AWW23: The Aussie Queen of Noir - Jane Harper
Chair: Beejay Silcox
\nCritic Beejay Silcox has suggested that Jane Harper\u2019s \u201coutback noir mega-hit\xa0The Dry\xa0kick-started a crime-writing boom\u2026 the drought blighted bush town became a genre trope: Australia\u2019s sunburned answer to the arid cold of Scandi noir". Her subsequent novels have received international acclaim and have cemented Harper\u2019s place in the crime genre. She joins Silcox to talk about the intersection of character, plot and landscape and what becoming an international bestseller has meant to her writing.
\nEvent details: Thu 09 Mar, 1:15pm on the East Stage