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Literary editor Jason Steger on 25 years of wrangling books, authors and publishers

Nobody's desk at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald has been as overflowing with books as that of Jason Steger, who recently left his job as books editor at the mastheads. On today's episode he talks with culture writer Kerrie O'Brien about his favourite interviews and books, whether he cops much abuse from writers after a bad review - and that time he drank too much with Richard Flanagan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Mark Manson, author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k' on how the se…

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  Norman Swan researched the best way to parent kids under ten. Here's what …

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  Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch

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  Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni …

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  Author Markus Zusak on the magic - and mayhem - of mongrels

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  Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song

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  From Sydney to Singapore, Melbourne to Manila: meet the man playing Alexan…

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  What impact has that 'controversial' $443m investment made to the Great Ba…

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  Best-selling author Roxane Gay on body positivity, Trump and Channing Tatum

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  'Like a hurricane was inside the house': a survivor's tale of the Beirut p…

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  Grappling with twin tragedies and tax reform: Allegra Spender's life as a …

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  Debunking milk myths: Farmer and food writer Matthew Evans on the white st…

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  Solving Australia's chronic housing crisis

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  ‘Live, give, get uncomfortable’: Nedd Brockmann on that epic run across Au…

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  'I've got to work out who the hell this guy is:' The true story behind 'Fa…