

ALISON BOOTH
- AUTHOR -

ABOUT ME
Born in Melbourne and brought up in Sydney, Alison Booth spent over two decades studying, living and working in the UK before returning to Australia some fifteen years ago.
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Death at Booroomba is the eighth novel by A L Booth. Her debut novel, Stillwater Creek, was Highly Commended in the 2011 ACT Book of the Year Award, A Perfect Marriage was Highly Commended in the 2019 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards, and The Philosopher's Daughters was Highly Commended in the 2022 ACT Notables Awards. She began her fiction writing career with short stories, published in the UK, the US and Australia. An award-winning academic at the Australian National University, she is also a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and has published extensively in scientific journals. She lives with her husband in North Canberra.
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Alison loves hearing from readers, so do drop her a note on the Contact page if you would like to get in touch.
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Interviews
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Interview with Jan Goldsmith 3CR Melbourne. 19 July 2018
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‘Taking a risk’, ABC Radio National ‘Life Matters’ interview, 15 July 2013
Interview with Martyn Pearce from the ANU Reporter, November 2012
Interview for Australian Literature Review, 21 November 2012
Interview with Jeanavive McGregor, Radio 2SER, 23 July 2012
Interview with Nicole Alexander, 29 May 2012
Podcast interview on 4ZZZ Brisbane ‘Bookclub' with Sky Kirkham, 19 July 2012
(.mp3 format - approx 16Mb download)
Brisbane radio 4ZZZFM Skye Kirkham
Podcast interview on 'Published orNot' with Jan Goldsmith, 3CR Radio, 28 June 2012(.mp3 format - approx 15Mb download)
Sydney Writers' Centre Podcast interview with Valerie Khoo, 20 January 2011
Interview with Stephen Green page 24, "Margin Quarterly Magazine", ANU CBE, Issue 3, Autumn 2011
Under the Milky Way interview with Blanche Clark, Herald Sun, 2011