Delia Falconer discusses her extraordinary new book, “Signs and Wonders” which features 13 deeply personal essays in which she grapples with the tension between awe at the beauty of the world and despair at the prospect of its imminent demise.

Ashley Hay talks to Nicole about the incredible fiction and non-fiction pieces contained within Griffith Review Issue #74 "Escape Routes"

Much-loved writer Anita Heiss’s latest novel Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray,  meaning “River of Dreams”, tells the story of Wagadhanny, a young Indigenous woman in the mid-eighteenth century, whose life is controlled by the Bradleys, the white family she works for. They force her to leave behind her beloved family in Gundagai and move with them to Wagga Wagga. A rich, powerful story of her struggle to assert herself and of the importance to her and her people of kinship and of respect for and connection to the land. Heiss uses the Wiradjuri language throughout the book and in the book’s title as a reminder to readers that  there is a first language in this country – and it is not English.

The Summer Series continues with Nicole talking to Bernadette Brennan about her book "Leaping into Waterfalls", which explores the rich, tumultuous life of Gillian Mears, one of Australia's most significant writers of the last forty years.

n this 2nd episode of the Books, Books, Books Summer Series, iconic Australian writer Helen Garner talks to Nicole about the third volume of her diaries "How to End a Story" published by Text Publishing. A harrowing portrait of the messy, painful, dark side of love lost and the sheer force of a woman’s anger.

Books, Books, Books rings in 2022 with the launch of very a special Summer Series where 8 of Australia's most respected female authors, discuss their books, wisdom and writing processes.  in the first episode of the series, Stellar Award winner and acclaimed thinker, Charlotte Wood, talks to Nicole about the mediations and insights gleaned from decades of being an award winning writer, in her new book "The Luminous Solution."

Nicole talks to Diana Reid about her sharp new fiction book  "Love and Virtue," which intersects consent, class, privilege and feminism, with university culture and a contemporary eye.

Jennie Orchard talks to Nicole about curating the gorgeous book "The Gifts of Reading" a collection of essays by well known authors from around the globe, all about the special and precious gifts reading has given them. With all proceeds from the sale of this book going to Room to Read, to help kids in underdeveloped countries receive an education, this truly is the perfect gift to give this Christmas.

Megan Davis and George Williams on their important new book, “Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement From the Heart”.

In collaboration with the Byron Writers Festival, Nicole speaks with Kavita Bedford about her perceptive debut novel "Friends and Dark Shapes," exploring millennial life, in contemporary Australia.