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Author Kailum Graves

Author Kailum Graves

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Summary

Episode #178 is a celebration of words, writing competitions, festivals and short stories. Veronica and Laurie chat with Kailum Graves, the winner of the 2026 Furphy Literary Award about his writing and art. (There's a link in the show notes to read his winning story 'The Magpies have Unionised'. A beautiful Australian tale a decade in the making.

Book spotlights:
1. BANG! by Taliyah Stone - crime thriller
2. Broken by Magick by T.W. Howis – urban fantasy, police procedural
3. Cherish (A Blemished Tale) by Faye Hall – romance
4. Against the Rising Sun by Jeff Steel – biography military history
5. The Vandemonium: Wall Street and Silicon Valley Collide by Allan Charles Branch – memoir
6. Come on Australia: The Great War Service of Lieutenant Colonel Terence McSharry CMG DSO MC by Lewis Frederickson & Victor Nurcombe – non-fiction
7. Under the Same Moon by Peter Mitchell – non-fiction

Intro - 0:57
News - 13:05
Book spotlights - 23:36
Author interview - 42:11
Post interview chat - 1:25:00
Quotes - 1:27:27

Read 'The Magpies have Unionised' HERE

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