The Readings Podcast

Diego Bonetto discusses his new book Eat Weeds and how to engage with wild food sources.

Sarah Holland-Batt discusses her poetry collection The Jaguar with fellow author Emily Bitto.

Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli in conversation about their recent book, Astronomy: Sky Country

Comedian and crime author Benjamin Stevenson in conversation about his latest work, Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone.

Warren Ward in conversation with Lee Kofman about Ward's recent book, Lovers of Philosophy. Lovers of Philosophy explores the love lives of seven philosophers and how their most intimate experiences came to shape their ideas.

Young adult author E. Lockhart in conversation with fellow author Lynette Noni. Together they discuss the craft of storytelling and Lockhart's latest novel, Family of Liars.

Tom Tilley in conversation with John Safran about Tilley's recently published memoir, Speaking in Tongues.

Kate Grenville in conversation about her new book, Elizabeth Macarthur’s Letters.

m//otherland is a literary debut that cradles the intimacies of longing and love for a country torn apart by distance, violence and desire. In the tradition of Latin American literature, these poems explore the nooks of Mexican roots, family, queerness, sanctity and memory.

Professor Toby Walsh, a world-leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, explores the ethical considerations and unexpected consequences that AI poses for the future.

Journalist Troy Bramston discusses his latest book, Bob Hawke: Demons and Destiny.

Andrew Leigh in conversation with Mark Rubbo about Leigh's book, 'What's The Worst That Could Happen?'. In the book, Leigh looks at catastrophic risks and how to mitigate them, arguing provocatively that the rise of populist politics makes catastrophe more likely.

Hear Michael Farrell read from his beautiful collection of poems, Family Trees.

Sarah Krasnostein in conversation with fellow author Chloe Hooper about Krasnostein's recent Quarterly Essay on mental health and vulnerability in Australia.

Journalist, social commentator, and author Jane Caro in conversation about her new crime novel, The Mother.

World-renowned psychologist Peter Quarry in conversation about his book, If I Were You.

Author for young adults Lynette Noni in conversation with Angela Crocombe and the Readings Teen Advisory Board.

Neal Shusterman in conversation about his latest novel for young adults, Roxy.

David Hunt in conversation about the latest volume of his Unauthorised History of Australia series, Girt Nation.

Bernadette Brennan in conversation with Ramona Koval about her latest work Leaping into Waterfalls, which explores the rich, tumultuous life of Gillian Mears, one of Australia’s most significant writers.

Hannah Kent in conversation with Mark Rubbo about her latest novel, Devotion.

Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss, discusses his latest essay, Big: The Role of the State in the Modern Economy, published as part of the In The National Interest series.

Jeff Sparrow, author of Crimes Against Nature, discusses the nature of capitalism and our current environmental crisis with fellow author Tony Birch.

Isabel Allende in conversation about her new novel, Violeta.

Jess Hill in conversation about how the #MeToo movement is changing Australia and her recently released Quarterly Essay, The Reckoning.