Good Reading Podcast
1) Chris Blake on his crime thriller set on New Zealand's wild west coast, 'Softly Calls the Devil'
Things are going well for Matt Buchanan. After some hard times, life is peaceful as sole-charge constable for the small, isolated settlement of Haast on New Zealand's wild West Coast. He's made friend...Show More
2) Henry Reynolds on Australian colonisation from the north down in 'Looking From the North'
When acclaimed historian Henry Reynolds moved from Hobart to Townsville to teach Australian history in the 1960s, he discovered the books of the period covered very little about northern Australia and...Show More
3) Amra Pajalic on her thrilling Balkan war murder mystery, 'Time Kneels Between Mountains'
Overnight, Seka Torlak’s life as a regular teenager is upended as Srebrenica, her once peaceful town, falls under siege and she faces starvation, shelling, and sniper attacks. When desperately needed ...Show More
4) Joanna Nell on her heart-warming story celebrating life and love in, 'The Funeral Crashers'
Retired academic Martin Pottinger's romantic aspirations for the delectable head of his former university's archaeology department, Professor Mary Blake, seem about to be realised. If only he could de...Show More
5) Suzanne Leal on her HNSA award-winning book for young adults, 'The Year We Escaped'
Europe, 1940. With war on their doorstep, German classmates Klara and Rachel, and French brothers Lucien and Paul, are forced to leave their homes. They are taken to Gurs, a French detention camp in t...Show More
Suzanne Leal on her HNSA award-winning book for young adults, 'The Year We Escaped'
17:34 | Oct 16th, 2025
6) Tasma Walton and Robbie Arnott on their ARA HNSA 2025 prize-winning novels
'I am Nannertgarrook' is based on the true story of Tasma Walton’s ancestor, a powerful, heart-wrenching novel about maternal love that endures against pitiless odds. Kidnapped by sealers and enslaved...Show More
Tasma Walton and Robbie Arnott on their ARA HNSA 2025 prize-winning novels
28:45 | Oct 16th, 2025
7) Katie Edmiston from Queensland State Library on 'How do you Library?'
"How do you library?" is a statewide campaign that aims to expand visitation and encourage deeper engagement and participation at libraries across Queensland by highlighting the diversity of services,...Show More
8) Garry Disher on the fifth in the Hirsch crime thriller series, 'Mischance Creek'
Hirsch is checking firearms. The regular police audit: all weapons secured, ammo stored separately, no unauthorised person with keys to the gun safe. He’s checking people, too. The drought is hitting ...Show More
Garry Disher on the fifth in the Hirsch crime thriller series, 'Mischance Creek'
21:10 | Oct 6th, 2025
9) Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks their picture book for children, 'The Peach King'
When Little Peach Tree was just a sapling, all they could see was row upon row of other peach trees. And, on top of the hill, watching over the orchard - the Peach King. As seasons pass, bringing cycl...Show More
Inga Simpson and Tannya Harricks their picture book for children, 'The Peach King'
15:25 | Sep 27th, 2025
10) Blake Johnston on surfing success, change and resilience in 'Swellbeing'
For Blake 'Blakey' Johnston growing up around the beaches of Cronulla, life was good and surfing was everything. At sixteen, he turned pro and took off around the world, chasing his dream to become th...Show More