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. <ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads</li> </ul> See&nbsp;<a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-stringify-link="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-sk="tooltip_parent">omnystudio.com/listener</a>&nbsp;for privacy information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Samah Sabawi on Cactus Pear For My Beloved 

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. <ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads</li> </ul> See&nbsp;<a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-stringify-link="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-sk="tooltip_parent">omnystudio.com/listener</a>&nbsp;for privacy information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Melanie Cheng on The Burrow

Astrid Edwards interviews Amy McQuire about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uqp.com.au/books/black-witness" data-stringify-link="https://www.uqp.com.au/books/black-witness" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media</a>, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. <ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads</li> </ul> See&nbsp;<a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-stringify-link="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-sk="tooltip_parent">omnystudio.com/listener</a>&nbsp;for privacy information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Amy McQuire on Black Witness

Astrid Edwards interviews Jumaana Abdu about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/translations-9781761343872" data-stringify-link="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/translations-9781761343872" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Translations</a>, which is shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. <ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads</li> </ul> See&nbsp;<a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-stringify-link="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-sk="tooltip_parent">omnystudio.com/listener</a>&nbsp;for privacy information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Jumaana Abdu on Translations

&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. <ul data-stringify-type="unordered-list" data-list-tree="true" data-indent="0" data-border="0"> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Become an FW member to join the movement and fast-track your professional development</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Keep up with @futurewomen on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Threads</li> </ul> See&nbsp;<a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-stringify-link="http://omnystudio.com/listener" data-sk="tooltip_parent">omnystudio.com/listener</a>&nbsp;for privacy information.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Santilla Chingaipe on Black Convicts: How Slavery Shaped Australia 

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

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