For both writers and readers, there is an alchemical power in literature that can bring solace, wisdom, laughter and tears. Some of the world’s most acclaimed authors took to the stage during the 2016 Sydney Writers' Festival to share the books that have defined them and saved them as writers and human beings. Hear from luminaries including Jeanette Winterson, Kate Tempest, Vivian Gornick, Herman Koch, Marlon James and Andrew Denton, as they invite you into the inner sanctum of their bookshelves. Hosted by 702 ABC Sydney’s Richard Glover.

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