Narratives Library Christmas Special part three - Vince Jones and Stuart Coupe.
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A review of some of the fabulous artists and authors interviewed by Karena Wynn-Moylan on Arts Canvass Bay FM and the Narratives Library. In part 3 we get some interesting insights into the Australian music industry from Jazz legend Vince Jones on how Spotify is changing things for new musicians and international rock journalist Stuart Coupe relates his musical awakening and disillusoinment all in the same breath at an early age in his memoir 'Shake Some Action'.
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Narratives Library Christmas Special part two - Jane Caro and Hannah Kent.
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A review of some of the fabulous artists and authors interviewed by Karena Wynn-Moylan on Arts Canvass Bay FM and the Narratives Library. IN part 2 we hear from Jane Caro with a crime mystery with an Australian flavour in 'Lyrebird' and international best selling author Hannah Kent with a memoir detailing her long love affair with Iceland in 'Always home, always Homesick'.
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Narratives Library Christmas Special part one.
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A review of just some of the fabulous artists and authors interviewed by Karena Wynn-Moylan on Arts Canvass Bay FM and the Narratives Library in 2025. In this first segment: Kumi Taguchi-journalist, author and radio and television presenter with her memoir ' The Good Daughter; and singing star Kate Cerebrano with her memoir 'Unsung' about undergoing a traumatic operation to save her voice.
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Screenworks Regional to Global Conference June 2025
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Screenworks is a National Film and TV body based in Northern NSW Australia that has grown from a small local, to national to global influential body in 25 years. I popped along to their 2025 conference and 25th birthday party , sponsored by Netflix, to ask a few people the simple question- who are you, where have you come from, why are you here - the answers were illuminating and also gratifying - Screenworks is a body that is having a real influence on the Australian film industry.
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Dan Sindel - They Only Love you when you're Winnning
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Heavy Metal guitarist Dan Sindel releases his second album and talks about why it has taken so long, the difficulties all independent musicians face and his triumph over personal adversary. Several tracks from his latest album are featured.
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Indira Naidoo and Bruce Pascoe
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Indira Naidoo writes of a year of discovering the small pleasures that help us heal from grief in 'The Space Between the Stars' While multi published author Bruce Pascoe writes of a year of delights on the wetlands and beaches of his home in 'Black Duck'.
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Mark Holden and Stuart Coupe
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Mark Holden tells us what it was like to become a 'rising star' in 'My Idol Years', how he accidentally insulted Elton John and about turning his back on fame to become a barrister. Stuart Coupe has hung out backstage with almost everyone from the 70s, until now. A highly respected rock journalist his book 'Roadies', is a tribute to the boys in the 'other band'.
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Richard Roxburgh and Tony flowers
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Richard Roxburgh, international actor has also tried his hand at children's litreature as well. Here he reads from 'Artie and the Grime Wave', and does all the funny voices. Tony Flowers and Nick Falk go one better in 'How to stop an alien invasion using Shakespeare'. This podcast good for kids and parents!
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James Bradley and Melissa Lucashenko
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James Bradley , author of 'Clade' reads from his speculative fiction novel and discusses how he writes about global catastrophes froma human reltionships viewpoint. Melissa Lucashenko is an award winning Australian indigenous author who gives us an insight to the personal struggles of individuals as they attempt to make their way in a white dominated world.
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Jess Kitchings and Jacinta Parsons - women's lives fact and fiction
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Jess Kitching's book is fiction but based on her own experience and that of other women who have felt the fear of being stalked by a serial killer. Jess tries to get right into the mind of one such character in her book -'Lucky Number 11'; In her book 'A Question of Age' Jacinta Parsons is concerned that society is stacked against women when it comes to ageing - after all, if we are lucky, we get older, so why the pressure to look young? The authors read a short extract from their work and then an entertaineng interview follows.
info_outlineIndira Naidoo writes of a year of discovering the small pleasures that help us heal from grief in 'The Space Between the Stars' While multi published author Bruce Pascoe writes of a year of delights on the wetlands and beaches of his home in 'Black Duck'.