Australian authors discuss books that shaped their craft

Six Australian authors discuss the books that have shaped their lives and influenced their approach to storytelling. The collection explores how literature can provide inspiration, articulate complex human experiences, and offer new ways to craft narratives.

Author Jess Ho, known for ‘People With Money’ and ‘Raised by Wolves’, identified Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Fight Club’ as a transformative work. Ho noted that the book’s exploration of isolation, consumerism, and nihilism, combined with its minimalist writing style, significantly impacted their perspective on the potential of storytelling.