Curate Category: Book Club

Join Debra Adelaide, Mirandi Riwoe, John Morrissey and Julieanne Lamond for a celebration of Australian literature. What has been running up the charts in ABC Radio National’s Top 100 Books over the festival weekend? What can we learn from the results? Which books lie close to the hearts of our panel? Get your summer reading list sorted!

Being a witch has always been a brave move. From history to the present day, join Charlie Jane Anders and Kate Forsyth for stories of women embracing their magic, defying those that seek to tear them down and unveiling their almighty true selves. Be a part of this live Secrets from the Green Room podcast event hosted by Karen Viggers and Irma Gold for epic tales of love, treachery and destruction.

Join Kate Forsyth, Pip Williams and Alex Sloan for a discussion with about why they love writing historical fiction and the fascination the past holds for us all. How do they navigate research rabbit-holes, while daring to deploy their passion for plot and express true love on the page?

Angry wives, furious femmes and searching sisters let’s unite around fiction centred on women asking questions about the relationships they’re in, rules they’ve obeyed and what they truly want from their lives. In these books we explore women of all ages who want to create something else for themselves. What happens when sisters find each other and female friendship becomes the most radical act of all? Join Gabbie Stroud, Ayesha Inoon and Sophie Green for a morning of hard-truths and hilarity!

Finally, more of us are talking about mum rage, the stigma that keeps mums quiet and the social change we need to stop so many from suffering (or simmering) in silence. There is very real physical, psychological and societal pressures that contribute to maternal rage, and mothering is in many ways getting harder, especially as we deal with our own fears and traumas. Join Lauren Novak, Ilka Tampke and Karen Viggers as they explore how smart non-fiction and fiction stories help us feel seen and offer hope, reassurance and paths forward.

Jane Messer and Majeda Awawdeh have written beautiful memoirs that illuminate the intimacy of history and personal within larger stories of our world. They come together with Sally Pryor to share their life stories and retrace family steps. Traversing Berlin, Israel and Palestine they reveal why understanding individual and family stories can bring us all closer together.

The bestselling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho is back with a fascinating tale of desire during the darkness of war. Pip Williams will join Karen Viggers to share her story of an English nurse and a German doctor – enemies behind the lines of WW1 – and the Australian artist who captures their secret love.