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Bridge of Clay is the new sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, author of the international bestseller The Book Thief, which swept the world and was made into a movie.

Welcome to the Storyfest Podcast where you can hear recordings of the thought-provoking, inspiring and sometimes hilarious sessions from StoryFest, a biennial storytelling festival held in the Milton-Mollymook-Ulladulla region on the NSW south coast. In this episode, literary superstar Markus Zusak chats with Suzanne Leal about his career, love of the south coast and writing his most recent bestselling novel "Bridge of Clay." Show Notes: Storyfest Web - www.storyfest.org.au Facebook / Twitter / Instagram - @storyfestinc Markus Zusak Web - www.bridgeofclaybook.com Facebook - @MarkusZusack Tumblr - @zusakbooks Instagram - @markuszusak Suzanne Leal Website: https://www.suzanneleal.com Facebook: @suzanne.author Twitter: @suzanne_leal Instagram: @Suzanne Leal Author

In celebration of the very first Storyfest which will be happening in Milton from 21-23 June 2019, we are re-releasing the Storyfest launch from last year with Markus Zusak. Tickets are still available for some events, snatch them up at www.storyfest.org.au Storyfest has launched with an almighty bang, featuring the voice and stories of almighty author, Markus Zusak. In this special episode of the W4W podcast Markus is in conversation with Storyfest organiser, Suzanne Leal, chatting about his book "Bridge of Clay". If you like this episode of the Writes4Festivals podcast, check out all of our episodes at http://www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ OR SUBSCRIBE at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your pods. #w4wpodcast #Storyfest #Milton #MarkusZusack #BridgeofClay #Writing #WritingFestivals #RegionalNSW #podcasts #writingpodcasts SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals Web - www.writes4women.com/writes4festivals/ Facebook - @writes4festivals Twitter/Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest Web - www.storyfest.org.au Facebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc Markus Zusak Web - www.bridgeofclaybook.com Facebook - @MarkusZusack Chloe Dadd Facebook - @chloedaddmusic Pamela Cook Web - www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook - @pamelacookauthor Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) Web - www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Facebook/Twitter - @kelbutler / @listenuppodcasting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Bridge of Clay” is the new sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, author of the international bestseller “The Book Thief,” which swept the world and was made into a movie.

Markus Zusak, internationally best-selling author of The Book Thief, makes his long-awaited return with a profoundly heartfelt and inventive novel about a family held together by stories, and a young life caught in the current: a boy in search of greatness as a cure for a painful past. Join us for a special evening at the National Library as Markus is joined by respected journalist and presenter Caroline Baum to discuss his much-anticipated new novel Bridge of Clay. Image: Markus Zusak, courtesy Hugh Stewart

Storyfest 2019 has launched with an almighty bang, featuring the voice and stories of almighty author, Markus Zusak. In this special episode of the W4W podcast Markus is in conversation with Storyfest organiser, Suzanne Leal, chatting about his brand spanking, much anticipated, new book "Bridge of Clay". Storyfest is a storytelling festival launching in Milton, NSW, 2019. It will be a featured part of the "Writes4Women Presents" podcast, showcasing regional writing festivals. Launching soon.- Thank you to the support of Writing NSW and Create NSW for making W4W Presents podcast possible.- SHOWNOTES: Writes4Festivals and Writes4Women Web - www.writes4women.com Facebook - @writes4women Twitter/Instagram - @w4wpodcast Storyfest Web - www.storyfest.org.au Facebook / Twitter - @storyfestinc- Chloe Dadd Facebook - @chloedaddmusic Pamela Cook Web - www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook - @pamelacookauthor Kel Butler Facebook/Twitter - @kelbutler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadcast on KSCO AM 1080, KSCO 104.1 FM, KOMY AM 1340, and KSCO.com Live Stream. It's A Question Of Balance ® radio show balances the intellectual with the creative, exploring whether we have more in common than divides us through thought-provoking conversations - out and about with people on the street on different topics , and in the studio with inspiring guests from the arts . Balance is not a compromise. Balance is truth distilled from many places creating cohesive understanding. Hosted by Ruth Copland . Check out podcasts of the different topics and arts guests at www.itsaquestionofbalance.com Arts Interview: Markus Zusak Ruth Copland talks to wonderfully inventive Australian writer Markus Zusak the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of 'The Book Thief', 'I Am the Messenger', 'Fighting Ruben Wolf', and 'Getting the Girl'. Markus Zusak is best known for his novel 'The Book Thief', which has sold 16 million copies worldwide, is published in 42 foreign language territories, has spent over 500 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and is a major motion picture. Markus Zusak’s latest book is 'Bridge of Clay', a novel 13 years in the writing. Ruth and Markus talk about what drew him to writing, the over-arching theme of his work, how the story of 'Bridge of Clay' evolved over many years, how and why he writes, and much more. Originally published in the U.S. in March 2006, 'The Book Thief' received numerous awards, including a Michael L. Printz Honor from the American Library Association and the Sydney Taylor Book Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries. 'The Book Thief' has since gone on to become a book selection of community reads programs across the country and was released as a major motion picture in 2013. It was also featured on the list of America’s 100 most-loved books by PBS’s The Great American Read. The best-selling I Am The Messenger has also been honoured with numerous awards. Born in 1975 in Sydney, Australia, the youngest of four children of immigrant German and Austrian parents Markus worked briefly as a house painter, a janitor and a high school English teacher before becoming an author. He lives in Australia with his wife and children. For more info visit www.itsaquestionofbalance.com Copyright 2018 Ruth Copland. All rights reserved.

Markus Zusak is the award-winning author of four books for young adults. With the publication of The Book Thief in 2006, Australian and US critics are now dubbing Mr. Zusak a “literary phenomenon”. He discussed The Book Thief, with RTHK's Sarah Pas...