Literati Glitterati

Author & journalist Bri Lee joins today's show to talk about her debut novel 'The Work' which was released April 3rd. Listen to the nuanced discussion about the process of writing this book, the conversation she wants to have between author and audience, the ways that this fiction work differs from her non-fiction work, and how politics and ethics are woven into all of these aspects of her wri...

Mel Fulton speaks to author Bonny Cassidy about her memoir, Monuments , which explores the consequences of colonial settlement across generations within the lens of a white Australian family of mixed origins and ancestries.

James Colley, television comedy writer and producer from Western Sydney best known for his work as Head Writer on Gruen joins Mel to talk about his new part young-love rom-com, part David and Goliath story, The Next Big Thing. Corrie Perkin, Director of Sorrento Writers Festival also joins the show to share highlights from the program for the festival's second year.

Join Mel Fulton this week with Natalie Paul, CEO of Beatrix Bakes and author of new book titled Beatrix Bakes Another Slice . The two chat about all things sweet and delicious! Also joining Mel on the line is Sue Beal, CEO of Creative Clunes for the upcoming Clunes Booktown Festival, 23-24 March 2024.

The idea for Abbey Lay's debut novel came to her on a bus ride in Mexico... next thing she knew she was shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Award for an Unpublished Manucript in 2022. Mel gets into the nitty gritty of the novel, Lead Us Not , asking how much of the story is autobigraphical (you might be surprised), why complex female friendships aren't properly portrayed in media and maybe the...

In this episode, Mel talk to poet Kate Middleton about how television affects her teenage and grown-up self through her new poetry Television - a poetry collection that is part criticism, part autobiography. Writer and academic Emma Darragh also joined the podcast to discuss about her new novel Thanks for Having Me - a novel about a family consist of three generation of woman as they navigate girl...

Jess Zanoni fills in for Mel and chats to Panda Wong - a writer, poet and co-editor of Best of Australian Poems 2023 (Puncher and Wattmann), co-edited with Gig Ryan. The anthology captures the rich and diverse array of poetry across Australia from 2022-23. Also joining Jess is Caitlin Farrugia to talk about her new book Search Histories (Vagabond Press), a collecton of short stories looking at wha...

Jess fills in for Mel, and speaks to local Melbourne poet, Kiara Lindsay on her new debut poetry collection, A portrait of me running as fast as the plant is growing .

Sara M. Saleh is a writer, a poet, human rights lawyer, organiser, and the daughter of Palestinian, Egyptian, and Lebanese migrants. She joins Mel to talk about two new books she's released this year: Songs for the Dead and the Living (out now through Affirm Press), and her new poetry collection The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat (UQP). They talk about Sara's creative process, her relations...

Eighteen year old Aaron is creative, resourceful and addicted to heroin. Kicked out of home by his mum and living rough on the streets of South Melbourne, he dreams of getting straight and starting again – but the system lets him down at every turn. Debut author and winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for an unpublished manuscript, Mick Cummins, swings by the studio to talk about his...

How can we live meaningful and creative lives amid the housing crisis? Max Easton dials in to chat rugby league, punk rock and backyard tape projects in his new novel Paradise Estate , which follows the trials and tribulations of a Sydney sharehouse over the course of 2022. And Jessica Zhan Mei Yu pops by to unpack her debut novel But The Girl : a campus novel about a young Sylvia Plath scholar’s...

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 reads are kindred spirits, each defined by spartan, meditative prose, an interest in secular religion and what it means to hope and grieve today.

Siân Hughes, Cheshire-based poet, novelist and author of the 2023 Booker Prize longlisted Pearl , dials into the studio to discuss this lyrical and open-hearted debut. Siân shares the history of the medieval poem it’s named for, the process of writing a love song to her village and her mother, and tells us why this story needed time to breathe.

Multi-award winning Bundjalung writer Melissa Lucashenko joins Mel in the studio to talk about her latest novel Edenglassie : an epic tale that torches Queensland’s colonial myths, and asks Australians to ponder where to from here. Melissa also treats us to a reading from the book.  Madeleine Gray also pops by to dish the dirt on her homewrecking hero Hera and the runaway success of her debut nove...

This week, we step inside the colourful, questioning and ecstatically wild mind of debut author and Melbourne-based cartoonist Sarah Firth, whose illustrated essay collection Eventually Everything Connects: Eight Essays On Uncertainty is out now through Joan Press. She swings by the studio to chat about seeking delight in the everyday, drawing in order to think, and the mating habits of tiger slug...

In the final Radiothon instalment of Literati Glitterati for 2023, Mel takes a look at memoir, mental health, and the breadth and depth of neurodiverse writing. Roz Bellamy, editor of Archer magazine, swings by the studio to tell us about their debut memoir Mood , their love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and why it takes a community to write a book. And esteemed Triple R stalwart and author of Late...

Mel Fulton speaks to award-winning author Laura Jean McKay about her new short story collection Gunflower, which is set to be available on October 3rd. Mel also speaks to acclaimed poet and artist Ella Skilbeck-Porter about her debut poetry collection These Are Different Waters.

Mel Fulton talks to Anna Kate Blair about the inspiration for her debut novel of 'The Modern'. Fellow Triple R host Clem Bastow drops by to chat about their debut non-fiction book 'Late Bloomer,' which is about being digonised with Autism later in life, and encourages fellow austic listners to write about thier life experience.

Mel speaks to Katherine Brabon about her new novel 'Body Friend', writing with a chronic disability and how her relationship with her body changes daily. Nadine J Cohen joins the show to chat with Mel about her debut novel 'Everyone and Everything', the joys of women's bathing pools and the struggles of writing autofiction.

In the studio this week is Allee Richards, Melbourne theatre darling and award winning writer. Mel and Allee discuss her second novel, A Light in the Dark, which uses a tale of musical theatre to examine growing up while dealing with complex and difficult issues. Please note, there are mentions of sexual abuse within this conversation as it relates to the topics covered within the novel. Plus, Suz...

For Literati Glitterati’s 2023 Radiothon Special, Mel is joined in the studio by Triple R legends, Melissa Cranenburgh and Fiona Scott-Norman. In this weeks episode, you will get to know a little more about the voices you may have heard on the airwaves in years gone by. They discuss their favourite moments as Triple R broadcasters, the added benefits of subscribing (like meeting your life partner,...

Mel is joined in the studio by Laura Elizabeth Woollett to discuss her latest short story collection, West Girls . She draws upon her experience growing up on Australia’s west coast to bring us tales of sex, money and power. Plus, Angela O'Keeffe talks about her novella, The Sitter , which is the 2023 recipient of the UQP Quentin Bryce Award. A poignant and considered piece which sheds light on Ho...

Mel Fulton speaks to award-winning Australian writer Joel Deane about his new novel ' Judas Boys' . Joel opens up about the cartharsis that came with writing ' Judas Boys' - a story that explores running from the truth. She also talks to writer Andrea Goldsmith about the legacy of poet, the late Dorothy Porter, whose unpublished works have been featured in the new anthology ' A Line in The Sand'....

This week, Mel is joined in the studio by Madison Griffiths, writer, artist and producer of critically acclaimed podcast Tender . Madison discusses her debut novel Tissue , which is a candid depiction of her own experience of abortion. In this conversation, they talk about the catharsis of writing the book, the internal conflict and complexity of having an abortion, as well as the external respons...

Mel Fulton is joined by Australian writer and host of the First Time podcast, Kate Mildenhall, as the two discuss and dissect Kate's unconventionally exciting novel The Hummingbird Effect (2023), a beautiful narrative following four different women who are connected across time and place by an invisible thread. Mel is also joined by writer, researcher, and university teacher, Grace Lee, who presen...