This Writing Life

This Writing Life 09 Oct BOOK ABOUT THE SHOW Susan Orlean, Ri Andrew Pippos & Charlotte Wood in conversation with Carody Culver What does it mean to capture a life in words – and how do the stories we tell about ourselves shape the way we see the world? Susan Orlean’s exuberant memoir of finding her creative calling, Andrew Pippos’ intimate novel of endings and beginnings, and Charlotte Wood’s indispensable compilation of conversations with other authors all reveal, in striking and compelling ways, how we narrate and understand the writer’s work. PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL ABOUT THE AUTHORS Susan Orlean is the bestselling author of eight books including Joyride , The Library Book , and The Orchid Thief , which was made into the Oscar-winning film Adaptation . She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine since 1992. She lives in Los Angeles. Andrew Pippos is a Sydney author. His debut novel, Lucky’s , won The Readings Prize for Australian Fiction, and was shortlisted f