EPISODE · Feb 7, 2019 · 34 MIN
Jacqueline Kent on falling in love with the man behind Wake in Fright
from Good Reading Podcast · host Good Reading Magazine
Jacqueline Kent was working as a book editor when she was assigned a set of humorous short stories by Kenneth Cook, author of the classic horror novel Wake in Fright. Her dealings with Cook resulted in a 'volcanic' relationship and a brief marriage between two lovers of words. Jacqueline writes beautifully about her time with Ken in her new memoir, Beyond Words. In this episode, Angus Dalton asks Jacqueline about the enduring legacy of Wake in Fright, a butterfly farm, and the changes she's watched unfold across the Australian book industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2NGVDYK Listen on Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2MXSxQ8 About the book: http://bit.ly/2UKEobS
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Jacqueline Kent was working as a book editor when she was assigned a set of humorous short stories by Kenneth Cook, author of the classic horror novel Wake in Fright. Her dealings with Cook resulted in a 'volcanic' relationship and a brief marriage between two lovers of words. Jacqueline writes beautifully about her time with Ken in her new memoir, Beyond Words. In this episode, Angus Dalton asks Jacqueline about the enduring legacy of Wake in Fright, a butterfly farm, and the changes she's watched unfold across the Australian book industry. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2NGVDYK Listen on Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2MXSxQ8 About the book: http://bit.ly/2UKEobS
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