• Bookends with Mattea Roach

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Bookends with Mattea Roach

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  • When the book ends, the conversation begins. Mattea Roach speaks with writers who have something to say about their work, the world and our place in it. You’ll always walk away with big questions to ponder and new books to read.
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Episodes
  • Leslie Jamison: Capturing Peggy Guggenheim in fiction and honouring a friend's dream

    Leslie Jamison: Capturing Peggy Guggenheim in fiction and honouring a friend's dream
    Nov 27 2024

    The novel Peggy fictionalizes the life of art collector Peggy Guggenheim and is Rebecca Godfrey's final project. Rebecca worked on Peggy for ten years before she died from lung cancer, leaving behind an unfinished manuscript and notes. Her close friend, writer Leslie Jamison, stepped in to fulfill Rebecca’s wishes and complete the book. Leslie talks to Mattea Roach about bringing Peggy's story to life and honouring her friend's legacy.
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    28 mins
  • Teresa Wong: Illustrating her family's past — in all its ordinary and epic moments

    Teresa Wong: Illustrating her family's past — in all its ordinary and epic moments
    Nov 24 2024

    In the graphic memoir All Our Ordinary Stories, Teresa Wong uses spare black-and-white illustrations and thought-provoking prose to unpack how intergenerational trauma and resilience can shape our identities. Teresa and Mattea Roach discuss the art of cartooning and the intricate, often challenging journey of piecing together family history.
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    39 mins
  • Paula Hawkins: Exploring the dark side of the art world in new thriller The Blue Hour

    Paula Hawkins: Exploring the dark side of the art world in new thriller The Blue Hour
    Nov 20 2024

    When Paula Hawkins dropped her pen name and switched from writing romantic comedies to thrillers, she wrote The Girl on the Train. Now she has a new book called The Blue Hour. It follows a reclusive painter named Vanessa Chapman and reflects on themes of power and legacy. Paula and Mattea Roach talk about the motivations and inspiration behind the women at the centre of her stories.

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    34 mins

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