Matriarchs and Motherlines
Description
Toni Jordan (Tenderfoot) and Lisa Moule (Mother of all Calamities) discuss restless mothers and the messy politics of friendship and family in their latest novels. With Alice Reid.
Lineup
Toni Jordan
Toni Jordan has worked as a molecular biologist, quality control chemist, TAB operator and door-to-door aluminium siding salesperson. She is the author of the international bestseller Addition, which was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and has been adapted into a feature film, in cinemas in 2026. Her award-winning books include Nine Days, Our Tiny, Useless Hearts, Dinner with the Schnabels and Prettier if She Smiled More. Toni has been published widely in newspapers and magazines. She holds a Bachelor of Science in physiology and a PhD in Creative Arts and lives in Melbourne. Tenderfoot her eighth novel was published by Hachette in September 2025
Lisa Moule
Lisa grew up in Melbourne and studied at Melbourne University before moving to Paris to train in theatre at École Jacques Lecoq. She later moved to London, where she built a career as an actor and voice artist, performing at venues such as The London Playhouse and Soho Theatre, and voicing work including The Thunderbirds and The Skinner Boys. Lisa completed Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT in 2022. She won second prize in the 2022 Furphy Literary Award and the 2023 Australian Short Story Festival's Emerging Writers' Prize. She's also been shortlisted for the Peter Carey and Stringybark Awards. Her debut short story, Estelle, was published in Ordinary People. Lisa is a co-host on 3CR's Published... or Not and lives in Naarm/Melbourne with her husband and two children.
Alice Reid
Alice Reid is a writer and librarian living on Wurundjeri land in Naarm/Melbourne’s inner west. She is the Program Co-Director of the 2026 Willy Lit Fest.
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