Separate stories podcast

American writer Amy Tan's new memoir is a glorious maze of letters, journal entries, and reflections through which she describes her journey as a daughter and as a writer.

In celebration of its 150 years, we broadcast from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, to find out what it's like to go to art school today.

What do a writer, a cartoonist and an actor and playwright have in common? They are all creative women. Kate Holden, Judy Horacek and Leah Purcell share their thoughts on shaping a successful career at the Melbourne Writers Festival.

A palindrome is a word or a phrase that makes sense forwards and backwards, but it can also appear in music and in visual arts. Today a show devoted to the art and history of the palindrome.

In an extended conversation, Irish novelist Marian Keyes speaks with great candour about her new book The Break, and her experiences with depression.

This month’s Latin American Book Club novel is Jennifer Clement’s Prayers for the Stolen about the brutal treatment of women by drug cartels in rural Mexico.

Shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize, Fiona Mozley's debut novel Elmet tells the story of a family of outsiders.

A Chinese whispers for the eye, a new photography exhibition throws out all the rules.

American Nigerian author Teju Cole on photography and how he sees the world through his camera lens.

What works does Michael Robotham reach for on his Top Shelf?