Karen Viggers at the Readers' Festival

According to her website Karen Viggers is an author, veterinarian and podcaster. She is the author of five novels: The Stranding (2008), The Lightkeeper’s Wife (2011), The Grass Castle (2014), The Orchardist’s Daughter (2019) and Sidelines (2024). Her work is set in Australian landscapes and communities, and explores contentious issues, such as dying with dignity, displacement of First Peoples, wildlife conservation, clear-felling of native forests, and now, modern parenting and junior sport. She is co-host of the Secrets From the Green Room podcast in which she interviews writers and other book industry colleagues about books and writing.  Karen  spoke at the Kiama Readers' Festival about her latest novel Sidelines.KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: [email protected]