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Getting to know Mick: Suzanne Falkiner on writing the first biography of Randolph Stow

UWA Publishing Mick: A Life of Randolph Stow Perth Writers Festival PWF16 Randolph Stow Suzanne Falkiner

Getting to know Mick: Suzanne Falkiner on writing the first biography of Randolph Stow

Randolph Stow at Adelaide University, October 1957

Collection: ABC publicity photograph: National Archives of Australia NAA

One of the surprising things about researching the life of Randolph Stow is to find out how surprising he is. Outside Western Australia at least, and among those who remember him at all, people tend to think of him as a quiet recluse, associated in his childhood with rural Geraldton, who in later life lived in an English backwater and, after writing a handful of extraordinary novels, gradually retreated from public life.

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Your guide to UWA Publishing at Perth Writers Festival 2016

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Your guide to UWA Publishing at Perth Writers Festival 2016

The Perth Writers Festival program 2016 has landed in our hot little hands, and we're delighted to be able to share that we have a bunch of UWA Publishing people addressing audiences this year across a range of topics.

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Western Australian Booksellers: Beaufort Street Books

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Western Australian Booksellers: Beaufort Street Books

Jane Seaton at Beaufort Street Books gives us an insider's scoop on independent bookselling in Australia.

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Western Australian Booksellers: Boffins Bookshop, Perth

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Western Australian Booksellers: Boffins Bookshop, Perth

We spoke with booksellers Bill Liddelow and Lana Corry about trends, tips and juicy tales that have unfolded in Boffins Bookshop. 

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Western Australian Booksellers: The Bodhi Tree, Mount Hawthorn

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Western Australian Booksellers: The Bodhi Tree, Mount Hawthorn

An interview with Karen Kotze, owner of The Bodhi Tree Bookstore and Cafe in Mount Hawthorn. 

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