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.
2008 Nobel Prize for Literature winner The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature was announced last night. This year t... more
Il Gattopardo - The Leopard 50 years ago when an Italian novel appeared describing the life and death of an intellectual ... more
Herding Kites - 10 years of writing from the National Young Writers' Festival Herding Kites is the anthology of writings ... more
Robert Dessaix: Arabesques After a chance visit to the castle where French writer André Gide spent his childhood, Robert ... more
Romance writing in the 21st century We delve into the world of square jaws and ripped bodices and ask how romance writing... more
Simon Winchester on Joseph Needham and the great secrets of China Joseph Needham was a scientist, polyglot, traveller, di... more
The legacy of Mahmoud Darwish When Palestinian poet and author Mahmoud Darwish died in August three days of mourning were... more
Kate Grenville: The Lieutenant In her new novel The Lieutenant Kate Grenville once again visits the period of white Austr... more
Examining the Booker How significant are literary prizes? We examine the much-hyped Man Booker Prize, awarded to a novel ... more
Toad, Mole and Anne of Green Gables turn 100 We celebrate the centenary of two books which have had enduring appeal for c... more
