shankari chandran

Kate, Cassie and guests examine all six finalists for the 2023 miles Franklin Literary Award.

Shankari Chandran - who also happens to be a human rights lawyer and a mother of four - wins the Miles Franklin award. 

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Shankari Chandran - who also happens to be a human rights lawyer and a mother of four - wins the Miles Franklin award. 

Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this story and more on The Australian's website or search for The Australian in your app store.

This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes producer Kristen Amiet, multimedia editor Lia Tsamoglou, and original music by Jasper Leak.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shankari Chandran has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award for her third novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, a Trojan horse of a novel that lures you in with the promise of a cosy read but is also about racism and trauma.

Jason Mott's Hell of a Book lives up to its name: it has a snappy title, an eccentric narrator and a Nicolas Cage cameo.

Also, two authors who explore older Australian's experiences with Liz Byrski's At the End of the Day and Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens.