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Interview with Lily Brett

Lily Brett, one of Australia’s most accomplished writers, joined me for Melbourne Jewish Book Week to talk about her latest work ‘Old Seems to be Other People’. You can watch the full interview here.

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Chicken Soup for the Lockdown Soul

I had the great pleasure of hosting two amazing cooks and authors, Alice Zaslavsky and Lisa Goldberg on behalf of the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. More than just an interview, Alice and Lisa were joined by fans who tuned into our Zoom to partake in our cook-a-long.

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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.

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Etgar Keret in conversation

As part of the Sydney Jewish Writers Festival I had the honour of hosting this conversation with Etgar Keret.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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