Five Australian writers host podcasts about books, stories and lives
Five Australian podcasts pair novelists, authors and critics discussing books, short fiction, and the lives behind biography.
Australian writers are turning to podcasts to talk about books and reading. J.P.
Pomare and Sarah Bailey host He Read She Read, where two novelists discuss the same book without a script, laughing when a book falls flat. Luke Bateman runs In The Good Books, exploring why people read and write, interviewing authors about the stories that shaped them.
Tony Birch and Seth Robinson pair each episode of Unfolded with a short story, then chat with its author about where it came from. Caroline Baum's Life Sentences brings biographers on to discuss turning a life into a story.
Each show takes a different angle, from Tasmania's literary culture to the craft of writing, but all share one thing: they treat books as worth taking seriously.
Why it mattersPodcasts have become one of the few places where people still stop to talk deeply about books and writing in Australia.
AustraliaAustralian readers looking for smart conversation about books now have five locally made shows to tune into, hosted by writers and critics they can follow.
