Sydney Writers’ Festival: Literature spreads beyond the page

When Jemma Birrell invited Vince Gilligan to the Sydney Writers’ Festival last year, he was too busy working on the final season of his hit TV series, Breaking Bad, and its coming spin-off, Better Call Saul.

When she invited him for this year’s festival the timing was wrong again. So Birrell, determined not to miss out, extended the festival to suit him.