Michael Williams @mmccwill
Editor of @TheMonthly. Host of #readthis (https://t.co/JDlc29gBwZ) Former artistic director @SydWritersFest. Former director of Melbourne's @wheelercentre. Melbourne Joined February 2009-
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Reminder that Thomas Friedman, the author of this column, won three Pulitzers. Awards are fake and journalists should stop catering to awards committees
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“Of course, we have impulse towards kindness…But it does also appear that we have a spin cycle of brutality and barbarism and disregard for our own future and for our own fellow human being. That is our superpower.” @maxjohnporter joins #ReadThis. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rea…
@Lmccw @akverney @rgcooke @Sarah_Kras 100%. Hard to imagine anything better in the months ahead.
So proud of @akverney and @rgcooke for their second Walkley win for their major work on the strange case of John Hughes. So well deserved.
The winners for Feature Writing Long (over 4000 words), supported by @withMEAA, are: Anna Verney (@akverney) and Richard Cooke (@rgcooke), @THEMONTHLY. #walkleys
@likaluca Got to do this back in July. She was in excellent form; podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rea…
@likaluca Isn’t she divine? One of my favourite people to spend time with.
Very proud of my colleagues at @7ampodcast this week, after the brilliant week of episodes on tomorrow’s referendum. Particular shout outs to @MrDTJames and @s_mitchell for their impressive and tireless work. If you don’t know, just listen. 7ampodcast.com.au
Me every time I open peoples’ stories on Instagram at the moment.
@stanleywaite1 @PeterGHolloway @LadyCaroline1 Hi Stanley: we disagree on this one pretty drastically, but if you’re open to a chat, would be more than happy to respectfully argue the toss. For me the big question from your tweet is whether you accept that indigenous disadvantage is a reality that needs addressing.
George Saunders. Hear this. #ReadThis. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rea…
Apparently, according to a random notification on my phone, it’s International Podcast Day. Have you considered #ReadThis? Books, writers, chat: it’s a sensation! New eps each Thurs, with ep13 (George Saunders) out tomorrow. Do listen: we’re proud of it. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rea…
Lots of excellent reading here.
From now until referendum day, we have removed the paywall on all Voice coverage. Read and share articles for free. mnth.ly/g13Sg3m
The latest issue of @THEMONTHLY out now, with @joellegergis in blistering form. Thanks @RebeccaSolnit for the shoutout.
From now until referendum day, we have removed the paywall on all Voice coverage. Read and share articles for free. mnth.ly/g13Sg3m
These films really did a number on me. Seven-year-old Nick was the one who didn’t want to answer the question about if he had a girlfriend.
Nicholas Hitchon aged in seven-year increments for more than a half-century in the acclaimed British documentary series “Up.” He has died at 65. nyti.ms/3YUifdj
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Krasno-stans unite! Listen to the incomparable @Sarah_Kras talk Peter Carey on the latest #ReadThis wherever you get your podcasts.
No one knows books and writers like @mmccwill. What a joy to chat with him about my new essay for @BlackIncBooks’ Writers on Writers series, On Peter Carey. open.spotify.com/episode/2u02P6…
I’ve been slowly easing myself off this app, but in the meantime #ReadThis has continued to be excellent fun. Recent episodes have included Christos Tsiolkas, Leigh Sales and Daniel Lavery. Subscribe and listen! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rea…
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@v_cav @colsonwhitehead Thanks Vanessa. Very kind!
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