12:00 Interview Experiences to Write Home About
It takes a writer more than just literary technique to capture a subject’s true persona and bring an encounter to life. Ben Naparstek and Mark Dapin have travelled the globe and interviewed some of the world’s most fascinating characters. Dapin, Good Weekend columnist and author, will talk about some of his “interview mistakes” from getting chucked out by Gordon Ramsey, going on tour with the Veronicas when there was no tour, getting his ribs broken by Kostya Tszyu to annoying Chopper Read. Naparstek, editor of The Monthly, will discuss some of the interviews that he collated in his first book, Ben Naparstek in Conversation. From questioning Umberto Eco on snubbing Stanley Kubrick to discovering why John Malkovich threatened to shoot Robert Fisk, he will reveal his intriguing encounters with some the world’s best writers.
