michael heyward

In this episode host Andy Muir is joined by Text CEO and Publisher, Michael Heyward, to discuss the work of the late Peter Temple and his book The Red Hand. Following the interview, Suzanne Leal, Dr Sue Turnbull and Catherine du Peloux Menage explore Temple’s back catalogue with Andy, unpacking Jack Irish, Truth and The Broken Shore to reflect on why he is one of Australia’s most important crime writers. All the books discussed can be purchased from podcast partner Booktopia.

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Suzanne Leal

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Andy Muir

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Michael Heyward - Text Publishing

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BOOKS DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE INCLUDE: 

Peter Temple: 

• The Red Hand
• Jack Irish Novels
• The Broken Shore 
• Bad Debts
• In the Evil Day
• White Dog

Shane Maloney - Stiff

Kenneth Cook - Wake In Fright 

Jane Harper - The Dry

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Penny Hueston is the co-owner with Michael Heyward of Text Publishing, one of Australia’s great independent houses. Text publishes some of the world’s most loved writers including Helen Garner, Graeme Simsion, Elena Ferrante and J.M. Coetzee. They’ve done a lot for Australian writing in general, championing books internationally and their Text Classics series has brought back many important Australian books into print, including those by Elizabeth Harrower. Penny herself is an incredibly skilled editor and translator. Her translations are by authors such as Nobel prize-winning Patrick Modiano, Sarah Cohen-Scali, Emmanuelle Pagano and Marie Darrieussecq. She’s translated six books of Marie’s including Being Here: The Life of Paula Modersohn-Becker for which she just received the 2020 Medal for Excellence in Translation.