Conversations with authors, artists, and thinkers on their work, their process, and how they use technology. Hosted by Literary Luddite, who publishes a newsletter about books, culture, hope, and the platforms we consume them on.
This is primarily a video podcast, published on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@Literary.Luddite), made available here for those that wish to listen outside the YouTube app. For the best experience, I recommend watching on YouTube!
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Buy Soft Serve here: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/soft-serve (https://www.uqp.com.au/books/soft-serve)
George has a wonderful website, including what he’s currently reading, here https://www.georgekemp.com.au/ (https://www.georgekemp.com.au/) or you can follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/georgepeterkemp/ (https://www.instagram.com/georgepeterkemp/))
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7 Oct 2026
Ballet, books, and dying offstage with Ariane Beeston, author of Don't Forget to Smile
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This video discusses sensitive themes, if you need support:
Butterfly National Helpline 1800 ED HOPE (1800 334 673), chat/email at www.butterfly.org.au (http://www.butterfly.org.au)
Bravehearts information and support line (1800 272 831)
Blueknot helpline: https://blueknot.org.au/survivors/blue-knot-helpline/ (https://blueknot.org.au/survivors/blue-knot-helpline/)
For mental health crisis support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (available 24 hours, 7 days a week)
Buy Don’t Forget to Smile here: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/dont-forget-smile (https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/dont-forget-smile) also check out Ariane's memoir, Because I'm Not Myself You See here: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/because-im-not-myself-you-see (https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/because-im-not-myself-you-see)
You can follow Ariane on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/arianejbeeston/ (https://www.instagram.com/arianejbeeston/))
Ariane recommends:
Turning Pointe by Choe Angyal
Carly-Jay Metcalfe’s article in The Australian: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/writing-my-memoir-about-illness-and-grief-almost-destroyed-me/news-story/ea026095b921f01748f3dc38128aea78 (https://www.theaustralian.com.au/culture/writing-my-memoir-about-illness-and-grief-almost-destroyed-me/news-story/ea026095b921f01748f3dc38128aea78)
These interviews with Sigrid Nunez about her love of ballet:
https://noveldialogue.org/2021/10/14/2-3-because-i-couldnt-be-a-dancer-sigrid-nunez-and-tara-menon-jp/ (https://noveldialogue.org/2021/10/14/2-3-because-i-couldnt-be-a-dancer-sigrid-nunez-and-tara-menon-jp/)
https://booth.butler.edu/2026/07/01/a-conversation-with-sigrid-nunez/ (https://booth.butler.edu/2026/07/01/a-conversation-with-sigrid-nunez/)
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23 Sept 2026
Why Pip Finkemeyer Stopped Scrolling
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Buy One Story here: https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/one-story-by-pip-finkemeyer/9781761152047 (https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/one-story-by-pip-finkemeyer/9781761152047)
You can follow Pip on Instagram here (https://www.instagram.com/pipfink/ (https://www.instagram.com/pipfink/)) but I recommend checking out her website (https://pipfinkemeyer.com/ (https://pipfinkemeyer.com/) ) instead!
Pip recommends:
- Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee
- I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman.
- A Manual For Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
- So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
- https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalminimalism/)
- Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (a film I personally cannot wait to see but haven’t found Sydney screenings for!)
- Calling your mates instead of texting them
One Story is the Offline Book Club pick for October. Tickets will go on sale on Monday evening, with links being sent first to newsletter subscribers.
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9 Sept 2026
Eulogising Milennial Optimism with Jordan Prosser
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"Abby always believed she was destined for great things. But her dream career as an industry-disrupting fashion designer went up in smoke, and her aspirations to become a world-renowned yogi and/or save the endangered tigers proved equally fruitless. She’s in her early thirties, suffering the unbearable burdens of adulthood and anonymity, when she wakes up after a drunken bender with an all-new, all-consuming purpose in life: to be the first person on Mars. Perfect timing – Danish tech entrepreneur Tor Skovgaard is currently recruiting for a one-way mission to colonise the red planet. Abby knows this is it: her last-ditch bid for fame and glory. And if she can’t be humanity’s saviour … she’ll settle for being its martyr. Blue Giant is an unruly eulogy for millennial optimism – a deranged love letter to a generation torn between helplessness and selfishness." - the blurb of Blue Giant by Jordan Prosser
Purchase your copy here: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/blue-giant (https://www.uqp.com.au/books/blue-giant) or from your local bookstore!
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Details of Jordan's book tour events can be found here: https://linktr.ee/jordanprosser (https://linktr.ee/jordanprosser)
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27 Aug 2026
Saving your best posts for the book with Chris Ames, author of I Made This Just For You
When asked if he had anything he would like to promote in this description, Chris said "Just the book... Listen to jazz, it makes you feel angry happy. Have children, they make you feel hopeful about the future. And listen to your own work along walks on the river. Those are my big three. And log off".
Buy Chris' book: I Made This Just For You here (https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/i-made-this-just-for-you-by-chris-ames/9781761154782)
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27 Aug 2026
Resisting the exceptionalism narrative with Zeynab Gamieldien, author of Learned Behaviours
Thrilled to have the chance to chat to the author of the second novel my book club have discussed!
Zeynab Gamieldien is an award-winning novelist based in Gadigal/Sydney, Australia.
Buy Learned Behaviours here (https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/learned-behaviours-by-zeynab-gamieldien/9781761152191)
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27 Aug 2026
All the Juicy details with memoirist Sheree Joseph
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Juicy - the memoir about how to life life in the wreckage of expectations is one woman's story of emerging through heartbreak and grief to reclaim life on her own terms. Buy your copy of Juicy here (https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/juicy-by-sheree-joseph/9780645858136)
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27 Aug 2026
Romance writing, revenge, and lost idealism with Jessy Wu, author of Good Intentions
Jessy Wu's debut book, Good Intentions, tackles what she's learned through a vibrant career in venture capital, strategic communications, and being an 'irrepressible gadfly' according to the AFR. We chat about why she chose romance to tell this story of truth, power, and what it costs to do the right thing as well as what she thinks can be done about the future of journalism and what's next on her varied dance card.
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27 Aug 2026
Obsession, AI, and writing with Laura-McPhee Browne, author of Worry Doll
My chat with Laura McPhee-Browne, author of Worry Doll, out now from Scribe Publications.
Worry Doll is a sapphic tale of desire, memory, and the delusion of love. It is also, as Laura alludes to, very creepy. I had to go outside and finish my copy in the sunshine because I was STRESSED.
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26 Aug 2026
How to Write an Addictive Novel with Sarah Walker, author of the Water Takes
My chat with Sarah Walker about the inspiration behind her novel The Water Takes, it's connections to Geelong and Helen Garner, and her tips on surviving the apocalypse.
Sarah’s interview with Ramona Magazine: https://ramonamag.com/2026/04/writing-the-unruly-sarah-on-fear-fiction-and-floods/ (https://ramonamag.com/2026/04/writing-the-unruly-sarah-on-fear-fiction-and-floods/)
The book I referenced is actually ‘Notes from an Apocalypse' by Mark O'Connell (I was close!)
Purchase The Water Takes from your local bookstore on online here: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Water-Takes/Sarah-Walker/9781761633324 (https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/The-Water-Takes/Sarah-Walker/9781761633324)
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