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Jason Steger
Jason Steger is the books editor of The Age and The Sunday Age. Born in Wimbledon in 1956 he attained BA Hons in American and English Literature from the University of Kent at Canterbury.
He began his career in journalism as a sports reporter in 1980 before shifting into business and journalism, working for the Financial Times in London.
Jason moved to Melbourne in 1987 and worked on the now defunct Melbourne Herald. He joined the Sunday Age as business editor in 1990 before moving into arts and books journalism. He became books editor of the Age and Sunday Age in 2000.
For work, Jason read the last Harry Potter book in one sitting, it took him nine hours.
