Sydney Writers Festival: This is Their Life with Paddy Manning and Margaret Simons

Biographies of public figures are perennially popular with readers eager to gain insight into the lives and legacies of political leaders and media titans. But are they beholden to scandals and scoops, or can they bring valuable perspectives to historic events and how we see ourselves as a nation? Hear from Paddy Manning, Niki Savva and  Margaret Simons about how they balance public and private as they discuss their accounts of those in public life, on stage with host Laura Tingle.