Dark Materials

The old adage – it’s not what happens but how you handle it – doesn’t hold when the damage goes deep.

In this panel discussion, writers Michael Mohammed Ahmad (Bugger), Sarah Krasnostein (The Trauma Cleaner) and David Szalay (Flesh) discuss the dark themes that were the impetus for their books. How do they thoughtfully represent abuse on the page and how do their stories, real and imagined, navigate life-changing trauma?

Hear Mohammed, Sarah and David as they discuss the darker side of life, with host Jacqueline Maley.