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Lee Lai's graphic novel makes Stella Prize history
Lee Lai (https://lee-lai.cargo.site/) has won the 2026 Stella Prize for her graphic novel Cannon (https://giramondopublishing.com/lee-lai-on-cannon/), marking the first time a graphic novel has been awarded the $60,000 prize. She tells Clai
Can we escape fate? Veronica Roth and Amitav Ghosh on past lives and destiny
What do fate and past lives reveal about who we are? Claire Nichols speaks with Veronica Roth and Amitav Ghosh on Seek the Traitor's Son and Ghost Eye. Award-winning, Indian-born American author Amitav Ghosh (https://amitavghosh.com/) explo
Elizabeth Strout and Amanda Lohrey on aliens and a man called Artie
Readers have lovingly followed the fictional lives of Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton for more than a decade. Now their creator, Elizabeth Strout introduces a new character to embrace and Claire Nichols finds out why. Plus Amanda Lohrey ex
Kae Tempest and Michael Winkler talk poetry and pooches
British poet, performer and novelist Kae Tempest explains why writing his second novel, Having Spent Life Seeking, was so necessary and Michael Winkler tells Claire Nichols why life might be better as a dog. Michael Winkler's (https://www.m
Vale David Malouf
David Malouf was a giant of Australian writing who was known and loved for his iconic debut novel, Johnno, about a young Brisbane man during World War 2; a book partly inspired by his own life. In a career spanning more than 50 years, David
Steve Toltz rolls the dice in his new dark comedy
Steve Toltz talks to Claire Nichols about his comic novel A Rising of the Lights, and former diplomat Ian Kemish reflects on his tender debut, Two Islands, exploring the long tail of war. Twins separated by the role of a dice, the rise of A
Shaun Micallef and Jenny Tinghui Zhang deliver K-Pop thrills and vampire chills
A fun wild ride here on the Book Show where Claire Nichols embraces the silly with Shaun Micallef and K-Pop with Chinese American writer Jenny Tinghui Zhang. Jenny Tinghui Zhang (https://www.jennytinghui.com/) has tapped into the K-Pop phen
Yael van der Wouden on sex, history and an incredible year
For this Easter special an opportunity to revisit Yael van der Wouden the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction (https://womensprize.com/library/the-safekeep/)winner. Her celebrated debut The Safekeep also made the 2024 Booker Prize (https://thebo
Debra Adelaide on the life and death of Gabrielle Carey
Debra Adelaide reflects on her pain and helplessness in the wake of writer and friend, Gabrielle Carey's death, and Emma Styles aptly takes Claire Nichols to the beach to discuss her thriller The Shark. Australian author Debra Adelaide's la
Colm Tóibín can't stop naming his characters Paul
Irish author of Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín shares with Claire Nichols the stories that have shaped his latest collection that travels continents and times, and Patmeena Sabit tests assumptions about the death of a young woman in her inventive no
Daniyal Mueenuddin's changing Pakistan
This is Where the Serpent Lives (https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/this-is-where-the-serpent-lives-9781037200786/) from Pakistani-US writer Daniyal Mueenuddin (https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/author/daniyal-mueenuddin/), is an elegy to a changing
Howard Jacobson embraces being a Jewish writer
Howard Jacobson joins Claire Nichols to unpack Howl, and Australian authors Eva Hornung and Omar Musa discuss their latest novels. Booker Prize winner Howard Jacobson (https://jacobsonh.substack.com/about) has long written about Jewish iden
Francis Spufford's Nonesuch shows World War II as you've never it seen before
In his new novel, Nonesuch, British author Francis Sufford introduces a fabulously spiky heroine fighting fascism and mysterious moving statues during London's Blitz. Plus, bestselling author Kathy Lette is in Australia touring her latest n
Tayari Jones on her beautiful new novel Kin
Tayari Jones, author of the Women's Prize-winning An American Marriage, returns with Kin, a work of historical fiction that illuminates the inner lives of two motherless girls growing up in the American South during the Jim Crow era. And fo
Patrick Ryan and Sita Walker on seances, secrets and school rooms
A stolen kiss propels Patrick Ryan's American epic, Buckeye, which traces the loves, loss and lies of two Ohio couples. And Sita Walker on her inventive debut novel, In a Common Hour, which unfolds over a single school lunch break as a trou
George Saunders on angels and the afterlife
American author George Saunders reflects on why death is such fertile ground for fiction and how it shapes his haunting new novel Vigil. Plus, Australian writer Michael Mohammed Ahmad discusses writing through childhood trauma in his courag
Adam Kay on how medicine and comedy shaped his debut novel
Doctor‑turned‑memoirist‑turned‑comedian Adam Kay makes his fiction debut with A Particularly Nasty Case, a medical murder mystery set inside a hospital. And Perth based author Jay Martin discusses her debut novel, Boom Town Snap, a story th
Trent Dalton and Gregory Maguire on why there's no place like home
Bestselling author Trent Dalton reveals how The Wizard of Oz appears in every book he's written — from Boy Swallows Universe to his latest novel, Gravity Let Me Go. Plus, Wicked author Gregory Maguire revisits the inspiration behind his ico
Philip Pullman's enduring legacy
Philip Pullman's 30 year enchantment with his heroine Lyra Belacqua and His Dark Materials continues with The Rose Field. And Zoe Terakes takes a queer view of the Ancient Greek myths in Eros. Northern Lights, the first book in Philip Pullm
Summer highlights: David Nicholls and Liane Moriarty on their starry screen adaptations
From Sydney Writers Festival (https://www.swf.org.au/program/season-2025/liane-moriarty-and-david-nicholls), two bestselling writers, David Nicholls and Liane Moriarty, reveal what it's like to see their stories go from the page to the scre
Summer highlights: Arundhati Roy, Colum McCann and Morgan Talty
God of Small Things author Arundhati Roy on her monstrous mother and becoming a writer, Colum McCann dives into the digital age with Twist and Penobscot Indian Nation writer Morgan Talty on his story of family bonds, Fire Exit. Arundhati Ro
Summer highlights: Samantha Harvey's accidental prize winner
British author Samantha Harvey (https://www.samanthaharvey.co.uk/) joined Claire Nichols at the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival (https://mrrwfestival.com/) for a revelatory conversation about dreams, insomnia and publishing a bo
Summer highlights: Marian Keyes on writing to save her life
Irish writer Marian Keyes joined Claire Nichols at the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival (https://mrrwfestival.com/) and they spoke about how Marian became a writer when she was in the depths of despair. Marian also acknowledged t
Summer highlights: Ocean Vuong, Charlotte McConaghy and David Malouf
Ocean Vuong's dazzling follow up to his debut On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Charlotte McConaghy's urgent Wild Dark Shore and David Malouf reflects on a life of writing. The Emperor of Gladness is the latest novel from the Vietnam born, A
Bri Lee, Madeleine Gray and Kate Mildenhall on friendship, families and the future
Bri Lee, Madeleine Gray and Kate Mildenhall break the mould with their new books about fraying families, frightening futures and creepy animals in Seed, Chosen Family and The Hiding Place. These three authors have made a splash with their p
05 | Dear Jane — The endlessly adaptable Austen
Why is Jane Austen endlessly adaptable? After all, her Pride and Prejudice character, Elizabeth Bennett, has fought zombies, investigated murders, been a video blogger and has performed Bollywood dance numbers. Is it the brilliant plotting,
Jeanette Winterson releases the reading Genie
For Jeanette Winterson, reading has been her liberation but she's worried about its future. She asks what AI means for storytelling in her new book One Aladdin Two Lamps. American author Lily King shares the surprising origin of her tear-je
04 | Dear Jane — Reading Emma in Pakistan
Jane Austen's influence has spread well beyond the Anglosphere 250 years after her birth and today we consider the the parallels between Austen's Regency England and contemporary Pakistan. Laleen Sukhera is the founder of the Jane Austen So
Megha Majumdar and Sally Hepworth on climate crisis and granny serial killers
Megha Majumdar's A Guardian and a Thief asks what a billionaire, a manager and homeless person have in common, Sally Hepworth reveals the dramatic confession that led to her latest novel Mad Mabel and in the third episode of Dear Jane we ar
03 | Dear Jane — Persuasion, the original second chance romance
Jane Austen's novel Persuasion was the last she completed before her death and it is considered a more mature, sombre romance, and in Dear Jane, we ask what makes it so special? Persuasion follows the ever dependable Anne Elliot and Frederi
