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The Readings Podcast
The Readings Podcast is a celebration of books, reading and culture. Episodes are published weekly and include author interviews, event recordings, booksellers chatting about their favourite reads, industry insights, and more.
Episodes
The Readings PodcastMiriam Sved in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Miriam Sved, author of a new novel, Illuminated Ruins. For Uri and Lujza Weiss, life in the British colony of Hong Kong is…
The Readings PodcastOlivia De Zilva, Winner of the 2026 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, in Conversation
In this special episode, we're delighted to share a conversation with Olivia De Zilva, whose novel, Plastic Budgie, has been named the winner of the 2026…
The Readings PodcastPoetry Reading: Andy Jackson
In this episode, a recording taken from the launch of poet Andy Jackson’s new collection, Askew. Jackson was joined by three other poets – Tim Loveday, Angela…
The Readings PodcastSally Young in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with historian and award-winning author Sally Young, who has a new book that delves into late-nineteenth century Melbourne and…
The Readings PodcastChristopher Raja in Conversation
In this episode, a recording taken from the launch of Christopher Raja’s new novel, Eye of the Needle, where Raja was joined in conversation by fellow…
The Readings PodcastDavid McKay in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with David McKay, a literary translator. McKay has produced the newly published English-language version of Dutch author Anjet…
The Readings PodcastLouise Kennedy in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Louise Kennedy, the prize-winning author of Trespasses, who returns with a new book, Stations, a devastating story of love…
The Readings PodcastBruce Pascoe in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Bruce Pascoe, author of the ground-breaking book Dark Emu, and an Aboriginal farmer and writer of other works of literary…
The Readings PodcastLara Pawson in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Lara Pawson, author of Spent Light, a startling new hybrid book – fiction, memoir, history, essay – which grants us a…
The Readings PodcastMin Jin Lee in Conversation
In today's episode, a conversation with Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of the major global bestseller Pachinko, who has returned with American Hagwon – a…
The Readings PodcastMichael Dulaney in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with writer and reporter Michael Dulaney, author of a new nonfiction book, Sentinels. Humans have long observed animals for…
The Readings PodcastMargot McGovern in Conversation
In this episode, another instalment of the Readings Kids Podcast, with Margo McGovern, author of Our Dark Unravelling, a thrilling modern gothic tale. When…
The Readings PodcastPoetry Reading: Friday Night Poets
In this episode, a recording taken from a sold-out Friday Night Poets session, held at Readings Carlton and hosted by Tim Loveday. This event featured readings…
The Readings PodcastJames Crawford in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with broadcaster and writer James Crawford, author of The Vanishing Earth: A Journey Through the Last Days of Abundance, a…
The Readings PodcastTamara Moss in Conversation
In this episode, a special conversation with Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction writer Tamara Moss, author of a new book, Five Voices, a thrilling and…
The Readings PodcastAnna Heyward in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Anna Heyward, animal behavioural scientist and New Yorker writer, and author of a new memoir: Living with Freddie, a book…
The Readings PodcastAlice Pung in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Alice Pung, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her landmark memoir, and a bona fide modern Australian classic…
The Readings PodcastRobyn Dennison in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with novelist Robyn Dennison, author of a new crime novel, In Plain Sight. This story follows Detective Lara Wilton, a…
The Readings PodcastThe Readings New Australian Fiction Prize Shortlist
In this episode, we’re presenting conversations with Readings booksellers who have participated in judging this year’s Readings New Australian Fiction Prize…
The Readings PodcastPoetry Reading: Ghayath Almadhoun & Ender Başkan
In this episode, something special from our archive. Last year, Readings Carlton hosted Syrian-Palestinian poet Ghayath Almadhoun for a reading and…
The Readings PodcastKids Podcast: Suzy Zail in Conversation
In this episode, another instalment of the Readings Kids Podcast, hosted by Readings Prize and Readings Foundation coordinator Angela Crocombe. Angela was…
The Readings PodcastTom Griffiths in Conversation
In this episode, a recording taken from the Melbourne launch of Tom Griffiths’ new book, Alice’s dreaming, an astonishing work of history about a girl and the…
The Readings PodcastAmanda Curtin in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Amanda Curtin, author of a new novel – Six Days. Daniel, an expatriate Australian who has lived in Paris for more than…
The Readings PodcastThe Comics Question: Aki Fukuoka in Conversation with Bernard Caleo
In this episode, another instalment of the Comics Question, where Bernard Caleo discusses comics, graphic novels, and the place they inhabit within the broader…
The Readings PodcastLenny Robinson in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Lenny Robinson, author of And in the Morning, a prismatic gem of a debut novel that reflects the experiences of women…
The Readings PodcastSimon Reynolds in Conversation
In today's episode, a conversation with Simon Reynolds, acclaimed music writer and journalist, and author of a new book, Still in a Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers…
The Readings PodcastJordan Prosser in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation recorded at the Melbourne launch of Jordan Prosser’s new work of fiction/sci-fi, Blue Giant, an unruly eulogy for millennial…
The Readings PodcastAvigayl Sharp in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Avigayl Sharp, author of a blisteringly funny and transcendently deranged debut novel for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh…
The Readings PodcastMirandi Riwoe in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Mirandi Riwoe, the award-winning, bestselling author of Stone Sky Gold Mountain, and of a new book, the story of an…
The Readings PodcastThe Comics Question: Trace Balla in Conversation with Bernard Caleo
In this episode, another instalment of the Comics Question, where Bernard Caleo discusses comics, graphic novels, and the place they inhabit within the broader…
The Readings PodcastRachel E. Menzies & Ross G. Menzies in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with two psychologists; father-and-daughter duo Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies, the authors of a new book, Being: Why…
The Readings PodcastJoanne Wallis & Jack Corbett in Conversation
In this episode, a recording taken from the launch of Joanne Wallis and Jack Corbett’s co-authored book ‘Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific’, in which they…
The Readings PodcastChris Ames in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Chris Ames, author of a debut collection of short stories, I Made This Just For You. The characters in this book are…
The Readings PodcastThe Comics Question: Bernard Caleo on graphic novels for kids
In today's episode, another instalment of the Comics Question, where Bernard Caleo discusses comics, graphic novels, and the place they inhabit within the…
The Readings PodcastMaria Takolander in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with novelist and poet Maria Takolander, author of The End of Romance, a new work of dystopian fiction. It is the future, and…
The Readings PodcastLaura McPhee-Browne in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with writer, social worker and counsellor Laura McPhee-Browne, author of the novel Worry Doll, a thrilling exploration of love…
The Readings PodcastMadeleine Gray in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Madeleine Gray, author of Chosen Family – a queer, epic literary novel for all readers by the award-winning author of the…
The Readings PodcastTony Albert in conversation
In today's episode, a recording taken from the Melbourne launch of Tony Albert’s incredible new art book, Not A Souvenir, a landmark monograph that celebrates…
The Readings PodcastQuinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff in conversation
In this episode, we have a conversation with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff, co-authors of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. Who on earth is Elon Musk and…
The Readings PodcastAustralian fiction favourites from our booksellers
In this week's episode, we're doing something a little different. As Readings celebrates Australian Fiction throughout June, we're turning to the people who…
The Readings PodcastGriffith Review 92 contributors in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with two contributors to Griffith Review 92. Griffith Review is a quarterly literary journal, with every edition exploring a…
The Readings PodcastSteve Toltz in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Steve Toltz, Booker-shortlisted author, and the writer of a new audacious, comic lament for a world that no longer knows…
The Readings PodcastPatrick Marlborough in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with writer and comedian Patrick Marlborough, author of Nock Loose. Set in the fictional coastal town of Bodkins Point, where…
The Readings PodcastY.M. Abdel-Magied in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Y.M. Abdel-Magied, author, writer, commentator and the mind behind a new book, At Sea. Expert driller Zainab is called to…
The Readings PodcastDoireann Ní Ghríofa in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with award-winning poet and writer Doireann Ni Ghriofa, author of a new book, Said the Dead. In the city of Cork, a derelict…
The Readings PodcastSusan Tomes in conversation
In this episode, some different introduction music. This is Frédéric Chopin’s Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1 (from 1832), and the reason is that…
The Readings PodcastLisa Gorton in Conversation
In this episode, a conversation with poet and novelist Lisa Gorton. Mirror Landscape: New and Selected Poems is a tribute to Gorton’s achievement, and it…
The Readings PodcastYann Martel in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Yann Martel, winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize, and author of a new novel, Son of Nobody. In this new book, we meet…
The Readings PodcastAntoinette Lattouf in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with journalist and human rights advocate Antoinette Lattouf, the author of a new book, Women Who Win: Celebrating Courage…
The Readings PodcastAntoun Issa in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with writer and journalist Antoun Issa, author of Rebirth: A Love Story from the Depths of War. Beirut, Lebanon – 1974. Laila…
The Readings PodcastAngela O'Keeffe in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Angela O’Keeffe, author of the novels The Sitter and Night Blue, and now, a new work, Phantom Days. The stories that…
The Readings PodcastMarissa Meyer & Tamara Moss in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer and rising star Tamara Moss, co-authors of The Escape Game, a new YA…
The Readings PodcastAna Schnabl in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with writer Ana Schnabl, author of Flood Tide. In moderate physical decline, and with an immoderate weed habit, the novelist…
The Readings PodcastPatrick Ness in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Patrick Ness, acclaimed author, screenwriter and journalist. Ness has made a return to his bestselling Chaos Walking…
The Readings PodcastThe Comics Question: Mandy Ord in conversation with Bernard Caleo
In this episode, another instalment of the Comics Question, where Bernard Caleo is in conversation with acclaimed comics artist, Mandy Ord. Ord’s work has been…
The Readings PodcastAriel Zeleznikow-Johnston in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston, a neuroscientist and author of the book The Future Loves You: How and Why We Should Abolish…
The Readings PodcastThe Readings Kids Podcast: Fiona Wood in conversation
In this episode, another instalment of the Readings Kids Podcast, and an interview with Fiona Wood, author of The Boy and the Dog Tree, an exceptional…
The Readings PodcastGeorge Kemp in conversation
In this episode, a conversation with award-winning playwright George Kemp, about his debut novel, Soft Serve. Stuck in a regional McDonald’s, as bushfires…
The Readings PodcastThe Comics Question: Lee Lai in conversation with Bernard Caleo
In this episode, another instalment of the Comics Question, where Bernard Caleo is in conversation with acclaimed graphic novelist and comic artist, Lee Lai…
The Readings PodcastFrancesca Wade in conversation
In today’s episode, a conversation with Francesca Wade, author of Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife, a biography as unconventional and surprising as the life it…