27th Jun 2024 - 31 mins
With despair on the rise and hope in short supply, children’s literature offers people of all ages a treasure trove of wisdom. ...
27th Jun 2024 - 31 mins
With despair on the rise and hope in short supply, children’s literature offers people of all ages a treasure trove of wisdom. ...
26th Mar 2024 - 1 mins
Do you know the date of your death? It’s a morbid and somewhat silly question, I know. In Thomas Hardy’s […]...
26th Mar 2024 - 1 mins
Do you know the date of your death? It’s a morbid and somewhat silly question, I know. In Thomas Hardy’s […]...
3rd Aug 2023 - 32 mins
This highly acclaimed, speculative novel tackles the mind-body problem, and the mystery of consciousness.
3rd Aug 2023 - 32 mins
This highly acclaimed, speculative novel tackles the mind-body problem, and the mystery of consciousness.
29th May 2023 - 4 mins
Justine Toh on how Gaia in Grace Chan's novel 'Every Version of You' reimagines heaven for Silicon Valley atheists. ...
29th May 2023 - 4 mins
Justine Toh on how Gaia in Grace Chan's novel 'Every Version of You' reimagines heaven for Silicon Valley atheists. ...
6th Apr 2023 - 4 mins
Justine Toh contrasts Naomi Alderman's book-turned-TV-series The Power with Jesus' shocking power move: dying on a cross. ...
6th Apr 2023 - 4 mins
Justine Toh contrasts Naomi Alderman's book-turned-TV-series The Power with Jesus' shocking power move: dying on a cross. ...
31st Jan 2023 - 1 mins
Natasha Moore ponders the attention given to spiritual experience in Heather Rose's memoir - and the spiritual themes in many recent books. ...
31st Jan 2023 - 1 mins
Natasha Moore ponders the attention given to spiritual experience in Heather Rose's memoir - and the spiritual themes in many recent books. ...
13th Dec 2022 - 1 mins
Simon Smart reviews Kazuo Ishiguro’s futuristic novel Klara and the Sun and what makes something human in the world of AI....
13th Dec 2022 - 1 mins
Simon Smart reviews Kazuo Ishiguro’s futuristic novel Klara and the Sun and what makes something human in the world of AI....
27th Sep 2022 - 7 mins
A few years ago, the editor behind one of Australia’s most lucrative non-fiction writing prizes changed its rules. The Saturday […]...
27th Sep 2022 - 7 mins
A few years ago, the editor behind one of Australia’s most lucrative non-fiction writing prizes changed its rules. The Saturday […]...
24th Aug 2022 - 1 mins
Barney Zwartz on how much he loves libraries, books, and words - and how they point him to an even greater Word....
24th Aug 2022 - 1 mins
Barney Zwartz on how much he loves libraries, books, and words - and how they point him to an even greater Word....
2nd Jun 2022 - 34 mins
For centuries, all kinds of people have testified that Dante and his epic poem changed their life.
2nd Jun 2022 - 34 mins
For centuries, all kinds of people have testified that Dante and his epic poem changed their life.
14th Apr 2022 - 3 mins
Simon Smart on Cormac McCarthy's The Road, war crimes in Ukraine, and how the Easter story is particularly resonant this year....
14th Apr 2022 - 3 mins
Simon Smart on Cormac McCarthy's The Road, war crimes in Ukraine, and how the Easter story is particularly resonant this year....
4th Nov 2021 - 33 mins
The award-winning novelist talks about navigating cultural diversity, representation, and Buddhism.
4th Nov 2021 - 33 mins
The award-winning novelist talks about navigating cultural diversity, representation, and Buddhism.