Two Sides of the Story: Memoir - Kate Holden & David Astle

Autobiography, memoir, life-writing: countless genres, countless approaches. Exposing one’s life experiences on the page seems somewhat daunting. From Kate Holden’s personal and romantic travails to David Astle’s professional peccadilloes and linguistic shenanigans, these two very different memoirists compare notes.

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Presenters

Kate Holden

Kate Holden is a popular public speaker, has published two books and also writes short stories, a fortnightly column in The Age, reviews and essays.

David Astle

David Astle is the public face of dictionary nerds, thanks to his umpire role on SBS’s Letters and Numbers. (What other show can revel in CARBONITE, REBONE or the plural of SWINE?) His latest book is Puzzled, a quirky guide to the history and secret of word puzzles.