Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

221 episodes

Cheryl Akle discusses the world with her favourite authors.

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Stories Behind the Story: Kemper Donovan on Agatha Christie, Scriptwriting and Podcasting

Published: Feb. 5, 2024, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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BE Better: Lizzie Williamson on The Active Workday Advantage

Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 10:21 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 43 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Victoria Vanstone on how sobriety changed her life

Published: Jan. 31, 2024, 11:57 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Jack Heath

Published: Jan. 29, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 45 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Shelley Burr

Published: Jan. 22, 2024, 12:21 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 10 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Josephine Moon

Published: Jan. 17, 2024, 10:32 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 18 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Elizabeth Coleman on what makes a good mystery

Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 13 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Kate Ceberano on what inspires, humbles, hurts and sustains her

Published: Jan. 11, 2024, 1:31 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 24 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Sarah Barrie on juggling biker gangs with farm life

Published: Jan. 8, 2024, 2:11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: James Colley

Published: Jan. 3, 2024, 5 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 41 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Jodi McAlister

Published: Dec. 31, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 2 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Esme Louise James

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 51 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Kate Mildenhall

Published: Dec. 26, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds

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Book Chat: Listen to our Christmas episode with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington

Published: Dec. 18, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 24 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Joanna Nell on retirement and ageing gracefully

Published: Dec. 17, 2023, 11:38 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 46 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Tony Birch on surviving domestic violence, writing and family

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 12:50 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 7 seconds

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Lina Jebeile: on food, culture and Lebanese cuisine

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 2:41 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 47 seconds

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BE Better: Sydel Sierra on her own Metamorphosis

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 10 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Amal Awad on the experience of migrant women

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 12:34 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 31 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Richard Osman on old-school mystery novels and ageing

Published: Dec. 4, 2023, 12:51 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 45 seconds

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BE Better: David Michie on meditation and The Dalai Lamas Cat

Published: Nov. 30, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 9 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Jess McGeachin on growing up in a museum

Published: Nov. 29, 2023, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 30 seconds

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Stories Behind the Story: Matt Preston on the food that shapes us

Published: Nov. 26, 2023, 11:29 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 31 seconds

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BE Better: Tom Cronin on meditation

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 11:39 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 13 seconds

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Rachelle Unreich: on the brilliant life of her mother

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 1:16 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds

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Chris Hammer: on journalism, crime, and how his writing has evolved

Published: Nov. 16, 2023, 11:56 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 25 seconds

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Antony Loewenstein: on the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict

Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 11:17 p.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 27 seconds

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Trent Dalton: on finding light in the darkest of places

Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes

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Bryan Brown: on his legendary career, from acting to writing

Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 1:05 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 31 seconds

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Murder and Mystery: A Crime Author Panel

Published: Nov. 9, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 46 seconds

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Robyn Davidson: on trekking across 1700 miles of the Australian Outback

Published: Nov. 9, 2023, 2:28 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 34 seconds

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Tea Cooper: on uncovering the history of Mrs Greenway

Published: Nov. 5, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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Katrina Strickland: on The Good Weekend and the power of memoirs

Published: Nov. 1, 2023, 10:42 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 13 seconds

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Melissa Ashley: on giving a voice to forgotten women in history

Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 1:46 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 5 seconds

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BE Better: Esme Louise James on Kinky History

Published: Oct. 26, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 9 seconds

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Tara Wigley: on simplifying recipes for everyday cooks

Published: Oct. 25, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 54 seconds

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Levi Pinfold: on Harry Potter, illustrating and picture books

Published: Oct. 22, 2023, 11:55 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds

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BE Better: Kaz Cooke on menopause

Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 11:46 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 27 seconds

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Rachel Matthews: on the absurdity and challenges of modern dating

Published: Oct. 18, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 44 seconds

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Tricia Stringer: on setting her new novel on The Ghan

Published: Oct. 16, 2023, 2:17 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 42 seconds

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BE Better: Penny Moodie on OCD and The Joy Thief

Published: Oct. 12, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 5 seconds

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Clare Fletcher: on journalism, rom-coms and writing

Published: Oct. 11, 2023, 11:37 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 58 seconds

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Heather Morris: on the forgotten women of WWII

Published: Oct. 9, 2023, 1:41 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds

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Mariah Sweetman: on being inspired by the fastest man in Australia (her great-great grandfather)

Published: Oct. 4, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 9 seconds

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Zeno Sworder: on illustrating the story of his parents' migrant experience

Published: Oct. 1, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 27 seconds

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BE Better: Dr Tara Swart on The Source

Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 5 seconds

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Kelly Rimmer: on the WWII spies that inspired The Paris Agent

Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 2:29 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 9 seconds

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Leigh Sales: on the power of telling other people's stories

Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 1:20 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 25 seconds

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BE Better: Rachael Coopes on Paris for Beginners

Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 5:04 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 22 seconds

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Lucy Leonardi: on food waste and becoming Food Wise

Published: Sept. 20, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 55 seconds

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Sasha Wasley: on the league of photographers that inspired Snapshots from Home

Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 1:43 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 4 seconds

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Melanie Saward: on exploring the cycle of intergenerational trauma

Published: Sept. 13, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 59 seconds

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Shelley Burr: on the challenges of writing her second book

Published: Sept. 11, 2023, 1:54 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 58 seconds

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Martin Flanagan: on his harrowing boarding school experience

Published: Sept. 6, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 2 seconds

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Kate Mildenhall: on exploring all aspects of womanhood

Published: Sept. 4, 2023, 1:05 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 31 seconds

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Charles Prouse: On the Voice to Parliament

Published: Aug. 30, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 20 seconds

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Scott Bennett: on the soldier that inspired him to write fiction

Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 1:37 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 44 seconds

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Karen Brooks: on bringing history to life

Published: Aug. 23, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 27 seconds

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Vanessa McCausland: on what it means to dream in French

Published: Aug. 21, 2023, 1:28 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 4 seconds

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Roger Simpson: on how characters evolve over time

Published: Aug. 17, 2023, 12:43 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 49 seconds

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Emily Perkins: on identity, visibility and feminism

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 2:41 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 36 seconds

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Dianne Yarwood: on the near-death experience that inspired her debut

Published: Aug. 10, 2023, 12:24 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 24 seconds

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Alli Parker: on Australia's first Japanese war bride

Published: Aug. 7, 2023, 12:34 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 23 seconds

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Ben Mckelvey: on trauma, change and resilience

Published: Aug. 2, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 40 seconds

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Mark Brandi: on small-town life, poverty and class

Published: July 31, 2023, 12:52 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 40 seconds

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BE Better: Kerri Sackville on The Secret Life of You

Published: July 28, 2023, 1:52 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 4 seconds

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Nicole Madigan: on the disturbing phenomenon of stalking

Published: July 26, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds

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Ayesha Inoon: on the cultural differences that shape identity

Published: July 24, 2023, 1:14 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 52 seconds

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BE Better: Amanda Thompson on Financially Fit Women

Published: July 20, 2023, 11:58 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 42 seconds

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Anna Funder: on feminism, marriage and Wifedom

Published: July 16, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 52 seconds

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BE Better: Bec Wilson on How to Have an Epic Retirement

Published: July 13, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 44 seconds

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Megan Rogers: on the beautiful messiness of midlife

Published: July 10, 2023, 1:02 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 18 seconds

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Fiona Lowe: on the Ponzi scheme that inspired her novel

Published: July 7, 2023, 1:55 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 17 seconds

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BE Better: Kate Christie on The Life List

Published: July 7, 2023, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 59 seconds

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Isabel Allende: on exploring the relationship between mother and child

Published: July 3, 2023, 2:09 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds

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BE Better: Melissa Levi reminds us that We Need to Talk About Ageing

Published: June 29, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 30 seconds

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Susan Paterson: on exploring the power of art in her debut novel

Published: June 26, 2023, 1:15 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 42 seconds

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James Comey: on the FBI, mob trials and writing crime

Published: June 22, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 27 seconds

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BE Better: Paul McKenna on Finding Freedom from Anxiety

Published: June 21, 2023, 11:51 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 38 seconds

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Naima Brown: on exploring the dark side of reality TV

Published: June 19, 2023, 1:40 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 56 seconds

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BE Better: Belinda Alexandra on being Emboldened

Published: June 16, 2023, 12:02 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 5 seconds

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Nilima Rao: on exploring her cultural identity through fiction

Published: June 13, 2023, 12:29 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 37 seconds

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BE Better: Sandra Radice on Our Green Change: A Journey to Green School, Bali & Beyond

Published: June 8, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 39 seconds

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Antony Loewenstein: on writing The Palestine Laboratory

Published: June 7, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 9 seconds

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Lisa Barr: on her transition from journalist to writer

Published: June 5, 2023, 1:11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 19 seconds

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BE Better: Helen Jacobs on how to Follow Your Heart

Published: June 2, 2023, 12:44 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 57 seconds

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Josephine Moon: on her inspiring journey to publication

Published: May 29, 2023, 4:07 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 59 seconds

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Stuart Black: on the abuse of corporate power

Published: May 25, 2023, 1:33 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds

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BE Better: Wim Hof on The Wim Hof Method

Published: May 22, 2023, 10:55 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 50 seconds

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Jennifer Saint: on redefining Greek mythology

Published: May 22, 2023, 1:54 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 38 seconds

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Tim Winton: on his body of work and ABC nature series, Ningaloo Nyinggulu

Published: May 16, 2023, 4:22 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds

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Markus Zusak: on how The Book Thief changed his life

Published: May 15, 2023, 1:31 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds

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BE Better: Caitlin Cady on The Hope Dealer

Published: May 11, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 6 seconds

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Armando Lucas Correa: on the rise of translated fiction

Published: May 11, 2023, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 44 seconds

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Candice Fox: on the success of her novels

Published: May 8, 2023, 2:29 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 43 seconds

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BE Better: Gretchen Rubin on living Life in Five Senses

Published: May 4, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes

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Loraine Peck: on criminal ex-husbands and writing courses

Published: May 4, 2023, 2:22 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 11 seconds

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Brad Walls: on capturing the beauty of pools

Published: April 30, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 45 seconds

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BE Better: Dr Ahona Guha on complex trauma

Published: April 27, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 47 seconds

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Samantha Shannon: on the intricacies of modern fantasy

Published: April 24, 2023, 3:39 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds

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BE Better: Kath Koschel on Kindness

Published: April 20, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 15 seconds

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Nicci French: on balancing writing as husband and wife

Published: April 20, 2023, 2:39 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 28 seconds

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Rae Cairns: on the dangerous research process for her novel

Published: April 17, 2023, 2:56 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 42 seconds

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BE Better: Georgie Collinson on The Anxiety Reset Method

Published: April 13, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 11 seconds

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Sally Colin-James: on the plane crash that changed her life

Published: April 13, 2023, 2:56 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 54 seconds

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Margaret Simons: on the process of writing a biography

Published: April 10, 2023, 11:08 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 39 seconds

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Pip Williams: on expanding the world of A Dictionary of Lost Words

Published: April 5, 2023, 6 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 30 seconds

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Toni Jordan: on the popularity of women's fiction

Published: April 3, 2023, 1:39 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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Louise Candlish: on the evolution of her writing

Published: March 30, 2023, 12:06 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds

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Alexandra Collier: on navigating motherhood alone

Published: March 26, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 37 seconds

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Ali Lowe: on shifting from journalism to writing fiction

Published: March 22, 2023, 11:28 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 40 seconds

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Jackie French: on the similarities between adults and children's fiction

Published: March 19, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 29 seconds

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Charlene Carr: on IVF, motherhood and identity

Published: March 15, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 53 seconds

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Kate Legge: on Infidelity and Other Affairs

Published: March 12, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 13 seconds

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Rosemary Kariuki: on advocating for migrant women and refugees

Published: March 8, 2023, 10:49 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 35 seconds

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Cassandra Austin: on moving from writing to ceramics

Published: March 5, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 3 seconds

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Bebe Backhouse: on poetry and self-discovery

Published: March 1, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 2 seconds

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Emilia Hart: on the Pendle Witch Trials

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 56 seconds

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Mercedes Maguire: on the billion dollar romance fiction industry

Published: Feb. 22, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes

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Shannon Molloy: on being a voice for sexual abuse survivors

Published: Feb. 19, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 11 seconds

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Penelope Janu: on her passion for writing romance

Published: Feb. 15, 2023, 10:46 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 43 seconds

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Olivia Wearne: on the policewomen of 1940s Australia

Published: Feb. 12, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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Nikki Mottram: on how working as a child protection officer inspired her debut novel

Published: Feb. 8, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 22 seconds

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Book Chat: with Cheryl Akle and Caroline Overington episode #1

Published: Feb. 7, 2023, 2:43 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 10 seconds

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Bonnie Garmus: on 98 rejections and her bestselling debut

Published: Feb. 2, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 47 seconds

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Peter Doyle: on the crimes that shaped Sydney

Published: Feb. 2, 2023, 12:01 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 14 seconds

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Rebecca Heath: on exploring class and grief in The Summer Party

Published: Jan. 29, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 20 seconds

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Ellidy Pullin: on deciding to have her late husband's child

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 40 seconds

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Pip Drysdale: on how different cities influence her writing

Published: Jan. 22, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 58 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Rachael Johns

Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 53 seconds

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Tom Keneally: on the life and exploits of Irish patriot John Mitchel

Published: Jan. 15, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 17 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Chris Flynn

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 33 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Michael Moseley

Published: Jan. 4, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 3 seconds

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Nat's What I Reckon: on how cooking changed his life

Published: Jan. 1, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 9 seconds

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Michelle Johnston: on finding stories in everyday situations

Published: Jan. 1, 2023, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 11 seconds

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What Are You Reading? Summer Edition: Caroline Overington

Published: Dec. 28, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 8 seconds

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Roger Simpson: on adaptation, television and why he's drawn to crime

Published: Dec. 26, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 27 seconds

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Fiona Palmer: on the town that inspired The Wrong Sister

Published: Dec. 25, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 22 seconds

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Behrouz Boochani: on his 6 years on Manus Island

Published: Dec. 22, 2022, 10:59 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 39 seconds

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Nikki Crutchley: on why psychological thrillers need a killer setting

Published: Dec. 22, 2022, 3:29 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 17 seconds

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Sami Bayly: on her love of the natural world

Published: Dec. 18, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 47 seconds

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Christine Courtenay: on the life and legacy of Bryce Courtenay

Published: Dec. 14, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 19 seconds

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Sally Thorne: on what the rise of BookTok means for authors

Published: Dec. 11, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 45 seconds

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Sean Wilson: on transitioning from playwright to author

Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 28 seconds

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Judy Nunn: on writing short stories

Published: Dec. 7, 2022, 11:24 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 31 seconds

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Belinda Alexandra: on blending historical fact with fiction

Published: Dec. 5, 2022, 2:16 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds

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Amaryllis Gacioppo: on identity, belonging and finding a home

Published: Dec. 1, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 36 seconds

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Janet Evanovich: on writing Stephanie Plum

Published: Nov. 30, 2022, 11:23 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds

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Paddy Manning: on the high-stakes life of Lachlan Murdoch

Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 54 seconds

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Kathy Reichs: on writing Temperance Brennan

Published: Nov. 27, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 25 seconds

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Sloane Crosley: on satirising modern dating

Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 12:19 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 33 seconds

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Natasha Lester: on fashion, France and historical fiction

Published: Nov. 20, 2022, 11:58 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 3 seconds

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Dominique Roques: on his worldwide search for perfumes

Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 31 seconds

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Kayte Nunn: on the haunting crime that inspired The Only Child

Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 12:11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 2 seconds

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Philippa Gregory: on writing women back into history

Published: Nov. 13, 2022, 11:43 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 34 seconds

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Victoria Hannan: on the ripple effects of grief

Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 22 seconds

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Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders: on his first short story collection in 10 years

Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 12:38 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds

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Tea Cooper: on butterflies, teaching and historical fiction

Published: Nov. 7, 2022, 1 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 38 seconds

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Melissa Doyle: on learning to be brave

Published: Nov. 2, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 31 seconds

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Craig Silvey: on exploring the bonds between dogs and humans

Published: Oct. 30, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 43 seconds

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Reece Carter: on exploring darker themes in gothic children's fiction

Published: Oct. 27, 2022, 12:05 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 52 seconds

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Kate McCaffrey: on gender, identity and adult fiction

Published: Oct. 23, 2022, 11:17 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 19 seconds

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Sarah Schmidt: on parenthood and generational trauma

Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 51 seconds

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Julietta Henderson: on exploring sibling relationships in her writing

Published: Oct. 16, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds

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Anna Kent: on working as a midwife in developing countries

Published: Oct. 12, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 18 seconds

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Tracey Lien: on journalism, identity, and growing up in Cabramatta

Published: Oct. 9, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 55 seconds

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Aaron Fa'Aoso: on being Torres Strait Islander and representation in the media

Published: Oct. 5, 2022, 11:08 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 4 seconds

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Susan White: on systematic misogyny in the hospital system

Published: Oct. 2, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 45 seconds

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Antoinette Lattouf: on starting conversations about diversity

Published: Sept. 28, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds

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Zoulfa Katouh: on giving a voice to young Syrian women

Published: Sept. 25, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds

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Andy McNab: on his career from SAS soldier to bestselling author

Published: Sept. 21, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 38 seconds

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Clare Fletcher: on rural weddings bringing communities together

Published: Sept. 19, 2022, 3:56 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 58 seconds

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Nigel Marsh: on being Smart, Stupid & Sixty

Published: Sept. 15, 2022, 3:01 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 32 seconds

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J.M. Miro: on escapism in fantasy fiction

Published: Sept. 12, 2022, 4:48 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 36 seconds

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Claire G. Coleman: on the connection between culture and writing

Published: Sept. 7, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 40 seconds

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Emma Harcourt: on writing women back into history

Published: Sept. 4, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 38 seconds

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Denis Knight and Cristy Burne: on co-writing Wednesday Weeks

Published: Aug. 31, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 38 seconds

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Larry Emdur: on being Happy As

Published: Aug. 28, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 59 seconds

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Lisa Barr: on using fiction to give voice to women

Published: Aug. 24, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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Margaret Hickey: on the rise of Australian rural crime fiction

Published: Aug. 21, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds

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Julie Fison: on alcohol-fuelled violence and coward punches

Published: Aug. 17, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 39 seconds

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Richard McHugh: on his career from barrister to writer

Published: Aug. 14, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 19 seconds

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Ruth Ozeki: on winning the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction

Published: Aug. 10, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 7 seconds

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Matthew Spencer: on using his unusual childhood home in his debut novel

Published: Aug. 7, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds

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Helen Thomas: on Melbourne's most notorious cold case

Published: Aug. 3, 2022, 11:49 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 48 seconds

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Tim Winton: on 40 years of storytelling

Published: July 31, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 41 seconds

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Brendan Colley: on writing as a solace

Published: July 28, 2022, 12:26 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 35 seconds

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Indira Naidoo: on using writing to explore grief

Published: July 27, 2022, 3:12 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 44 seconds

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Helen Fitzgerald: on social work and writing

Published: July 24, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 8 seconds

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Geraldine Brooks: In conversation with the Pulitzer Prize winner

Published: July 21, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 49 seconds

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Nicole Haddow: on ethically growing your wealth

Published: July 21, 2022, 1:03 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 32 seconds

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Mykaela Saunders: on First Nations speculative fiction

Published: July 19, 2022, 2:01 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 10 seconds

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David Knoff: on surviving 537 days stranded in Antarctica

Published: July 17, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 40 seconds

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Luke Mathers: on changing curious habits

Published: July 14, 2022, 12:42 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 38 seconds

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Michael Robotham: on the golden age of Australian crime fiction

Published: July 11, 2022, 12:42 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 37 seconds

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Melissa Fu: on the importance of place and identity in Fiction

Published: July 6, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 34 seconds

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Diane Armstrong: on her experience as a child holocaust survivor

Published: July 3, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 33 seconds

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Caroline Petit: on giving women a voice in historical fiction

Published: June 29, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds

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Robbi Neal: on cancer, family and overcoming hardship

Published: June 27, 2022, 1:39 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 25 seconds

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Carrie Cox: on marriage, love and loss

Published: June 23, 2022, 12:17 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 58 seconds

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Annabel Abbs: on why we need more food in fiction

Published: June 20, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds

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Catherine Deveny: on honesty, dyslexia and being an arts tradie

Published: June 19, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 54 seconds

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Averil Kenny: on her deep connection to rural life

Published: June 16, 2022, 12:28 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds

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Stella Rimington: on her experience as Director General of MI5

Published: June 12, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 1 second

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Brigid Kemmerer: on the fantasy genre boom

Published: June 8, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 6 seconds

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Liane Moriarty: on bestselling novels and award-winning TV shows

Published: June 5, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 46 seconds

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Judy Cotton: on Art, New York and the constant longing for home

Published: May 30, 2022, 4:52 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 4 seconds

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Jon Faine: on the Mighty Apollo and Thelma Hawkes

Published: May 29, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 50 seconds

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Alix Bradfield: on growing older, well

Published: May 25, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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Damon Galgut: on exploring the complexities of South Africa in his writing

Published: May 20, 2022, 4:28 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 48 seconds

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Kylie Moore-Gilbert: on how she survived 804 days in an Iranian Prison

Published: May 19, 2022, 2:22 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 12 seconds

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Chloe Hooper: on the power of bedtime stories

Published: May 18, 2022, 3:17 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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Sheila O'Flanagan: on loss, grief, and accepting change

Published: May 15, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds

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Shelley Burr: on her award-winning crime debut WAKE

Published: May 11, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 31 seconds

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Lauren Chater: on the gown that inspired The Winter Dress

Published: May 8, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 48 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: Who made the 2022 Top 100?

Published: May 4, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds

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Better Reading Top 100: Craig Silvey: on the books that shaped his childhood

Published: May 2, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 44 seconds

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Beth O'Leary: on why she loves writing romance

Published: May 1, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 26 seconds

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Eliza Hull: on breaking the stigma around disability

Published: April 24, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 34 seconds

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Emma A. Jane: on breaking the silence surrounding sexual abuse and mental illness

Published: April 17, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 43 seconds

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Toni Jordan: on science, writing, and Barbie dolls

Published: April 13, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 3 seconds

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Emma Viskic: on writing a deaf detective

Published: April 10, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 4 seconds

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Steve Toltz: on why fear is a big part of his writing

Published: April 4, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 15 seconds

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Julie Bennett: on how her love of opera influenced her writing

Published: April 3, 2022, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 50 seconds

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Sarah Di Lorenzo: on her passion for overhauling the health of her clients

Published: March 30, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 37 seconds

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Kate Thompson: on the importance of libraries and storytelling

Published: March 27, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds

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Jonathan Butler: on the unsolved murder of Warwick Meale

Published: March 23, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds

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Karin Tanabe: on how she's always been a storyteller

Published: March 20, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 25 seconds

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V. E. Schwab: on fantasy and escapism

Published: March 13, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

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Jamar J. Perry: on writing diverse characters in children's books

Published: March 9, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 39 seconds

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Robert Gold: on publishing, crime fiction and working with James Patterson

Published: March 6, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 32 seconds

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Joanna Buckley: on dementia and dying with dignity

Published: March 2, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 9 seconds

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Paul Callaghan: on how Indigenous thinking can change your life

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 21 seconds

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Jana Firestone: on why we should embrace change

Published: Feb. 23, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 18 seconds

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Dinuka McKenzie: on diversity in crime fiction

Published: Feb. 20, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 31 seconds

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Isabel Allende: on the inspiration for Violeta

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 3 seconds

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Lizzie Pook: on the dark history behind Australia's pearling industry

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 3 seconds

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S.J. Norman: on the importance of diversity in writing

Published: Feb. 9, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 56 seconds

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Nita Prose: on her career as an editor

Published: Feb. 6, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 40 seconds

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Imogen Crimp: on opera, feminism and storytelling

Published: Jan. 30, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 1 second

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2021 Highlights: Rick Morton: on complex PTSD and rediscovering love

Published: Jan. 26, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 30 seconds

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Ethan Kross: on harnessing the voice in our heads

Published: Jan. 23, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds

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2021 Highlights: Michael Mohammed Ahmad: on being Lebanese-Australian and reclaiming Arab humanity

Published: Jan. 19, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 48 seconds

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Johann Hari: on why we're losing our ability to focus

Published: Jan. 16, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 48 minutes 11 seconds

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Miriam Margolyes: on her extraordinary life story

Published: Jan. 9, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 22 seconds

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2021 Highlights: Cathy Kelly: on journalism, perspective, and how her writing has evolved

Published: Jan. 4, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 19 seconds

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Charlotte Wood: on what art and artists teach us

Published: Jan. 2, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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2021 Highlights: Stan Grant: on western liberalism and the state of the world

Published: Jan. 1, 2022, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 22 seconds

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2021 Highlights: Monica Dux: on Catholicism and her lapsed faith

Published: Dec. 28, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds

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Fleur McDonald: on writing rural fiction

Published: Dec. 26, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes

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Berndt Sellheim: on the power of writing

Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 49 seconds

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Rebecca Herrmann: on the rise of audiobooks

Published: Dec. 20, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 55 seconds

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Inga Simpson: on her treechange and opening a writer's retreat

Published: Dec. 19, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 29 seconds

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Morris Gleitzman: on ending his popular Once series

Published: Dec. 15, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 59 seconds

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Ann Patchett: reflecting on her life and career

Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 11 seconds

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Dinah Jefferies: on the influence living in Spain had on her writing career

Published: Dec. 8, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 21 seconds

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Christos Tsiolkas: on how his cultural heritage has influenced his writing

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 5:27 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 2 seconds

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Sara Foster: on the lack of maternal figures in dystopian fiction

Published: Dec. 5, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds

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Van Badham: on QAnon and the rise of conspiracy theorists

Published: Dec. 1, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 30 seconds

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Garry Linnell: on one of Australia's most infamous serial killers

Published: Nov. 28, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds

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David Hunt: on exploring the crazy history of Australia

Published: Nov. 24, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 40 seconds

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Lola Berry: on learning from failure

Published: Nov. 21, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 55 seconds

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Anita Heiss: on the Aboriginal heroes of the Gundagai flood

Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 3 seconds

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Julie Kalman: on people smuggling and the criminalisation of refugees

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 6 seconds

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Shane Jenek: on the genesis to Courtney Act

Published: Nov. 14, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 18 seconds

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Jessie Burton: on retelling the story of Medusa

Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 40 seconds

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Kate Langbroek: on what the Italian way of life can teach us

Published: Nov. 7, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 52 seconds

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Yumi Stynes: on breaking the stigma around women's mental and sexual health

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 53 seconds

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James Han Mattson: on exploring social issues through horror fiction

Published: Oct. 31, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 44 seconds

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Mimi Kwa: on exploring her family history

Published: Oct. 27, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 7 seconds

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Tricia Stringer: on exploring female friendship in fiction

Published: Oct. 24, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds

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Karen Herbert: on how redundancy lead her to writing The River Mouth

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Caroline Overington: on how she turned lockdown into a bestselling thriller

Published: Oct. 17, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 7 seconds

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John Safran: on the smoking epidemic and the rise of vaping

Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 9 seconds

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Judy Nunn: on writing, theatre and showbusiness

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 46 seconds

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Tom Keneally: on exploring rural Australia through fiction

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 7 seconds

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Damien Cave: on how moving to Australia changed his relationship with risk

Published: Oct. 3, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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Brendan Cowell: on acting, writing and everything in between

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 34 seconds

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Tim Ayliffe: on the rise of extremism in Australia

Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds

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Cecelia Ahern: on how we are shaped by the people in our lives

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 32 seconds

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Alison MacLeod: on the power of fiction

Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 14 seconds

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John M. Green: on publishing

Published: Sept. 15, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 3 seconds

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Robyn Harding: on why readers are drawn to domestic thrillers

Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 38 seconds

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Thomas Mayor: on masculinity, love and culture

Published: Sept. 8, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 35 seconds

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Catherine Steadman: on pulling back the curtain on show business

Published: Sept. 5, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 10 seconds

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Lisa Millar: on overcoming her fear of flying

Published: Sept. 1, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 27 seconds

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Jake Avila: on the diving trip that inspired Cave Diver

Published: Aug. 30, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 5 seconds

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Kim Lock: on using writing as an outlet for anxiety

Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes

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Karen Brooks: on challenging the male perspective of history

Published: Aug. 25, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 58 seconds

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Dr Norman Swan: on the toll COVID has taken on our wellbeing

Published: Aug. 22, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 50 seconds

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Imran Mahmood: on how a courtroom speech inspired his crime writing

Published: Aug. 18, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 59 seconds

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John Doyle: on the life and career of the man behind Rampaging Roy Slaven

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 38 seconds

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Hannah Bent: on inspiration, grief, and change

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 3:36 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 13 seconds

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Pamela Hart: on cosy mysteries and home renovations

Published: Aug. 11, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 52 seconds

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Kate Thwaites: on toxic culture in Australian Parliament

Published: Aug. 9, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 28 seconds

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Nicola West: on setting a crime novel in her hometown

Published: Aug. 8, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 11 seconds

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Sophie Green: on how her spiritual beliefs influence her writing

Published: Aug. 4, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 27 seconds

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Zakiya Dalila Harris: on being a young black woman in the publishing industry

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 23 seconds

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Kyle Perry: on overcoming the dreaded second book syndrome

Published: Aug. 1, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 19 seconds

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James Phelps: on his research into the Australian prison system

Published: July 28, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 1 second

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Shannah Kennedy: on allowing ourselves to be happy with Plan B

Published: July 25, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds

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Campbell Mattinson: on using writing to break down barriers of love and loss

Published: July 21, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 54 seconds

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Michael Mohammed Ahmad: on being Lebanese-Australian and reclaiming Arab humanity

Published: July 18, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 26 seconds

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Erina Reddan: on how her childhood inspired her fiction

Published: July 14, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 7 seconds

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Fiona McIntosh: on what makes a good crime novel

Published: July 11, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 4 seconds

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Jillian Cantor: on why she chose to write about Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie

Published: July 7, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds

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Cassandra Austin: on feminism and how women's roles have changed

Published: July 5, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds

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Julia Baird: on winning the ABIA Book of the Year

Published: July 4, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 52 seconds

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A.W Hammond: on researching and writing about moral grey areas in his WWII historical novel

Published: June 30, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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Monica Dux: on Catholicism and her lapsed faith

Published: June 30, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 8 seconds

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Ruhi Lee: on overcoming her family's expectations

Published: June 28, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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Mary-Anne O'Connor: on her work with women's shelters and researching women's suffrage

Published: June 27, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 13 seconds

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Kamalle Dabboussy: on his ongoing fight to free his daughter and grandchildren from the Islamic State

Published: June 22, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 56 seconds

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Cindy Solonec: on her rich cultural heritage

Published: June 21, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 1 second

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Yumiko Kadota: on being a female surgeon in a male-dominated industry

Published: June 20, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 4 seconds

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Kate Holden: on what really happened to Glen Turner

Published: June 16, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 31 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 14

Published: June 15, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 11 seconds

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Kathy Reichs: on her career as a forensic anthropologist, crime writer and TV producer

Published: June 13, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 22 seconds

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Tori Haschka: on her love of food and how it influenced her first novel

Published: June 9, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds

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Meredith Jaffe: on writing a book set in a men's prison

Published: June 6, 2021, 2 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 55 seconds

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Dr Robert Isaacs: on bridging the divide between white and black Australia

Published: June 2, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 13

Published: May 31, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 56 seconds

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Cathy Kelly: on journalism, perspective, and how her writing has evolved

Published: May 30, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 56 seconds

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Madeleine Ryan: on being diagnosed with autism while writing A Room Called Earth

Published: May 26, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 37 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 12

Published: May 24, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 18 seconds

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Richard Flanagan: on the rotting underbelly of the Tasmanian salmon industry

Published: May 23, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 31 seconds

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Reverend Bill Crews: on twelve practical life lessons for the secular and spiritual alike

Published: May 19, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 11

Published: May 17, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 10 seconds

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Christina Sweeney-Baird: on imagining a man-killing virus for The End of Men... before COVID-19

Published: May 16, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds

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Book Chat: 2021 Better Reading Top 100

Published: May 12, 2021, 11:05 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 45 seconds

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Adam Thompson: on Aboriginal heritage, muttonbirding and storytelling

Published: May 10, 2021, 11:35 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 50 seconds

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Nikki Gemmell: on writing about Australia's dark history

Published: May 9, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 28 seconds

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Kate Foster: on raising a neurodiverse child

Published: May 5, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 40 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 9

Published: May 3, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 23 seconds

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Nicola Moriarty: on growing up in a family of storytellers

Published: May 2, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 9 seconds

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Lisa Harding: on growing up around addiction and the power of escapism

Published: April 28, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 1 second

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 8

Published: April 26, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds

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George Saunders: on how writing can fundamentally change someone

Published: April 25, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 48 seconds

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Rick Morton: on complex PTSD and rediscovering love

Published: April 21, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 8 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 7

Published: April 19, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 59 seconds

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Stan Grant: on western liberalism and the state of the world

Published: April 18, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes

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Neil Mercer: on what happened to Trudie Adams

Published: April 12, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 30 seconds

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Katie McMahon: on how her love of medicine turned into a love of writing

Published: April 11, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 25 seconds

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Kirsty Everett: on how she survived cancer not once, but twice

Published: April 7, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 40 seconds

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Dr Sarah Woodhouse: on trauma and how to break free from it

Published: April 4, 2021, 6 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 41 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 6

Published: March 31, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 2 seconds

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Zoe Daniel: on America's chaotic political climate

Published: March 30, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 48 seconds

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Kathy George: on Namibia to Melbourne and more

Published: March 29, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 57 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 5

Published: March 28, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 49 seconds

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Tana Douglas: on being the world's first female roadie and working with legends

Published: March 23, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 57 seconds

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C.J. Tudor: on interviewing movie stars and becoming an award-winning author

Published: March 21, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 50 seconds

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Better Reading Book Chat: episode 4

Published: March 18, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 25 seconds

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Janet Skeslien Charles: on the unusual woman who sparked her love of France

Published: March 16, 2021, 5 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 24 seconds

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Richard Osman: on TV, writing... and Steven Spielberg

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 5 p.m.
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Anita Abriel: on her extraordinary family history and why she decided to write about it

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 5 p.m.
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Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 5 p.m.
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Published: Jan. 24, 2021, 5 p.m.
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Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 5 p.m.
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Published: Dec. 27, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Garry Disher: on publishing his first book and how crime fiction has evolved

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Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Monica McInerney: on releasing a book during Covid and how her childhood shaped her writing

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 5 p.m.
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Belinda Alexandra: on writing, publishing and resilience

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Mary-Anne O'Connor

Published: April 15, 2019, 7:46 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 29 seconds

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J.R. Lonie

Published: April 10, 2019, 6:51 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 2 seconds

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Todd Alexander

Published: April 8, 2019, 6:21 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 25 seconds

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Jacqueline Harvey

Published: April 3, 2019, 6:57 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds

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Chris Hammer

Published: April 3, 2019, 3:43 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 16 seconds

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Amy Goldstein

Published: March 30, 2019, 12:01 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 58 seconds

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Sulari Gentill

Published: March 29, 2019, 3:40 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 32 seconds

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Zack McDermott

Published: March 27, 2019, 7:04 a.m.
Duration: 39 minutes 1 second

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Toby Walsh

Published: March 27, 2019, 6:47 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 50 seconds

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Tayari Jones

Published: March 27, 2019, 6:27 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 22 seconds

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Kate Young

Published: March 24, 2019, 11:33 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 3 seconds

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Kerri Turner

Published: March 21, 2019, 11:53 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 8 seconds

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Fiona Lowe

Published: March 18, 2019, 11:47 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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Cassie Hamer

Published: March 15, 2019, 3:23 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 40 seconds

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Dervla McTiernan

Published: March 12, 2019, 2:06 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 26 seconds

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Brandy Scott

Published: March 8, 2019, 4:17 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 9 seconds

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Ben Okri

Published: March 6, 2019, 1:32 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 19 seconds

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Jackie French

Published: March 1, 2019, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 58 seconds

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Jennifer Spence

Published: Feb. 27, 2019, 5:23 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 28 seconds

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Michael Mosley

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 4:07 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 53 seconds

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Literary Scandals and Hoaxes

Published: Feb. 18, 2019, 11:58 p.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 45 seconds

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Anna Funder

Published: Feb. 14, 2019, 11:30 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 46 seconds

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Carly Findlay

Published: Feb. 12, 2019, 11:48 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 32 seconds

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AJ Finn

Published: Feb. 8, 2019, 6:35 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 24 seconds

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Myffy Rigby

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 12:47 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 18 seconds

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