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Ben Elton and the case for popular fiction
British comic Ben Elton on the Aussie inspiration for writing fiction, and Miles Franklin winner Sofie Laguna on the collision of puberty and Roman mythology in her novel The Underworld. Plus the rules for reading Austen's Pride and Prejudi
02 | Dear Jane — the perfectly plotted Pride and Prejudice
In a Jane Austen novel, what does it mean if a character is in the Navy? What role do aunts and silly characters play? And what's the significance of the lavish balls? Irish author of Brooklyn and Long Island, Colm Tóibín, (https://colmtoib
Pod extra: David Szalay wins the Booker Prize
The British-Hungarian author David Szalay (https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/david-szalay) restrained novel Flesh has won the 2025 Booker Prize (https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/prize-years/2025). The prize was presented to S
Patricia Lockwood on Dolly the sheep and long covid
Patricia Lockwood's latest book is the third exploring her inner state, just don't call it a trilogy. A call to all Jane Austen lovers with the beginning of our new series Dear Jane, and Markus Zusak on the wonder of books. Chronically onli
01 | Dear Jane — the wild, not mild, Jane Austen
We're celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday with Dear Jane, a brand-new series about her life, her books and her legacy. In the first instalment, Roller Derby Austen fanatic and academic Devoney Looser (https://www.devoneylooser.com/)bus
Who will win the Booker Prize?
Become a Booker Prize expert and meet the shortlisted authors before the winner is announced in a ceremony featuring classic British pomp and fanfare. These are the shortlisted books: • Flashlight by Susan Choi • The Land in Winter by Andre
An American elegy with Eric Puchner and Jane Harper on grief and the disappeared
The American elegy, Dream State by American author Eric Puchner is one of Claire's favourite books of the year, Australian crime novelist Jane Harper explores grief and loss in Last One Out , and we revisit Paul Murray's The Bee Sting which
Celebrating Australia's favourite reads with Trent Dalton, Hannah Kent and Barbara Kingsolver
The Top 100 Books of the 21st Century countdown is complete and now it's time to find out the inspiration behind some of Australia's favourite books with the authors: Trent Dalton, Hannah Kent and Barbara Kingsolver. Trent Dalton's debut no
Heather Rose, Omar Musa and Natalia Figueroa Barroso on champagne, ghosts and the disappeared
Heather Rose (https://heatherrose.com.au/) found writing her latest novel challenging because it's partly based on some murky family secrets. The author of The Museum of Modern Love and Bruny Island among other award winning novels, has now
Peter Carey on not writing fiction anymore
It's 25 years since True History of the Kelly Gang came out and while Peter Carey might not be writing fiction anymore he says he's proud of his books. My Sister, The Serial Killer's Oyinkan Braithwaite on not writing the same book twice in
Trent Dalton and David Malouf — Brisbane's favourite sons
Trent Dalton's new novel Gravity Let Me Go is about a middle aged journalist who can't let go of a good story, and David Malouf reflects on a life of writing and the hold of Brisbane on his imagination. Trent Dalton (https://www.harpercolli
How Ian McEwan is using the future to explore the present
Ian McEwan's futuristic novel What We Can Know is about rising sea levels and a lost poem. Plus, Randa Abdel-Fattah's response to the crisis in Gaza in her novel Discipline and Vogel Award winner Murray Middleton on the despair of being an
Arundhati Roy and Mick Herron on monstrous mothers and Slow Horses
God of Small Things author Arundhati Roy remembers her difficult mother and how she was shaped as a writer, and Mick Herron on the success of Slow Horses and his repellent but memorable creation, Jackson Lamb. Arundhati Roy (https://www.pen
Toni Jordan, Richard Osman and Gail Jones on greyhounds, murder and mystery
Australian author of Addition, Toni Jordan, goes gambling with greyhounds in Tenderfoot, Richard Osman digs up the background to The Thursday Murder Club and critically acclaimed writer, Gail Jones on why she wrote the crime novel, The Name
Top 100 Books with Colum McCann, Kate Grenville and Kaliane Bradley
Discover the favourite books from the 21st century of Colum McCann, Kate Grenville and Kaliane Bradley who share their best reads for ABC Radio National's Top 100 Books. The Book Show producer Sarah L'Estrange spoke to three acclaimed autho
R.F. Kuang goes to hell with Katabasis
Yellowface author R.F. Kuang returns to speculative fiction with her latest novel Katabasis, a campus novel set in hell. Plus Australian author Moreno Giovannoni's second novel The Immigrant challenges the idea that Italian immigrants of hi
Gary Shteyngart, Jennifer Mills and Rhett Davis ask what's next
Russian born US writer Gary Shteyngart imagines a future America with strong parallels to Russia in Vera, or Faith, Adelaide based author Jennifer Mills' latest novel Salvage rockets into space after ecological collapse, and Geelong author
Florence Knapp and Brandon Jack on the power of a name
Florence Knapp's debut novel The Names is a sliding doors story about the naming of a child and has been a surprise success (for her). Plus Brandon Jack, former Aussie Rules Football player on his novel Pissants about the players who don't
Amy Bloom, Ben Markovits and Barbara Truelove on love, basketball and monsters
Amy Bloom on her latest novel I'll Be Right Here about an unconventional chosen family, Ben Markovits goes on the road with his Booker Prize longlisted novel The Rest of Our Lives and Barbara Truelove's bonkers book about Dracula in space,
Ben Okri, Jana Wendt and Thomas Vowles on heartbreak, new beginnings and queer Melbourne
Booker Prize-winning Nigerian author Ben Okri on his novella Madame Sosostris and the Festival for the Broken-Hearted, Australian journalist Jana Wendt on turning to fiction with her short story collection, The Far Side of the Moon and Aust
"Shimmering" and "strikingly new" — Siang Lu wins Miles Franklin Literary Award
“Shimmering” and “strikingly new”—Siang Lu takes out the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award with Ghost Cities, his razor-sharp satire of the film world. With humour and absurdity as his tools, Lu boldly tackles race, racism, and the stories
John Boyne, Maggie Stiefvater and Laura Elvery on hope, enemy diplomats and Florence Nightingale
John Boyne concludes his challenging series The Elements with Air, US writer Maggie Stiefvater takes you to a luxury hotel for enemy diplomats in The Listeners and Laura Elvery imagines Florence Nightingale on her deathbed in Nightingale. J
From a debut to two-time winner — the Miles Franklin shortlist is here
From Miles Franklin (https://www.perpetual.com.au/insights/2025-miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist-revealed/) prize veteran Michelle de Kretster to debut novelist Winnie Dunn, we bring you all six of the shortlisted authors in this rou
Ocean Vuong and Fleur McDonald reimagine Connecticut and Kalgoorlie
US poet, Ocean Vuong says when he was growing up "being a writer was like being a unicorn" but now he's published his second novel The Emperor of Gladness. Plus, Esperance based author Fleur McDonald reinvents herself in the harsh WA landsc
Esther Freud has a lot to say about sisters
Esther Freud mines her family story to discover new truths in My Sister and Other Lovers, Dominic Amerena asks what is the price of ambition in I Want Everything and Madeleine Watts returns to a story of water and climate catastrophe in her
Yael van der Wouden on sex, history and an incredible year
Fresh off her 2025 Women’s Prize win, Yael van der Wouden talks The Safekeep—the novel that’s got everyone buzzing. It caps a stellar run for Yael, who also made the Booker shortlist last year with her debut.
Catherine Chidgey, Kevin Wilson and Josephine Rowe on history, travel and an almost saint
New Zealand author Catherine Chidgey asks, what if World War II had ended differently in her latest novel The Book of Guilt. Plus Kevin Wilson sends his characters on an American road trip in Run for the Hills and Australian author Josephin
Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey loosens the reins
Samantha Harvey didn’t mean to write a space novel—but Orbital won the Booker. At the 2025 Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival, she talks dreams, insomnia, and crafting a plotless “space pastoral” that’s anything but ordinary.
Alan Hollinghurst and Charlotte Wood on gay lives and celebrity nuns
Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst reflects on writing about gay lives and Booker Prize shortlisted author Charlotte Wood explains what it's like to not win the prestigious prize. British writer Alan Hollinghust won the 2004 Booker Prize
Liane Moriaty and David Nicholls on small screen success
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
