In this episode, Caroline talks to biographer Jacqueline Kent about wrangling a subject’s  relatives and  dealing with critics as part of of her experience writing the biographies of Julia Gillard and early Australian feminist Vida Goldstein.

Life Sentences is a Two Heads Media production

Producers: David Roach and Jennifer Macey

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

www.carolinebaum.com.au

All the books in this series are available from good bookshops and online.

In this episode, Caroline talks to biographer Jacqueline Kent about wrangling a subject&rsquo;s&nbsp; relatives and&nbsp; dealing with critics as part of of her experience writing the biographies of Julia Gillard and early Australian feminist Vida Goldstein.
Life Sentences is a Two Heads Media production
Producers: David Roach and Jennifer Macey
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
www.carolinebaum.com.au
All the books in this series are available from good bookshops and online.

What is the secret to writing a really juicy biography? Author Caroline Baum interviews seasoned players and persistent newcomers who share their experience of navigating sensitive territory in the search for the real story behind a person’s life. Whether they are writing about the famous or the forgotten, whether their version of events is authorised or
unauthorised, biography is a high-stakes quest full of twists and turns.

What is the secret to writing a really juicy biography? Author Caroline Baum interviews seasoned players and persistent newcomers who share their experience of navigating sensitive territory in the search for the real story behind a person&rsquo;s life. Whether they are writing about the famous or the forgotten, whether their version of events is authorised or unauthorised, biography is a high-stakes quest full of twists and turns.

Life Sentences Podcast

What is the secret to writing a really juicy biography? Author Caroline Baum interviewsseasoned players and persistent newcomers who share their experience of navigating sensitive territory in the search for the real story behind a person’s life. Whether they are writing about the famous or the forgotten, whether their version of events is authorised or unauthorised, biography is a high-stakes quest full of twists and turns.

What is the secret to writing a really juicy biography? Author Caroline Baum interviewsseasoned players and persistent newcomers who share their experience of navigating sensitive territory in the search for the real story behind a person&rsquo;s life. Whether they are writing about the famous or the forgotten, whether their version of events is authorised or unauthorised, biography is a high-stakes quest full of twists and turns.

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