The Book Show

With multiple awards, glowing reviews, a TV and stage adaptation in the works, and a place on the Miles Franklin longlist, Trent Dalton's debut novel Boy Swallows Universe has defied all expectations.

A Russian woman in exile moves to 1980s Melbourne, in Andrea Goldmsith's latest novel.

Some of Australia's most stunning book covers have been celebrated at this year's ceremony.

LA Quartet author James Ellroy teaches Claire the right way to say his new book title This Storm, Andrea Goldsmith on her latest novel Invented Lives, and Trent Dalton on the phenomenal success of Boy Swallows Universe.

The American crime author on history, ego, and how Ludwig van Beethoven inspires him to write 'big'.

LA Quartet author James Ellroy teaches Claire the right way to say his new book title This Storm, Andrea Goldsmith on her latest novel Invented Lives, and Trent Dalton on the phenomenal success of Boy Swallows Universe.

Chris Womersley's collection of short stories takes the reader to worlds where characters defy good manners - and even gravity.

Is literary translation a form of ghostwriting or an act of invention?

Ten novels have been longlisted for Australia's most prestigious literary prize.

American author Siri Hustvedt on blending fiction and memoir in her latest novel Memories of the Future, Argentinean author Mariana Dimópolus and her translator Alice Whitmore, and Australian author Chris Womersley on his first short fiction collection A Lovely and Terrible Thing.