The First Time

This is Part One of a two part conversation Kate has with Melbourne literary icon, Christos Tsiolkas. In this first part they discuss Christos's early passion for reading and cinema, the influence of ...

14 Aug 202252min

This episode Kate and Katherine are IN THE SAME ROOM, hiding out beachside, going to book parties and working on their next books. Amid their bookish activities they take time out to discuss dealing w...

7 Aug 202248min

In this episode, Katherine speaks to Chloe Hooper about writing about difficult things, nuance and approaching non-fiction like it's a thriller.  Chloe Hooper is a novelist and non-fiction writer. H...

31 Juli 202236min

This episode Kate and Katherine bask in their respective Fiji/Darwin holiday glows. Katherine is newly obsessed with Julia Cameron's The Artists Way and Kate is similarly late to the party with Strang...

24 Juli 20221h 2min

In this episode Kate speaks with best-selling Australian author, Liane Moriarty, in a wide ranging conversation about her career, writing process and dealing with Hollywood.  Liane Moriarty is the a...

17 Juli 202242min

In this episode Katherine talks with Michelle Law. Michelle Law is a writer and actor working across print, theatre, film and television. She wrote the smash-hit play Single Asian Female, which has so...

10 Juli 202233min

This episode Kate and Katherine catch up after WEEKS apart and discuss all the things including Katherine's Winter Solstice swim, grief-exhaustion, the Miles Franklin lit scandal, celeb memoirs and mo...

3 Juli 202252min

In this episode Katherine talks with Hazel Edwards. Hazel Edwards is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. Her beloved picture book series 'There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eatin...

26 Juni 20221h 4min