George Saunders is the man of the moment, after six collections of acclaimed short stories, he published his first novel which has been received by critics with rapture.

While the Federal Government has supported the campaign for constitutional recognition, there are now divisions around who has and hasn't been consulted. Celeste Liddle was among many, many Aboriginal people calling for a treaty.

Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist Richard Ford tells the story of growing up as an only child with his good, simple parents in Arkansas and Mississippi.

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.

Australian novelist Margo Lanagan talks about her collection of short stories Singing My Sister Down which draws on the macabre, fairy tale tradition.

Aboriginal people did not have basic human rights.

Robert Dessaix on the charms of leisure; of doing nothing and something at the same time.

"For Gwen there was nothing besides her art...she was unbelievably single minded in her focus": Goldie Goldbloom on her fictional biography of early 20th century Welsh artist Gwen John.

'While we all loved Martin, he was world's worst houseguest': Joyce Morgan's biography of psychedelic artist Martin Sharp.

In 2016, China became the top overseas market for Australian book rights deals. What opportunities are there for Australian authors in the Chinese market?