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Celebrity Readers

Find out what these well-known Victorians say about their favourite books, places to read and the writers they most admire.

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Kirsty Murray, author

Kirsty is a self-confessed library junky. 




John Harms, ABC broadcaster and author

John admires the writing of George Johnston and William McInnes.


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Hannie Rayson, playwright

Hannie has fond memories of winter afternoons in Carlton Library.




Cr David Wilson, City of Melbourne

David loves the City Library and admires Arnold Zable's storytelling.




Michael Brett-Young, CEO Law Institute of Victoria 

Michael enjoys Elliot Perlman's writing, partly because he does not write like a lawyer.




Jane Sullivan, journalist and author

Jane is a big fan of Peter Carey because he put Bacchus Marsh on the world map!




Helen Garner, author 

Helen believes we live in a wonderful moment of history in which memoir and non-fiction are brilliantly flourishing.




Tony Wilson, author

Tony judges a good holiday read by whether he sits in bed eating tins of tuna instead of getting up for meals.




Sally Isaac, City of Yarra

Sally enjoys non-fiction and biography, especially with background music and green tea.




Kerry Greenwood, author

At the age of sixteen Kerry wrote her first book, sitting in her mother's apricot tree.




Cr Fraser Brindley, Melbourne City Council

Cr Fraser Brindley admires Frank Hardy and Don Watson from the couch.




Elliot Perlman, author

Elliot Perlman admires George Johnston and all librarians.




Carrie Tiffany, author

Carrie talks about Illywhacker and reading in the bath.




Arnold Zable, author

Arnold loves reading in the Botanical Gardens.


 
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