The Readings Podcast

Booksellers Fiona Hardy and Deborah Crabtree chat to Paul F. Verhoeven about his new book, Loose Units, which is part father–son story and part true-crime race through the underbelly of 1980s policing in Sydney.

Kids bookseller Leanne Hall chats with Ambelin Kwaymullina about editing the anthology, Meet Me at the Intersection.

Journalist Rachael Brown talks about the cold-case investigation of the 1980 murder of Melbourne bookseller Maria James, as featured in her award-winning ABC podcast, Trace. This is a live recording from our event.

Judi Mitchell chats with footballer Bob Murphy about his new memoir, Leather Soul.

Events manager Chris Gordon chats about this year's Readings Prize For New Australian Fiction shortlist with Ellen Cregan, chair of the judging panel. Find the shortlisted books here: http://bit.ly/2ORFSxP

Hear our Marketing Manager Nina Kenwood in conversation with author Emily Gale about her new young adult novel, I Am Out With Lanterns.

Hear our events and marketing coordinator Ellen Cregan in conversation with author Robbie Arnott about his surreal debut novel, Flames.

Carlton bookseller Marie Matteson chats with Dr Anita Heiss about editing the anthology, Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia.

Hear our events manager Chris Gordon in conversation with Trent Dalton about his wonderful debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe.

Booksellers Fiona Hardy and Deborah Crabtree chat to Christian White about his electrifying thriller, The Nowhere Child.

Our events manager Chris Gordon chats with Chris Gregory about making a record with Australian author Gerald Murnane.

Carlton bookseller Marie Matteson chats with academics, Emily Potter (Deakin) and Brigid Magner (RMIT), about their exciting project crafting a literary history of the Mallee Region.

Hear our bookseller Sean O’Beirne in conversation with author Christos Tsiolkas about the legacy of Nobel Prize winner Patrick White.

Hear our bookseller Robbie Egan in conversation with award-winning author Jennifer Egan.

Hear our bookseller Amanda Rayner in conversation with author Holly Ringland about her powerful debut novel, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart.

Hear our events manager Chris Gordon in conversation with Jamila Rizvi about her new book, The Motherhood, in which many of Australia’s favourite women share what they wish they’d known about life with a newborn,

Our events manager Chris Gordon chats with the co-directors of Melbourne Jewish Book Week, Noe Harsel and Janine Schloss, and author Sarah Krasnostein, about the 2018 festival. Find the full program here: http://melbournejewishbookweek.com.au/

Hear our events and marketing coordinator Ellen Cregan in conversation with author Jamie Marina Lau about her startling debut novel, Pink Mountain on Locust Island.

Hear our Managing Director Mark Rubbo in conversation with Bob Sessions AM, the former publishing director of Penguin Books.

This special bonus episode is brought to you live from the book launch of Obsidio - the final book in the bestselling Illuminae Files trilogy from bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Kate Kleinitz from our Teen Advisory Board chat to Amie and Jay about this thrilling series.

Prize Manager Bronte Coates chats about this year's Readings Children's Book Prize shortlist with Kim Gruschow, chair of the judging panel. Find the shortlisted books here: http://bit.ly/2sXxLKc

Hear our Managing Director Mark Rubbo in conversation with Robert Manne, a leading public intellectual and emeritus professor of politics and vice-chancellor’s fellow at La Trobe University.

Booksellers Fiona Hardy and Deborah Crabtree geek out over their love of crime fiction, and share some of the most exciting new releases coming up in 2018.You can find all the books they mention here: http://bit.ly/2E9dhmS

Event manager Chris Gordon and Carlton bookseller Marie Matteson talk about the particular pleasure of reading non-fiction, and share some of their best picks for summer. You can find all the books they mention here: http://bit.ly/2DAMJ9P

Hear our bookseller Sean O’Beirne in conversation with author Helen Garner about her 50-year writing career.