The Wheeler Centre blog asked a bunch of authors what books they once loved that now make them cringe. In responding to this, I discovered that I have no shame.
I’m delighted to announce that I will be in conversation with Jeanette Winterson, author of so many life-changing novels including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and The Passion, at
The insanely huge and enthralling program for the Sydney Writers’ Festival is now online. While not worshipping at the altar of Jeanette Winterson, one of the featured authors, I’ll be
Looking forward to chatting with Blanche Clark, Herald-Sun Books Editor, at Readings Hawthorn on Wednesday, February 8, at 6:30 pm. Click here for details.
In his list of Books of the Year, the man behind the outstanding Readings bookshops writes in The Australian that “Kirsten Tranter’s second novel A Common Loss is a beauty…
On writing Vegas, noir, and the complex dynamics of friendship: an interview in the newsletter of the awesome Readings Bookshop. There’s a review from Readings’ Annie Condon here as well.
In May I took part in a fab and stimulating discussion about fiction and the boundaries of genre with Sophie Hamley, Pam Newton, James Bradley, and an incredibly enthusiastic audience.
I am thrilled to be taking part in the Edinburgh Book Festival, where I’m appearing in conversation with Dinaw Mengestu on August 22nd. And will be spending the entire week