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Hosted by Readings Books · society · EN · 410 episodes
The Readings Podcast is a celebration of books, reading and culture. Episodes are published weekly and include author interviews, event recordings, booksellers chatting about their favourite reads, industry insights, and more.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Readings Podcast is a celebration of books, reading and culture. Episodes are published weekly and include author interviews, event recordings, booksellers chatting about their favourite reads, industry insights, and more.
The Readings Podcast is hosted by Readings Books. The show has published 410 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Olivia De Zilva, Winner of the 2026 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction, in Conversation" (27 October 2026, 35 minutes), "Poetry Reading: Andy Jackson" (22 October 2026, 39 minutes), and "Sally Young in Conversation" (19 October 2026, 42 minutes).
The Readings Podcast publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 410 episodes.
Booking probability for The Readings Podcast is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Readings Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Readings Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Readings Podcast are News, Magazine & Book Publishing and Bookstores & Newsstands. The Readings Podcast has a society audience.
Readings Books hosts The Readings Podcast, a society show with 410 episodes published.
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In this special episode, we're delighted to share a conversation with Olivia De Zilva, whose novel, Plastic Budgie, has been named the winner of the 2026 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. The Readings Prize has...
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In this episode, a recording taken from the launch of poet Andy Jackson’s new collection, Askew. Jackson was joined by three other poets – Tim Loveday, Angela Costi and Rachael Wenona Guy – to read selections from...
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In this episode, a conversation with historian and award-winning author Sally Young, who has a new book that delves into late-nineteenth century Melbourne and Australia’s most infamous political crime, The Curious Case...
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In this episode, a recording taken from the launch of Christopher Raja’s new novel, Eye of the Needle, where Raja was joined in conversation by fellow novelist, Raeden Richardson. In 1882 a young Afghan named Kadir...
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In this episode, a conversation with David McKay, a literary translator. McKay has produced the newly published English-language version of Dutch author Anjet Daanje’s The Song of Stork and Dromedary, a masterful...
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In this episode, a conversation with Louise Kennedy, the prize-winning author of Trespasses, who returns with a new book, Stations, a devastating story of love and friendship, and a tender portrait of the choices we...
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In this episode, a conversation with Bruce Pascoe, author of the ground-breaking book Dark Emu, and an Aboriginal farmer and writer of other works of literary fiction, poetry, essays and children’s literature. Pascoe...
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In this episode, a conversation with Lara Pawson, author of Spent Light, a startling new hybrid book – fiction, memoir, history, essay – which grants us a perspective on the world with fresh eyes, and implores us to not...
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In today's episode, a conversation with Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of the major global bestseller Pachinko, who has returned with American Hagwon – a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows one family as they...
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In this episode, a conversation with writer and reporter Michael Dulaney, author of a new nonfiction book, Sentinels. Humans have long observed animals for advanced warnings of danger – but what can they tell us about...
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In this episode, another instalment of the Readings Kids Podcast, with Margo McGovern, author of Our Dark Unravelling, a thrilling modern gothic tale. When Jude Sinclair is killed in a hunting accident, Lyssa and George...
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In this episode, a recording taken from a sold-out Friday Night Poets session, held at Readings Carlton and hosted by Tim Loveday. This event featured readings from the poets Anders Villani, Andrew Sutherland and Paris...
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In this episode, a conversation with broadcaster and writer James Crawford, author of The Vanishing Earth: A Journey Through the Last Days of Abundance, a deeply reported journey into the scarred landscapes of global...
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In this episode, a special conversation with Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction writer Tamara Moss, author of a new book, Five Voices, a thrilling and addictive YA murder mystery. ‘Five Voices’ is the highly popular...
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In this episode, a conversation with Anna Heyward, animal behavioural scientist and New Yorker writer, and author of a new memoir: Living with Freddie, a book about seeing the world from the point of view of man's best...
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In this episode, a conversation with Alice Pung, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of her landmark memoir, and a bona fide modern Australian classic, Unpolished Gem. In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named...
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In this episode, a conversation with novelist Robyn Dennison, author of a new crime novel, In Plain Sight. This story follows Detective Lara Wilton, a sex-crimes detective who returns to her home town to investigate...
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In this episode, we’re presenting conversations with Readings booksellers who have participated in judging this year’s Readings New Australian Fiction Prize. With the shortlist of works announced today, we thought it...
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In this episode, something special from our archive. Last year, Readings Carlton hosted Syrian-Palestinian poet Ghayath Almadhoun for a reading and conversation with another poet, Readings bookseller Ender Başkan. Fluid...
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In this episode, another instalment of the Readings Kids Podcast, hosted by Readings Prize and Readings Foundation coordinator Angela Crocombe. Angela was joined by members of the Teen Advisory Board for a discussion...
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author and adjunct professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, RMIT University
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