Decorated Australian authors Charlotte Wood and Amanda Lohrey join Mel on the show this week, to discuss their new novels Stone Yard Devotional and The Conversion. It’s a happy accident that these two…

Co-producers Tim Sneddon and Jeff Achtem explain how accessibility and the need for low-cost family festivals drove them to create the new Merribek Family Festival, walking listeners through their exciting program; Nina Sanadze…

Sam, Gemma and Hamish are firstly joined by Billy-Ray Belcourt, a writer from the Driftpile Cree Nation. They discuss his new novel, A Minor Chorus, which draws from his own identity as…

Performance artist and poet Alok V Menon talks about returning to Australia, healing, queer comedy, and using humour to de-naturalize systems of power. Then writer Sophie Cunningham discusses her new novel 'This Devastating…

Daniel James talks to Claire G. Coleman about her latest book 'Lies, Damned Lies: A personal exploration of the impact of colonisation' out via Ultimo Press.

The team is back on air after a wee break! Foodie Michael Harden gets controversial by bringing up the perennial debate to-pineapple or to-not-pineapple; the team discuss kids meals that they actually enjoy…

Noongar writer Claire G. Coleman says that Enclave, her fourth novel, is just as exciting to see out in the world as her first.

Claire tells Banksia presenter Vanessa Morris that she's…

Award-winning writer of ‘Burial Rites' and 'The Good People’, Hannah Kent, gives thoughtful insight into her latest novel, ‘Devotion’. Her lush descriptions of nature, religion, land, ghosts and queerness intertwine with the power…

Award-winning novelist, poet, playwright, editor and critic Alison Croggon delves into her new book Monsters in a long-form interview with Mel. The book takes the form of both memoir and essay, confronting a…

Claire G. Coleman talks to Daniel about her second novel, The Old Lie.