In recent years, there has been a resurgence in contemporary Australian painting. We ask why.

Alicia Sometimes and Thomas Caldwell join us to review Love & Friendship, Whit Stillman's new film adaptation of Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan.

Australian writer, comedian, and broadcaster Sami Shah shares his five favourite works of art.

We journey beyond the Vinyl Frontier with ABC Sound Librarians James Lee and Michael Munson to listen to some eclectic records that feature the bagpipe!

In the Country of Men by Libyan novelist Hisham Matar tells the story of Suleiman, a nine-year-old boy living in Tripoli under the reign of Muammar Gaddafi. It's the July novel in RN's African Book Club.

An exciting, visceral adaptation of The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot’s classic novel about an intelligent, disobedient young woman.

Australian author Antonia Hayes shares her literary inspirations for our Top Shelf segment.

The festival's keynote speaker, Michael Gow, reflects on the triumphs and struggles of Australian theatre, and Melissa Reeves discusses her new play – The Zen of Table Tennis.

Award-winning poet Mahogany L. Browne will be presenting REDbone, a multimedia poetry experience, when she headlines the West Writers Forum.

In recent years, there has been a resurgence in contemporary Australian painting. We ask why.