MARKUS ZUSAK

Markus Zusak is the author of six novels, including The Book Thief (2005), which spent more than a decade on the New York Times bestseller list and was adapted for the big screen.

His other novels are The Underdog (1999), Fighting Ruben Wolfe (2000), When Dogs Cry (2001), The Messenger (2002) and his most recent, the long-awaited Bridge of Clay (2018).

In 2014 Markus was awarded the American Library Association's Margaret Edwards Award for his body of work.

COMING UP ON THE GARRET

Our next interview is with Chloe Hooper. The interview will be released on Monday 19 November 2018.

Our 2018 season is winding down, and our last interviews are with Shokoofeh Azar, and David Marr.

We will also host another The Garret LIVE at the Library with Hannah Kent, Alice Pung and Clementine Ford The event will be held on Friday 30 November 2018 at the State Library of Victoria. Entry is free, but bookings are required. Book here.

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MEET OUR HOST

Astrid Edwards has been with The Garret from the beginning. She produced the show from the beginning in 2016 until mid-2018, and then stepped out from behind the scenes and became host.

Sohe has conducted more than twenty interviews so far, including with Leigh Sales, Jamila Rizvi, David Malouf, Michelle de Kretser, Tony Martin and Ceridwen Dovey. She has also hosted tow lives events at the State Library of Vicotira, first with Benjamin Law and then with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff.

You can read more about Astrid here, or follow her on Goodreads, Instagram and Twitter.

Astrid Edwards, Director and Host of The Garret

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Love writing? Looking to improve your writing? Or do you just love listening to writers talk about their craft? If yes, The Garret is for you.

We interview the best writers writing today and discuss how they start, draft, edit, publish and market their work.

Our goal is to interview the best writers in Australia, including all of winners of the Miles Franklin Literary Award. We are well on our way there. Each interview is published with a complete transcript and interactive show notes (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).