Dr Anita Heiss AM joins Daniel on The Mission to talk about the changing nature of the Australian story, much of it led by First Nations writers and artists. The pair also talk…

'Found, Wanting' is author Natasha Sholl's memoir about attempting to rebuild her life in the aftermath of her partner Rob's sudden death at the age of 27 years old and deal with cultural…

‘Cold Enough For Snow’ is Jessica Au’s tightly crafted, award-winning second novel that wrestles with the tension that comes with words unspoken. As mother and daughter travel through Japan together, the unbridgeable emotional…

Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for fiction, 'Smokehouse' is a collection of interlinked short stories all set in a small-town community in Southern Tasmania. Author Melissa Manning's book follows a fundamental…

Hannah Kent, the acclaimed author of Burial Rites and The Good People, joins Backstory to chat about Devotion, her new novel, with fill-in presenter Elsie Lange. Devotion is a story of…

It's been a rough two years. Climate disasters, a global pandemic and political turmoil everywhere you turn. But Christos Tsiolkas returns with another novel to remind us to seek beauty amid doom. Joining…

“We are all OK. Australia is great. Australia is great as it is and it can remain the way it is now forever after into the future.” This is the message Australia's Prime…

Cultivating creativity often seems like a daunting – if not impossible – task. Charlotte Wood, multi-award winning novelist, joins Breakfasters to discuss how to adopt a creative life. Charlotte’s latest book, The Luminous…

Comedian Matt Okine talks about his debut novel ‘Being Black ‘n Chicken, & Chips’, and its adaptation for a younger audience; and visual artist Tai Snaith chats about her exhibition ‘A World of…

Zoya Patel is an award-winning author, editor, founder of a feminist literary organisation and Chair of the 2021 Stella Prize judging panel. Discussing emerging themes in the stories shortlisted for the Stella Prize…