This episode welcomes international bestselling author Fiona McIntosh, as she discusses her latest novel – ‘The Champagne War’. Topics covered with Fiona include: delving into her exhaustive research process and how she goes about weaving her prodigious amount of research into a lean, character-driven narrative, along with difficulties she faced with depicting war and its many atrocities and her sharing insight into her writing process. Fiona also candidly discussed her greatest challenge faced as a writer - which happened during the writing of this novel.

Best-selling Australian novelist Monica McInerney joins the program to discuss her latest novel, ‘The Godmothers’. We delve into all things familial, from how those lost are remembered by those that remain, to how lies are sometimes kept to spare us from devastating truths and much more. Monica also shares a story about a recent trial in her writing career.