Take Me To Your Reader

23 Dec 2025

Take Me to Your Reader – Episode 1 Robert King 13 December 2025

Authors & Books, Literature, Writers and Writing

Loretta interviews special guest Robert King.  LGBTIQA+ writer and JOY presenter Robert King discusses his battle with homosexuality and his unpublished memoir of owning a bar in Bali

Loretta and Robert discuss motor garage owner Alice Anderson and Boroondara council’s bid to erect a statue of her. Loretta then interviews Robert about growing up in a small country town, being a teacher and his attempts to ‘cure’ being gay.

In the second section Robert chats about owning/ leasing a bar in Bali with two friends. A discussion about different types of editing follows.

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