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Before The Names, Florence Knapp was Flossie Teacakes
What's in a name? Florence Knapp reclaimed her own name for her novel The Names, but before that she had a crafting blog with the moniker "Flossie Teacakes". As Florence Knapp (https://www.florenceknapp.com/) describes to Claire Nichols, na
02 | The Agatha Christie Murder Club: How to plot the perfect murder
We have reconvened to solve another perplexing case: how does Agatha Christie plot the murder? We break down one of Agatha's most popular books — Murder on the Orient Express — to discover her tricks of the trade and learn about her commitm
01 | The Agatha Christie Murder Club: Who was Agatha?
At the first meeting of The Agatha Christie Murder Club we investigate the life of Agatha Christie to find out what led to a lifetime of writing detective fiction. How did her failed ambitions as an opera singer force her to pivot? What rea
Why R.F. Kuang won't stay in the world of Yellowface
Is there any genre RF Kuang can't master? Her work continually surprises readers and for her latest novel, Taipei Story, she explains why she's shifted gears to tell a quiet story infused with subtle humour. Taipei Story (https://www.harper
The Top 100 Australian Books afterparty
You voted, we counted and now we know: Tim Winton's Cloudstreet is our favourite-ever Australian book. In this Top 100 Australian Books afterparty we relive the highs, the lows and the controversies of the countdown. Claire Nichols and Hila
INTRODUCING — The Agatha Christie Murder Club
Before Knives Out, escape rooms and true-crime podcasts, there was Agatha Christie. The 'Queen of Crime' perfected the murder-mystery format and, 50 years after her death, we still can't get enough of her trailblazing take on cosy crime. Ea
Min Jin Lee and Bonnie Garmus: After Pachinko and Lessons in Chemistry
The surprising Australian links in Min Jin Lee's latest novel American Hagwon. And Bonnie Garmus stresses the importance of poetry in Peck and Peck, the follow up to Lessons in Chemistry. Why did it take ten years to write American Hagwon,
Jeffrey Archer's final Australian interview
Conservative politician and bestselling author, Jeffrey Archer has died at 86. In one of the final interviews of his life, he recounts how his changing financial, personal and political fortunes propelled his writing career. Jeffery Archer'
Shaun Micallef gets silly
Why Shaun Micallef's latest novel DeAth Takes a Holiday (https://publishing.hardiegrant.com/en-au/books/death-takes-a-holiday-by-shaun-micallef/9781761154812) features a cast of gothic characters including a vampire suffering from ennui, zo
Geraldine Brooks on 25 years of wonder and Zoe Foster Blake's girlfriend getaways
Geraldine Brooks explains how she stumbled across the story that inspired her 17th century plague novel, Year of Wonders (https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9780008485184) and Zoe Foster Blake channels her favourite getaways and strong f
Kim Scott and Kate Grenville went to the library, and came away with a story
Kim Scott was so disturbed by how Noongar people were depicted in the Western Australian archive that he wrote Benang: From the Heart (https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/benang/?srsltid=AfmBOoquaWk2z93Zxfec437AB_FpLOL3D9OVIVnwaVXLQ_FBqtI3c
Tim Winton returns to Cloudstreet while Holly Ringland pines for the 90s
Tim Winton explains why his beloved Cloudstreet is not a nostalgic novel, while Holly Ringland admits she was "nostalgia sick" for the 1990s while writing The World Beneath Her Feet. Cloudstreet (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/cloudstreet
Why Helen Garner won't read Monkey Grip again
Helen Garner (https://www.textpublishing.com.au/authors/helen-garner) finds it painful to think back to the time when she wrote her autobiographical novel, Monkey Grip, about a young mum and her love affair with a heroin addict. Monkey Grip
Top 100 Australian Books is here. Three Aussie stars pick their fave reads
Omar Musa, Maxine Beneba Clarke and Nadine Garner share the Australian books that shaped their reading life. Find out what they want to do with problematic classics like My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin. The event was recorded with The
The Big Little Lies sequel Liane Moriarty never planned to write
Liane Moriarty reveals why she finally wrote the Big Little Lies sequel after being very resistant. And Garth Nix combines mystery with science fiction in his latest novel, Massif. After the success of the Big Little Lies (https://www.panma
Slumdog Millionaire's Vikas Swarup wants to get your attention
Indian author Vikas Swarup explains the key to his success with Slumdog Millionaire; he believes his new book has a winning premise too. Plus venture capitalist turned novelist Jessy Wu's Good Intentions. Former Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup
Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss follow up is about obsession
In Sophie, Standing There bestselling author Meg Mason channels the good and bad of writers' festivals and author fandom. Plus, Bobuq Sayed's journey from Afghanistan to the US via Perth; their novel No God But Us is about two gay men in Is
Omar Musa celebrates his 2026 Miles Franklin win for Fierceland
Discover why the forests sing in Fierceland (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/fierceland-9781926428796?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=24006742929&gbraid=0AAAABAo8Cf7cv3LdHAmn7Me1hEnMYEM5e&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-MDTBhCgARIsAKAkdlQgUkVEEK3Ri-yBwc7nywWcl
Dave Eggers draws on his lifelong friendships in Contrapposto
Why American author Dave Eggers' new novel Contrapposto has taken over 20 years to write. Plus Australian writer Maria Takolander explains the link between Elon Musk, her son and her novel The End of Romance. Firstly, Dave Eggers (https://d
We've read every book on the 2026 Miles Franklin shortlist. Who will win?
From hopping zombies to singing forests and a lot of queer characters, we break down the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award (https://www.perpetual.com.au/insights/2026-miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist-revealed/)shortlist and pick our
Mick Herron and the losers, misfits and boozers of Slow Horses
Mick Herron (https://www.mickherron.com/titles/mick-herron-6/clown-town/9781399800433/) reveals how the first of his Slow Horses series almost didn't get published. He joined Claire Nichols and a packed audience at the State Library of West
Spritz and bubble tea with Andrew Sean Greer and Naomi Ishiguro
Pulitzer Prize-winner Andrew Sean Greer (https://andrewgreer.com/) makes the case for the 'charm novel' with his latest, Villa Coco (https://www.hachette.com.au/andrew-sean-greer/villa-coco-set-to-be-a-staple-on-sun-loungers-bbc-culture-40-
Holden Sheppard brings footy out of the closet
Holden Sheppard grew up gay and closeted in the regional town of Geraldton, WA and now he writes characters like himself into his award winning books — Invisible Boys and Yeah the Boys. Plus for NAIDOC week, Kalkadoon writer John Morrissey
Bryan Brown comes bob-bob-bobbin' along
Settle in for some classic storytelling with actor Bryan Brown who's written his third novel, Hidden. Plus Angela O'Keefe tells Claire Nichols about Phantom Days, a book about a book. Bryan Brown has been a fixture of our screens since the
Why Flashlight's Susan Choi can't stop writing about her dad
How Susan Choi took her own family — and dialled up the tension — in her Booker shortlisted novel, Flashlight. Flashlight (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/flashlight-9781529932515)traces the fallout from the disappearance of Serk, a Japane
How Maggie O'Farrell's inner 'neek' came out with Land
Fresh from the Oscars for Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell joins Claire Nichols to discuss her book Land. Plus, Robert Forster of iconic indie band The Go-Betweens shares the musical influences behind his debut novel Songwriters on the Run. Maggie
Yann Martel flips the script on a Greek classic
In Son of Nobody (https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/son-of-nobody-9781923058811), Yann Martel tells Claire Nichols how he reimagines The Iliad, shifting the epic from heroic legend to life as an ordinary foot soldier. Twenty-five year
Why joy matters in Ann Patchett's Whistler
Bestselling author Ann Patchett joins Claire Nichols to discuss her novel Whistler and its unexpected take on step-parents, while Romy Ash unpacks her intimate, sexy and strange new book, Mantle. American author Ann Patchett (https://www.an
Booker Prize winner David Szalay on the risk and reward of writing Flesh
Why Booker Prize (https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/authors/david-szalay)winner David Szalay once thought Flesh (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/flesh-9781529932423)was a vulgar title and why he's glad he kept it. He joined Cl
Siri Hustvedt's love letter to Paul Auster
Why Siri Hustvedt wants Paul Auster to return as a ghost. American novelist and essayist Siri Hustvedt (https://sirihustvedt.net/)speaks with Claire Nichols about her partner of 43 years, writer and poet Paul Auster (https://www.allenandunw
