Literary powerhouses Richard Powers and Michelle de Kretser on their latest novels - podcast episode cover

Literary powerhouses Richard Powers and Michelle de Kretser on their latest novels

Oct 31, 202154 min
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"Everyday could be a day of unthinkable richness if we just keep still, attend and be present to what the place that we live in wants to do." Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers talks about the power of wilderness to centre his characters in Bewilderment, his Booker Prize-shortlisted novel.

Also, two time winner of the Miles Franklin, Michelle de Kretser, on her new book, Scary Monsters which is a book in two parts, with two front covers, and is an exploration of the migrant experience.

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