Orange: Meet authors Michael Brissenden and Paul Daley

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Discover latest books by Michael Brissenden and Paul Daley during this literary conversation

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Join Michael Brissenden and Paul Daley as they discuss crime writing and their latest crime fiction novels. Michael's new book, Dust, is a dark, gripping thriller that explores the complexities of identity, a search for truth, and the unyielding forces of corruption in a world where lives are lived on the fringe. Paul Daley's new book, The Leap, is a pulse-pounding throat-punch of a literary thriller, filled with humour, horror, blistering historical truths, indelible characters and a final twist that will take your breath away.About Michael Brissenden:Michael Brissenden was a journalist and foreign correspondent with the ABC for 35 years. He was posted to Moscow, Brussels and Washington, and worked in Canberra for many years in various roles, including as the political editor for ABC-TV's 7.30 and as a reporter with the ABC's investigative television documentary program Four Corners. Michael has published four previous books including his highly successful 2024 release, Smoke.:About Paul Daley:Paul Daley is an author, journalist, essayist and short story writer. His books have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's History Prize and ACT Book of the Year. He has won two Walkley Awards and the National Press Club Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism. His essays have appeared in Meanjin and Griffith Review, and he writes 'Postcolonial', a column for The Guardian about Australian national identity, history and Indigenous culture. His literary novel Jesustown was published to great acclaim in 2022.Books will be available for purchase and signings on the night, supported by Collins Booksellers, Orange.

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