Editor of @TheMonthly. Host of #readthis (podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…) Former artistic director @SydWritersFest. Former director of Melbourne's @wheelercentre.
Joined February 2009
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7 Dec 2023
“Of course, we have impulse towards kindness…But it does also appear that we have a spin cycle of brutality and barbarism and disregard for our own future and for our own fellow human being. That is our superpower.” @maxjohnporter joins #ReadThis.
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23 Nov 2023
So proud of @akverney and @rgcooke for their second Walkley win for their major work on the strange case of John Hughes. So well deserved.
23 Nov 2023
The winners for Feature Writing Long (over 4000 words), supported by @withMEAA, are: Anna Verney (@akverney) and Richard Cooke (@rgcooke), @THEMONTHLY. #walkleys
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12 Oct 2023
Very proud of my colleagues at @7ampodcast this week, after the brilliant week of episodes on tomorrow’s referendum. Particular shout outs to @MrDTJames and @s_mitchell for their impressive and tireless work. If you don’t know, just listen.
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12 Oct 2023
Me every time I open peoples’ stories on Instagram at the moment.
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27 Sep 2023
Apparently, according to a random notification on my phone, it’s International Podcast Day. Have you considered #ReadThis? Books, writers, chat: it’s a sensation!
New eps each Thurs, with ep13 (George Saunders) out tomorrow. Do listen: we’re proud of it.
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12 Sep 2023
Lots of excellent reading here.
12 Sep 2023
From now until referendum day, we have removed the paywall on all Voice coverage.
Read and share articles for free.
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31 Aug 2023
The latest issue of @THEMONTHLY out now, with @joellegergis in blistering form. Thanks @RebeccaSolnit for the shoutout.
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31 Aug 2023
These films really did a number on me. Seven-year-old Nick was the one who didn’t want to answer the question about if he had a girlfriend.
31 Aug 2023
Nicholas Hitchon aged in seven-year increments for more than a half-century in the acclaimed British documentary series “Up.” He has died at 65. nyti.ms/3YUifdj
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30 Aug 2023
Krasno-stans unite! Listen to the incomparable @Sarah_Kras talk Peter Carey on the latest #ReadThis wherever you get your podcasts.
30 Aug 2023
No one knows books and writers like @mmccwill. What a joy to chat with him about my new essay for @BlackIncBooks’ Writers on Writers series, On Peter Carey. open.spotify.com/episode/2u0…
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27 Aug 2023
I’ve been slowly easing myself off this app, but in the meantime #ReadThis has continued to be excellent fun. Recent episodes have included Christos Tsiolkas, Leigh Sales and Daniel Lavery. Subscribe and listen!
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3 Aug 2023
If you’re not already subscribed and listening to #ReadThis every week, it’s time to start. There have been five episodes so far, and the fifth is with @colsonwhitehead. He’s very good!
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1 Aug 2023
Well I guess we don’t need AI any more. Reality has us covered.
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24 Jul 2023
Did Kendall Roy write this?
23 Jul 2023
X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine.
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21 Jul 2023
It’s the weekend. If listening to a first-rate writer share stories of his grandmother that reveal much about him and his work is your bag, this is an excellent use of half an hour.
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20 Jul 2023
It’s true! New #ReadThis in your feed: this time with added Tony Birch! Have a listen. Its a good one!
19 Jul 2023
It's Thursday, which means we have a new episode of #ReadThis. This was the first one we ever made and why we decided to keep going. Tony Birch talks to @mmccwill about the influence of his secretive but fiercely loving nan on his life and work. open.spotify.com/episode/0Cr…
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13 Jul 2023
#ReadThis episode two should be in your podcast feeds, and is chock full of the very clever Anna Funder being thoughtful and charming and very clever. Listen and subscribe and share and all of the things!
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9 Jul 2023
Well #deadloch stuck the landing. Action comedies often sacrifice one for the other & don’t do justice to character or plot, but Deadloch was superb. If there’s any justice @katemccccartney & @katemclennan1 will be invited to TedX: Perth as leaders in their field. More please.
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6 Jul 2023
That’s one interpretation. The other possibility is that he designed the emojis to look like his kids.
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6 Jul 2023
One of the best things about making a new podcast is getting to do it with @sarah_mcv, @claramsankey and Zoltan Fecso: a dream team and a treat.
5 Jul 2023
Recently @mmccwill & I went to Helen Garner's house. She is funny and generous and a great host and it was a dream come true. We recorded it for our new podcast Read This, which just dropped! Listen share if you love good things. open.spotify.com/episode/59S…
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