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Astrid Edwards interviews Samah Sabawi about her memoir <a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/cactus-pear-for-my-beloved-9781761344978">Cactus Pear For My Beloved</a>&nbsp;which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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Astrid Edwards interviews Melanie Cheng about her novel The Burrow, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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Astrid Edwards interviews Melanie Cheng about her novel&nbsp;<a href="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-burrow" data-stringify-link="https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/the-burrow" data-sk="tooltip_parent">The Burrow</a>, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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Astrid Edwards interviews Amy McQuire about Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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Astrid Edwards interviews Jumaana Abdu about Translations, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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&nbsp;Astrid Edwards interviews Santilla Chingaipe about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Black-Convicts/Santilla-Chingaipe/9781761107238">Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia</a>, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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Astrid Edwards interviews Michelle de Kretser about Theory & Practice, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize.
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We are back! Jamila Rizvi introduces a special Stella Season of Anonymous Was A Woman.

Astrid Edwards, FW book nerd and Chair of Judges for the 2025 Stella Prize, has interviewed the six authors shortlisted this year.

Astrid interviews Michelle de Kretser (Theory & Practice), Santilla Chingape (Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia), Melanie Cheng (The Burrow), Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear For My Beloved), Jumaana Abdu (Translations) and Amy McQuire (Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media).

Interviews will drop before the winner is announced on Friday 23 May 2025.
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We are back! Jamila Rizvi introduces a special Stella Season of&nbsp;Anonymous Was A Woman.
Astrid Edwards, FW book nerd and Chair of Judges for the 2025 Stella Prize, has interviewed the six authors shortlisted this year.
Astrid interviews Michelle de Kretser (Theory &amp; Practice), Santilla Chingape (Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia), Melanie Cheng (The Burrow), Samah Sabawi (Cactus Pear For My Beloved), Jumaana Abdu (Translations) and Amy McQuire (Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media).
Interviews will drop before the winner is announced on Friday 23 May 2025.
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We are back | Anonymous Was a Woman's NEW Stella Season

Aja Barber has pledged to never take a dollar from fast fashion, and in her 2021 book 'Consumed' she explains why.

She is passionate about racial justice and exposing endemic injustices in our consumer and fashion industries. Aja is also no stranger to campaigning for change. Her Instagram video 'Why Performative Allyship is Triggering', which called out brands and influencers for monetising the Black Lives Matter movement, has accumulated over one million views. The video also put a spotlight on the disparity between fast fashion brand billionaires and their unpaid factory workers during the Covid-19 economic downturn.

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Aja Barber has pledged to never take a dollar from fast fashion, and in her 2021 book 'Consumed' she explains why.
She is passionate about racial justice and exposing endemic injustices in our consumer and fashion industries. Aja is also no stranger to campaigning for change. Her Instagram video 'Why Performative Allyship is Triggering', which called out brands and influencers for monetising the Black Lives Matter movement, has accumulated over one million views. The video also put a spotlight on the disparity between fast fashion brand billionaires and their unpaid factory workers during the Covid-19 economic downturn.
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This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hachette.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEZa8v8FOsQXOU-va24wjHJxhlEQ">Hachette Publishing</a>&nbsp;and is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="https://futurewomen.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://futurewomen.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjiCzI-iscYE3Vk90_xu02gpQl_Q">Future Women</a>. The podcast is produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://badproducerproductions.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://badproducerproductions.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHY9FazDNl0errH1pWZpLADtT3BtA">Bad Producer Productions</a>.

Aja Barber

This week Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are joined by Future Women's Bojana Kos. 

Chapter 1: Jamila asks whether or not books can help drive our understanding of sustainability, and Astrid takes issues with the term itself.

Chapter 2: Jamila brings Ash Davidson's powerful debut, 'Damnation Spring' to the podcast.

Chapter 3: Astrid once again picks a non-fiction work and recommends 'Under a White Sky: The nature of the future' by Pulitzer-prize winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert.

Join us on Thursday for an interview with the brilliant Aja Barber.

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Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter) to continue the conversation.

This podcast is sponsored by Hachette Publishing and is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions.

This week Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards are joined by Future Women's Bojana Kos.&nbsp;
Chapter 1: Jamila asks whether or not books can help drive our understanding of sustainability, and Astrid takes issues with the term itself.
Chapter 2: Jamila brings Ash Davidson's powerful debut, 'Damnation Spring' to the podcast.
Chapter 3: Astrid once again picks a non-fiction work and recommends 'Under a White Sky: The nature of the future' by Pulitzer-prize winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert.
Join us on Thursday for an interview with the brilliant Aja Barber.
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Join our discussion using hashtag&nbsp;#AnonymousWasAWomanPod&nbsp;and don't forget to follow Jamila (on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamilarizvi/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/jamilarizvi/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEeFCW9EPViX-RMwqG_Ob7F3xpJXg">Instagram</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/jamilarizvi" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/jamilarizvi&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHs38y70cpTS0nqnYJNn0FR9D3zBg">Twitter</a>) and Astrid (also on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJ6dMVgV_R6GhdPFfclwPfL2RSTg">Instagram</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/_AstridEdwards_" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/_AstridEdwards_&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE16IUKzvm00yyjDkvfmx5m52XtaQ">Twitter</a>) to continue the conversation.
This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hachette.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEZa8v8FOsQXOU-va24wjHJxhlEQ">Hachette Publishing</a>&nbsp;and is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="https://futurewomen.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://futurewomen.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjiCzI-iscYE3Vk90_xu02gpQl_Q">Future Women</a>. The podcast is produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://badproducerproductions.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://badproducerproductions.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHY9FazDNl0errH1pWZpLADtT3BtA">Bad Producer Productions</a>.

On sustainability

Lisa Millar is the co-host of ABC TV's News Breakfast, and 'Daring to Fly' is her memoir about conquering fear and finding joy.

Lisa returned to the ABC in Australia after finishing a decade-long posting as bureau chief in both London and Washington DC, covering some of the world's biggest stories. She began her career at the Gympie Times in 1988 and has worked in print, TV and radio. She won a Walkley Award in 2005 for investigative reporting.

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Lisa Millar is the co-host of ABC TV's&nbsp;News Breakfast, and 'Daring to Fly' is her memoir about conquering fear and finding joy.
Lisa returned to the ABC in Australia after finishing a decade-long posting as bureau chief in both London and Washington DC, covering some of the world's biggest stories. She began her career at the&nbsp;Gympie Times&nbsp;in 1988 and has worked in print, TV and radio. She won a Walkley Award in 2005 for investigative reporting.
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This podcast is sponsored by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hachette.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEZa8v8FOsQXOU-va24wjHJxhlEQ">Hachette Publishing</a>&nbsp;and is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="https://futurewomen.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://futurewomen.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjiCzI-iscYE3Vk90_xu02gpQl_Q">Future Women</a>. The podcast is produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://badproducerproductions.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://badproducerproductions.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1612168396875000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHY9FazDNl0errH1pWZpLADtT3BtA">Bad Producer Productions</a>.

Lisa Millar

Anonymous Was A Woman with Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards is a conversation on books by, and about, women.

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Anonymous Was A Woman&nbsp;with&nbsp;Jamila Rizvi&nbsp;and&nbsp;Astrid Edwards&nbsp;is a conversation on books by, and about, women.
Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod, and don't forget to follow Jamila (on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamilarizvi/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jamilarizvi">Twitter</a>) and Astrid (also on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/_AstridEdwards_">Twitter</a>).
This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://futurewomen.com/">Future Women</a> and <a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/">Hachette Australia</a>. The podcast is produced by <a href="https://badproducerproductions.com/">Bad Producer Productions</a>.

Anonymous Was A Woman Podcast

Anonymous Was A Woman with Jamila Rizvi and Astrid Edwards is a conversation on books by, and about, women.

Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod, and don't forget to follow Jamila (on Instagram and Twitter) and Astrid (also on Instagram and Twitter).

This podcast is brought to you by Future Women. The podcast is produced by Bad Producer Productions.

Anonymous Was A Woman&nbsp;with&nbsp;Jamila Rizvi&nbsp;and&nbsp;Astrid Edwards&nbsp;is a conversation on books by, and about, women.
Join our discussion using hashtag #AnonymousWasAWomanPod, and don't forget to follow Jamila (on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamilarizvi/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jamilarizvi">Twitter</a>) and Astrid (also on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_astridedwards_/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/_AstridEdwards_">Twitter</a>).
This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://futurewomen.com/">Future Women</a>. The podcast is produced by <a href="https://badproducerproductions.com/">Bad Producer Productions</a>.

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