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Paul Kelly in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on his new book The Twilight of Exceptionalism. The Liberal and Conservative Era 2013-22, an incisive assessment of modern Australian politics.

Jessy Wu in conversation with Jasper Lindell on her debut novel, Good Intentions, which announces a compelling new voice in Australian fiction.

Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson in conversation with Mark Kenny on their new book Getting Murdoched.
How Murdoch’s Media Wields Power and Punishment.

Joanne Wallis and Jack Corbett was in conversation with Lachlan Strahan on their new book Neighbours: Australia and the Pacific, a new vision for Australia’s relationship with the Pacific

James O’Loghlin was in conversation with Alex Sloan on his new book The Missing Piece.How I became an accidental activist

Ed Coper was in conversation with Mark Kenny on his new book, Angertainment. Social media is no longer a platform for connection – it’s a gladiatorial arena powered by an addictive mix of anger and entertainment. As a result, we’re being driven apart: our politics more extreme and empathy on the decline, while those who know how to game the outrage economy for clicks only become more powerful and influential.

David Solomon was in conversation with Michelle Grattan on his memoir Footnotes, a first hand political, personal and historical commentary, including his experience of the Whitlam dismissal in 1975, and Sir John Kerr’s divulgences about his aspiration to be Prime Minister.

Stan Grant was in conversation on his latest book, When Words Fail Us, Truth Beyond Time. Most of us, in our lives, will witness things we cannot comprehend, when words fail to do justice to the moment. In those moments, to whom or what can we turn? To God? To philosophy? To music? To ourselves, or to our fellow humans?

Shaun Micallef was in conversation with Adam Shirley on his new novel, De'Ath Takes A Holiday. From the man Ben Elton once described as ‘perhaps Australia’s finest satirist’ comes a Victorian novel for modern times, the origin story of the first real vampyre (not Dracula).

Frank Bongiorno was in conversation with Joshua Black, Marija Taflaga and Peter Yu on Gold Standard? Remembering the Hawke government. Edited by Frank Bongiorno, Carolyn Holbrook and Joshua Black.

Caitlin Vincent is in conversation with Helen Musa on her new book Opera Wars. Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for its Future, which received extensive media coverage in the United States and UK on publication earlier this year on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Listen to recording of Antoinette Lattouf in conversation with Virginia Haussegger on her new book Women Who Win Celebrating Courage, Conviction and Change on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Listen to recording of Dervla McTiernan in conversation with Chris Hammer on Three Reasons for Revenge, her first crime fiction novel set in Australia, on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Listen to recording of Desmond Manderson in conversation with Malcolm McLeod, Anna Olsen and Carolyn Strange on his new book High Time: How Australia Changed Its Mind ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Illegal Drugs, a unique look at Australia's treatment of illegal drugs from the 1980s to the present on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Listen to recording of Caillan Davenport in conversation with Edward Watts on her new book Behind Ceasar’s Back: Rumor, Gossip and the Making of Roman Emperors, a thrilling exploration of what Romans thought about their emperors, and how rumours and gossip ranging from new taxes to rulers’ sex lives shaped leadership.

Listen to recording of Susan Lever in conversation with Robert Hefner on her new book A.D. Hope. A Life, the first biography one of Australia's greatest poets. on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Listen to recording of Candice Fox in conversation with Chris Hammer on her new crime fiction novel Redbelly Crossing, in which two cop brothers hunt a killer while trying to outrun their shared past on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Listen to recording of Patricia O'Brien in conversation with Frank Bongiorno on her new book Errol FlynnThe true story of Australia's Hollywood icon on Experience ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵSoundCloud channel.

Stephanie Alexander was in conversation with Alex Sloan on the 30th Anniversary Edition of The Cook's Companion.

Michael Wesley was in conversation with Hugh White on his new Quarterly Essay Blind Spot. Southeast Asia and Australia's Future.