Literati Glitterati
Listen to Literati Glitterati – 25 February 202601:00:0025 February 2026

Summer host Rachael Bettiens chats with Geelong-based author Rhett Davis about his recently published Aurelius Award-shortlisted second novel Arborescence and also revisits his 2022 (also Aurelius-shortlisted!) debut Hovering

Playlist for Literati Glitterati – 25 February 2026
  • ArborescenceOzric Tentacles
  • Train DreamsNick Cave & Bryce Dessner
  • Streets Of The CityThe Hovering Spooks
  • The TreesPulp
  • A Day In the Life of a TreeThe Beach Boys

About this program

Championing stylish wordsmiths and sterling conversation, Literati Glitterati is a weekly book show that loves a good story, well told. 


LITERATI GLITTERATI SALON: A MONTHLY BOOK CLUB

Join Mel and a rotating roster of bookish conversationalists as they unpack Literati Glitterati’s book of the month.

Expect a spiriting assortment of cult classics, forgotten wonders, timeless treasures, zesty new releases and pulp fictions wrestled straight from the zeitgeist by Mel herself.

Each book will be announced a month out from the special, so that you can read along at home. On the last Wednesday of every month, tune into Literati Glitterati from midday till 1pm with your thoughts and feelings ready: we’ll be taking questions through the text line.

Literati Glitterati Salon: a monthly book club for folks who like a good story, well told.

Literati Glitterati Salon returns in March 2025.

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