Good Reading Podcast
Book talk and author interviews to help you discover your next favourite read.
Episode 395
James O’Loghlin on mesothelioma and friendship in ‘The Accidental Activist’
Usually when a friend is dying, there’s not much you can do. But what if there was?
James O’Loghlin’s best ...
Episode 394
Justine Hausheer on the fight against extinction in ‘The Vanishing Wild’
Australia is a country celebrated for its wildlife, yet native species are in crisis. In the last 200 years, ...
Episode 393
Jess Kitching on love, loss and new beginnings in, ‘The Secrets of Strangers’
Jess Kitching on love, loss and new beginnings in, 'The Secrets of Strangers'
Episode 392
Kerry Jewell on her compelling, candid and darkly funny novel, ‘A Little Unwell’
For Amy, being a doctor was supposed to mean winning at life. Helping people. Saving lives. Having a secure job. ...
Episode 391
Martin McKenzie-Murray on the shadow world of first responders in ‘Sirens’
Three first responders – a paramedic, a police officer and a firefighter – are motivated by a desire to serve the ...
Episode 390
Luke Taylor on Peter Marralwanga, Painter of the Djang of Western Arnhem Land
Peter Marralwanga (1916–1987) was a leading figure in one of the great art practices of the world. He grew up in ...
Episode 389
Jane Messer on her compelling memoir, ‘Raven Mother: War, family and inheritance’
In Raven Mother, Jane Messer weaves together her Jewish family’s tragic story – stretching back and forth between ...
Episode 388
Theresa Miller on stepping up to the microphone and making an impact in ‘Speak Up’
Theresa Miller has spent decades working as a journalist and now media trainer, coaching people across all ...
Episode 387
Vikki Petraitis on a forty-year-old true crime mystery in, ‘The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron’
In 1986 on Phillip Island, a young woman called Beth Barnard was savagely murdered and her boyfriend’s wife, ...
Episode 386
Debra Dank on family, culture, connection and the power of memory in ‘Ankami’
Debra Dank had long been desperate to paint a fuller picture of her family, to add flesh to the name-bones and the ...
Episode 385
Aaron Tait on his journey from war to peace in ‘Far Horizons’
As a 17-year-old officer Aaron Tait was deployed to a war in the Middle East. Far Horizons is the story of what ...
Episode 384
Vicki Bennett on her story of love, war, and intergenerational healing, ‘The Letters’
When rebellious Ruby is bequeathed her late grandfather’s personal letters, she is pulled from peacetime 1973 ...
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