The Book Show

The Book Show

The Book Show is ABC Radio National's home for the discussion of everything relating to the written word. This daily program will explore the many worlds in which we find readers and writers, publishers and booksellers, playwrights and lyricists, bloggers and journalists, book illustrators and type designers -- all working with words and the medium of language.

Thu Oct 09 10:00:00 EDT 2008

2008 Nobel Prize for Literature winner The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature was announced last night. This year t... more

Wed Oct 08 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Il Gattopardo - The Leopard 50 years ago when an Italian novel appeared describing the life and death of an intellectual ... more

Tue Oct 07 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Herding Kites - 10 years of writing from the National Young Writers' Festival Herding Kites is the anthology of writings ... more

Mon Oct 06 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Robert Dessaix: Arabesques After a chance visit to the castle where French writer André Gide spent his childhood, Robert ... more

Sun Oct 05 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Romance writing in the 21st century We delve into the world of square jaws and ripped bodices and ask how romance writing... more

Thu Oct 02 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Simon Winchester on Joseph Needham and the great secrets of China Joseph Needham was a scientist, polyglot, traveller, di... more

Wed Oct 01 10:00:00 EDT 2008

The legacy of Mahmoud Darwish When Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish died in August three days of mourning were... more

Tue Sep 30 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Kate Grenville: The Lieutenant In her new novel The Lieutenant Kate Grenville once again visits the period of white Austr... more

Mon Sep 29 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Examining the Booker How significant are literary prizes? We examine the much-hyped Man Booker Prize, awarded to a novel ... more

Sun Sep 28 10:00:00 EDT 2008

Toad, Mole and Anne of Green Gables turn 100 We celebrate the centenary of two books which have had enduring appeal for c... more

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