"I’m always fascinated by the role of Australians in the wider history of the world." Read more
Interviews Archives
Read a Q&A with Bri Lee, author of Beauty and Eggshell Skull
"Writing the book made me ask some hard questions about my own complicity in the system I was trying to critique." Read more
LISTEN: Charlotte Wood on The Weekend
“There’s kind of a before-and-after The Natural Way of Things.” Read more
The 2019 PM’s Literary Award nominees on the books they wish they’d written
Books by Virginia Woolf, James Baldwin, Ottessa Moshfegh and more! Read more
LISTEN: Tony Jones on In Darkness Visible
"It’s probably a lifetime learning experience becoming a novelist." Read more
LISTEN: Elliot Perlman on Maybe the Horse Will Talk
'I knew that the rest of my life could not be like this." Read more
Read a Q&A with Anna Krien, author of Act of Grace
"I found that what compels me in journalism is just as compelling to me in fiction." Read more
Read a Q&A with Margaret Simons, author of Penny Wong: Passion and Principle
"I think she also comes across as a person of integrity, even if people disagree with her politics." Read more
LISTEN: Libby Trickett on Beneath the Surface
“You’re incredibly intense as an elite athlete, you are incredibly fierce and focused and driven." Read more
LISTEN: Katherine Johnson on Paris Savages
“This was a time where science and spectacle really went hand in hand.” Read more