Karen Lord grew up in Barbados on a steady stream of books, but one of her favourites was an encyclopaedia of legends and folk stories from around the globe.
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Karen Lord - ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler
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Lois McMaster Bujold: Crime Scenes Tend to Be Book-Free Zones | Underwire | Wired.com
The author of the Vorkosigan Saga talks about biotechnology, cryonics and women’s liberation.
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/12/geeks-guide-lois-mcmaster-bujold/
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‘Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit’: A Reminder To Tolkien Fans Of Their First Love : NPR
Fans of Middle Earth tend to fall in love with The Hobbit as children, says self-described "Tolkien professor" Corey Olsen. But once they move on to The Lord of the Rings, they never come back. That’s a great shame, he says, so he’s written his own book to honor the classic fantasy novel.
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/21/163002962/a-reminder-to-tolkien-fans-of-their-first-love
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5by5 | The Incomparable #8: Top Men
October 17, 2010 at 2:00pm • 1 hour 4 minutes "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and why it’s so great. Also, "Star Wars" comes up a few times. Special guests John Gruber & Dan Moren. http://5by5.tv/incomparable/8
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Festival Book Club - Patrick Gale and Salley Vickers - ABC Perth - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Patrick Gale and Salley Vickers talk about turning heartache into an opportunity for writing good fiction at the 2010 Perth Writers Festival.
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Moulding Character with Marina Endicott and Andrea Goldsmith - ABC Perth - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
How can you create grood characters in your novels? Authors Marina Endicott and Andrea Goldsmith explain how they go about developing characters
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Digging up the Past - ABC Perth - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Judith Lanigan and Linda Jaivin describe how they turned history research into thrilling fiction in their respective novels.