A conversation with Michael Cathcart, Sarah Kanowski, Sarah L'Estrange and Kate Evans about the shape of their reading years.

Jennifer Byrne looks back fondly on her 11 years presenting ABC TV's Book Club. RN's Books and Arts serve up their picks of the year and what's on, Literary Editor of The Australian, Stephen Romei's reading list.

Stephen Romei, Literary Editor of The Australian, joins Kate and Cassie to discuss new releases of 2018.

The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear was voted Britain's favourite poem in 2014. British author Jenny Uglow speaks about her new biography of the poet and artist, Mr Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense.

1947- a pivotal year in modern history

It's snowing outside, and three people are telling each other their life stories in Chilean-American writer Isabel Allende's latest novel In the Midst of Winter.

Guatemalan Magic Realism from 1949. Ground breaking, influential, surreal.

Why Portable Curiosities is Ann Jones' best read of the year

American writer Joy Williams is often described as a 'writer's writer' or even 'a writers' writer's writer'. Choose your apostrophes as you will!

Jenny Uglow's biography of the owl and the pussycat creator Mr Lear: a life of art and nonsense. Isabele Allende's latest novel In the Midst of Winter. Reflections on Miguel Angel Asturias 1949 Guatemalan novel, Men of Maize. Joy Williams collection of very short stories 99 stories of God.