenport, Fiona O’Loughlin and Lech Blaine on what can sometimes be considered taboo topics.
Sydney Writers Festival: Conversation with Anwen Crawford & Alison Croggon
A conversation with two great Australian writers about their new memoirs.
Hosting: BookUp
A day-long conference for the Australian Publishing Association including panels on inclusivity, cancel culture, the future of content and the future of publishing.
The Bookshelf for ABC Radio National
Cassie McCullagh and I co-hosted this episode of The Bookshelf for Radio National featuring the latest works from Ethan Hawke and Olivia Sudjic.
Interview with Sarah Krasnostein
To celebrate the release of ‘The Believer’, I interviewed its award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein for the folks at the Better Read Than Dead Bookstore.
This is Us: A Musical Reflection of Australia
Producing & co-scripting: an ABC Classic podcast called This Is Us - A Musical Reflection of Australia
Interview with Todd Alexander
I talked to Todd Alexander for Avid Reader Bookstore about his latest memoir 'You've Got to be Kidding'.
In conversation with Mark Mordue
I spoke with Mark Mordue about his poignant biography of Nick Cave’s early years; his influences, his formative friendships and musical beginnings.
In conversation with Sinan Aral
Sinan Aral’s book is a terrifying, riveting and eye-opening look at how social media works and how it works on us.
In conversation with Richard Fidler
Richard Fidler’s latest book is the 512 page love letter to Prague, a wonderful biography called ‘The Golden Maze’.
New fiction on The Bookshelf, ABC RN
I co-hosted ABC RN’s The Bookshelf and spoke about Trent Dalton’s latest novel and Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Jack’.
Richard Flanagan's latest on ABC RN's The Bookshelf
I co-hosted The Bookshelf on ABC RN and we spoke about the new Richard Flanagan and Avni Doshi’s ‘Burnt Sugar’.