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An Audience with Priscilla Presley

It was a great thrill and an honour to join Priscilla Presley for two of her Australian tour dates, to celebrate the release of her second memoir Softly As I Leave You.

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In conversation with Jane Harper

For this special out of season event for Sydney Writers Festival, Jane spoke with me about her latest book, the slow burning Last One Out.

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Readers, Books and Conversations with Stuart Coupe

We spoke about Coupe’s latest book - Saffron Incorporated: The First King of the Cross and Fifty Years of Sex, Murder, Music and Mayhem, what really goes on backstage at the clubs and stadiums, and the underbelly of the entertainment world.

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Michael Visontay: An Evening with the Author

I’ve been lucky to speak with Michael Visontay twice about his superb work of non-fiction Nobel Fragments: The Maverick who broke up the world’s greatest book.  The book sparks great questions about how important a Noble Fragment is in the age of AI, and about the democratization of knowledge.

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Jess Hill for Stella x Clayton Utz

Stella and Clayton Utz had their first collaboration event and I was honoured to be in conversation with Jess Hill about her award-winning book ‘See What You Made Me Do: Power, control and domestic abuse’.

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Hosting: BookUp

The Australian Publishers Association hosts an annual industry conference and I was thrilled to be invited to MC the day at the State Library of NSW.

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Storyfest 2025

Storyfest 2025 was a total and whole hearted delight. I was so lucky to get to be part of this year’s festival.

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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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