Final Draft - Great Conversations
Great conversations with authors from Australia and around the world.
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Vanessa McCausland's The Last Illusion of Paige...
Paige White's beautiful life is documented closely for her thousands of followers: lakeside picnics with her daughter, sunny afternoons in the family van, and romantic dinners with her husband. So when she posts an ominous image, and her body is shortly after discovered in the lake, everyone immediately wonders - suicide or foul play?
33 min
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Catherine Jinks’ Panic
Catherine Jinks is the award winning author of more than forty books. Catherine’s new novel is Panic.
39 min
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Book Club - Eileen Chong's We Speak of Flowers
We Speak of Flowers comprises 101 interconnected fragments that can be read in any order, attempting to make sense of grief in the face of great pain.
4 min
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Book Club - Catherine Jinks’ Panic
Katoomba’s a small community. There’s not a lot of places to hide when people know your name and Bronte’s gone viral in the worst possible way. Getting social media drunk and angry is never a good idea and now Bronte’s been doxed by her YouTube famous ex and she needs to get out of town, fast.
3 min
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Sean Wilson’s You Must Remember This
Sean Wilson is a writer, playwright and communications professional. Sean is the author of Gemini Falls. He has been shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwrights Award by Sydney Theatre Company. Sean joins us today with his new novel You Must Remember This.
32 min
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Book Club - Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys
This week we've checked out the first episode of Holden Sheppard's Invisible Boys. Invisible Boys is the award winning debut novel from Holden Sheppard and is now a smash hit series on Stan. Holden even pops by to talk about pioneering queer storytelling and adapting his show for the screen.
4 min
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Ashley Kalagian Blunt's Cold Truth
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the author of Dark Mode, shortlisted for the 2024 ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year. Her new novel is Cold Truth.
21 min
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Welcoming Felix Shannon to Final Draft
In a special, bonus episode, Andrew welcomes Felix Shannon as a regular on the Final Draft podcast. Felix is the renowned host of Death of the Reader and joins us with fresh ideas and a unique way of reading and discovering books.
21 min
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Karina May’s That Island Feeling
Karina is the author of Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast (April 2023), which was longlisted in the Indie Book Awards for Best Debut Fiction, and Never Ever Forever. Karina, alongside her friend and author Clare Fletcher, is the founder and co-host of the successful That Rom Com Pod. Karina’s joins Andrew today with her new novel That Island Feeling.
34 min
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Book Club - Sean Wilson's You Must Remember This
On a warm autumn evening Grace decides to go for walk. It must be autumn judging from the temperature, and Grace was going to… she’s well, surely it will come back to her. Hours later, and with her family panicked Grace will be helped home by the police.
4 min
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Lech Blaine’s Australian Gospel
48 min
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Esther Campion’s The Writing Class
40 min
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Book Club - End of Year Picks and Xmas Gift Gui...
Here are my End of Year Picks and a few recommendations for buying Xmas Gifts for the book lover in your life!
6 min
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Emma Grey’s Pictures of You
Emma Grey is a writer, novelist and photographer. Her novel the Last Love Note was a global bestseller and today she’s joining us with her new novel Pictures of You.
35 min
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Book Club - Lech Blaine’s Australian Gospel
Australian Gospel has the subtitle ‘A Family Saga’. The story contained between the covers and the ride Lech Blaine is about to take you on, well if it wasn’t true, you absolutely would not believe it.
4 min
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Peter FitzSimon's The Legend of Albert Jacka
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist and writer, former Wallaby and a member of the order of Australia. Peter is celebrated for his history and biography writing and today he's joining us with his new book The Legend of Albert Jacka.
43 min
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Book Club - Esther Campion’s The Writing Class
We’d all like to believe we’re the authors of our own story, but when Vivian’s husband Dave abandons her, she learns the hard way there are some twists she wouldn’t have plotted for herself. Back home in Tasmania, Vivian is at a loss for what to do with herself until a chance encounter sees her teaching a writing class. Amidst the diverse students Vivian discovers that everyone has their own battles to fight…
4 min
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Emily Tsokos Purtill's Matia
Emily Tsokos Purtill is a lawyer and writer of Greek heritage based in Western Australia. Her writing has been published in Westerly, Griffith Review and Science Write Now. Emily is joining us with her debut novel Matia.
37 min
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Book Club - Emma Grey’s Pictures of You
At sixteen years old Evie Hudson feels too young to be married, let alone a widow. And that’s the problem, Evie’s not sixteen but the accident that killed her husband Oliver also stole her memory. Now she believes she’s a teenager. Thrown back to a time when she felt safe. But safe from what?
3 min
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Mike Barry's Action Tank
Mike Barry is an award winning writer and artist. His Action Tank series has won the Comic Arts Award of Australia and has been shortlisted for a slew of awards including the NSW Premiers Literary Award and the Aurealis. Mike’s joining us today because Action Tank 3, the conclusion of the series, is out now!
35 min
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Book Club - Emily Maguire’s Rapture
3 min
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Ann Liang's A Song to Drown Rivers
In the fractured kingdom of Yue, Xishi is regarded as a peerless beauty. In another time her beauty might see her make a good marriage and support her family, but when she is sought out by the advisor to her defeated king she sees a larger destiny on her horizon. Thrust deep into the heart of the enemy Wu kingdom, Xishi must use all skills not only to survive but to bring justice for her people.
35 min
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Book Club - Tigest Girma’s Immortal Dark
Kidan Adane has been living a half life since the disappearance of her sister. Ever since Kidan and her sister June were rescued as children they have lived in fear that they will be discovered by the dranaics, immortal creatures who live on the blood of humans. The dranaics power has been tempered somewhat by their bond to specific human bloodlines. Unfortunately Kidan’s family is one such bloodline. Kidan has crossed lines to try and recover her sister and has all but given up when she is summoned by the Dean of Uxlay University. The University's long relationship with the dranaics is threatened by the ambition of one Susenyos Sagad. Susenyos is bonded to house Adane and now Kidan must return and take up her birthright, or risk an imbalance that threatens her whole world.
4 min
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Lauren Keegan’s All the Bees in the Hollows
Lauren Keegan is a psychologist and writer. Her debut novel is All the Bees in the Hollows.
40 min
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Weekend Plans? Head to Blue Mountains Writers' ...
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