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Kate Grenville

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Kate Grenville is one of Australia’s most celebrated writers. Her international bestseller The Secret River was awarded local and overseas prizes, has been adapted for the stage and as an acclaimed television miniseries, and is now a much-loved classic. Grenville’s other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Dark Places and the Orange Prize winner The Idea of Perfection. Her recent non-fiction includes One Life: My Mother’s Story, The Case Against Fragrance and Elizabeth Macarthur’s Letters. Her most recent novel is the bestselling A Room Made of Leaves. She has also written three books about the writing process. In 2017 Grenville was awarded the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature.
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Kate Grenville in conversation with Ramona Koval on A Room Made of Leaves    
Geelong Regional Libraries: Kate Grenville discusses A Room Made of Leaves   
Write Around the Murray: Kate Grenville discusses A Room Made of Leaves wth Jason Stegar   
Melbourne Writers Festival: Keynote Speech 2020  
Sydney Morning Herald: Creatives aren’t just head-in-the-clouds dreamers   

Guardian: Top Australian writers call for climate action to be at the centre of election   
Guardian: I used to be passive on climate change. A Helen Garner fan pushed me to act     
Saturday Paper: interview with Kate Holden     


Titles byKate Grenville
  • Restless Dolly Maunder
    Restless Dolly Maunder
    Kate Grenville
  • A Room Made of Leaves
    A Room Made of Leaves
    Kate Grenville
  • Elizabeth Macarthur’s Letters
    Elizabeth Macarthur’s Letters
    Kate Grenville
  • Lilian's Story
    Lilian's Story
    Kate Grenville
  • The Case Against Fragrance
    The Case Against Fragrance
    Kate Grenville
  • One Life
    One Life
    Kate Grenville
  • The Secret River
    The Secret River
    Kate Grenville
  • The Idea of Perfection
    The Idea of Perfection
    Kate Grenville
  • Sarah Thornhill
    Sarah Thornhill
    Kate Grenville
  • Dark Places
    Dark Places
    Kate Grenville
  • The Lieutenant
    The Lieutenant
    Kate Grenville
  • Searching for the Secret River
    Searching for the Secret River
    Kate Grenville