Author Q&A Archives - Word of Mouth TV

Debra Oswald shares her passion for the delicious

Debra Oswald shares her passion for the delicious

SarahM2020-02-15T13:43:51+11:00Categories: News|Tags: 1970s, Australian literature, Author Q&A, books, Debra Oswald, The Whole Bright Year, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Debra Oswald, creator of the TV series Offspring and author of The Whole Bright Year , shares her greatest inspirations and challenges as a writer, in a career that has brought her to the vibrant heart of Australian culture. For those of you who don't know, Debra's screen credits also include: Bananas in Pyjamas, Police Rescue, The Secret Life of Us, and various dramas for ABC TV Education. Debra also shares her passion for food. The Whole Bright Year is set on a peach farm in the 1970s, and she takes great pleasure skewering the hilarious food moments of the era.

Charlotte Smith’s passion for food and fashion

Charlotte Smith’s passion for food and fashion

SarahM2019-02-05T19:45:03+11:00Categories: News|Tags: Author Q&A, books, Charlotte Smith, Fashion, food, interview, One Enchanted Evening|

Author Q&A

Anglo-American Charlotte Smith inherited a vast collection of vintage and historic garments and accessories from her American Quaker godmother, Doris Darnell. Along with 3,500 items of clothing came boxes of personal letters and Doris’s handwritten notes documenting the stories of the women who wore them. As custodian, Charlotte has expanded the collection to more than 9,000 pieces, to include fashion from 36 different countries - the largest in the world. She has written a series of books about the collection and talks to us about her writing journey.

The pancakes revelations: Holly Ringland answers all

The pancakes revelations: Holly Ringland answers all

SarahM2018-09-22T16:25:51+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Author Q&A, Holly Ringland, interview, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Holly Ringland has generously answered Word of Mouth TV's Q&A and we think you'll find the answers very interesting. In the process, Holly uncovered an unholy obsession with pancakes, so much so, that from here on out, we are considering dubbing the Q&A the pancake revelations. This Q&A swings from the depths of trauma to the dizzying heights of culinary joy - perhaps there's a link?

Lauren Chater, a well-read cookie, crunches answers

Lauren Chater, a well-read cookie, crunches answers

SarahM2018-08-29T14:04:19+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Author, Author Q&A, books, food, Lauren Chater, The Lace Weaver, Word of Mouth TV|

Author Q&A

Every time authors come to dine with Word of Mouth TV, we ask them questions about their latest book, their next project and, of course, their relationship with food and their take on the intersection between food and literature. This episode, Lauren Chater, talks about her blog, The Well Read Cookie, her love of baking and ... chocolate!

British author Sarah Winman offers sound bite

British author Sarah Winman offers sound bite

SarahM2018-07-15T14:25:27+10:00Categories: News|Tags: Author Q&A, interview, Perth Festival Writers Week, Sarah Winman, Tin Man, transcript|

Author interview

Sarah Winman, who's award-winning debut novel When God Was a Rabbit stormed into the international bestseller list, was in Australia this year to promote her latest novel Tin Man at the 2018 Perth Festival Writers' Week, and took time out to have a chat with Kate Forsyth (also a guest). Sarah has a great food story to share about how she and her partner would trade their art for restaurant dinners as young things when they were struggling just to pay the rent.