Join Noni Hazlehurst, star of stage and screen, as she discusses her funny, clear-eyed and opinionated memoir, Dropping the Mask, with ABC Radio Sydney’s Sarah Macdonald.

Join bestselling author Jack Heath and award-winning journalist and author Louise Milligan as they discuss what makes crime so damn compelling with ABC Sydney’s James Valentine.

Blue Mountains locals Jen Craig and Shaun Prescott discuss Jen’s 2024 Miles Franklin shortlisted book, Wall, a brilliant novel full of pathos, humour and deep introspection.

Jim Moginie discusses his memoir, The Silver River, with ABC Radio Sydney’s Richard Glover. It’s the Midnight Oil story you haven’t heard – a moving tale of music, family and belonging.

Tackling war, religion and revolution, two acclaimed authors at the top of their game discuss their epic new novels with ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.

Join multi-award-winning author Veronica Gorrie and editor of Overland, Evelyn Araluen, discussing a new essay collection about the widespread problem of police criminality and corruption.

What is the future of translation in a world of new technologies and AI? Join Siang Lu, whose novel Ghost Cities centres a young translator, in conversation with professional translator, Yu Shi.

Don’t miss this incredible chance to ask burning questions about climate change and the environment, with three people who REALLY know what they’re talking about: Dr Karl, Professor David Lindenmayer and Bianca Nogrady, who between them have published 102 books about science!

How do writers choose the creative tools best suited to effect change? Join Shankari Chandran and Jordana Silverstein in this conversation about the experience of refugees in Australia.

What does it take to excavate personal history and turn it into searing, emotive prose? Explore the artistry of writing memoir, and the challenges of working within flawed institutions, with these celebrated writers.

Hayley Scrivenor and Benjamin Stevenson talk clifftops, cablecars and wilderness as they discuss setting their latest crime fiction novels in the beautiful Blue Mountains.

A master of character and observation, Tony Birch discusses his latest book, Women & Children, with ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans.

Don’t miss this chance to hear from Alexis Wright, the author of the first book to have received both the Stella Prize and the Miles Franklin, described as ‘the most ambitious and accomplished Australian novel of this century’ by the New York Times Book Review.

In The Year I Met My Brain, Matilda Boseley digs beyond the diagnosis to explore the impact of ADHD on identity, relationships, careers and self-esteem.

Peter Polites and Winnie Dunn discuss class, migration, identity and familial bonds in their brilliant novels, God Forgets About the Poor and Dirt Poor Islanders.

Internationally bestselling author Markus Zusak discusses his new memoir, Three Wild Dogs and the Truth, a tender love letter to animals, and to our need for connection and chaos.

Weaving connections across oceans, lands and cultures, some of the world’s leading First Nations poets share their collaboratively conceived work.

The ocean, unlikely friendships and the powerful possibilities of MDMA. Two acclaimed authors talk getting back to nature in the face of grief and trauma in this soul-searching conversation.

What happens when the need to belong becomes an obsession? Consider family, religion, diet culture, sport and social media with these brilliant books by Lech Blaine, Ernest Price and Karen Viggers.

Bestselling novelist Pip Williams and award-winning author, poet and playwright Peter Goldsworthy chat rights, process and form in this focused discussion on the art of adaptation, with ABC Radio Sydney’s Sarah MacDonald.