Author Interview

This month marks 40 years since the release of Purple Rain, the 1984 American romantic rock musical film scored by and starring Prince in his acting debut. The semi-autobiographical story in the film… Audio

Professor Ian Hickie is a psychiatrist and co-director of health and policy at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre. As one of Australia's leading authorities on mental health, Professor… Audio

In her new book, How the World Made the West, historian and archaeologist Josephine Quinn shakes the foundation of familiar ideas. Her target? Western Civilisation. Professor Quinn, who teaches… Audio

We speak to the to the author of a new pick-a-path, which is a book where you become the hero. You get to the end of a chapter and you're given a choice of where to go next. The book which has just… Audio

John Connell was an investigative journalist, documentary maker and author of multiple bestsellers when the creative well ran dry.  Audio

The little-known story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced the CIA and shaped the foundation of America's war on drugs has been told in the new book by best-selling author… Audio

Jenny Rockwell's debut poetry collection follows her personal growth from growing up in a church community to embracing queer joy. Audio

Ta rē Moriori, the indigenous language of Rekohu A.K.A the Chatham Islands is having a revival. Author Kate Preece realised that her husband didn't know how to 10 in the language of his karāpuna. She… Audio

Conventional wisdom tells us the people who are able to overcome challenges and maintain optimism in the face of adversity are mentally tough and have a special superpower; resilience. Those ideas are… Audio

Author, broadcaster, recipe developer and food editor Nici Wickes invites us back into her Quiet Kitchen for the second in her cookbook series. Audio

Critically acclaimed British novelist and BAFTA-winning screenwriter Author David Nicholls speaks to Susie about his new book You Are Here. Audio

Lyndy McIntyre's book Power to Win tells the story of the Living Wage Movement through the voices of workers, activists, leaders and allies. Audio

The story of Cleopatra has been immortalised in popular culture. Less talked about, is the fact that she was one of seven Cleopatras. Audio

Amor Towles, the best-selling author of A Gentleman in Moscow, has a new book of short stories Table for Two. Audio

Real life for women in midlife shouldn't include comparisons to Jennifer Aniston says health journalist Niki Bezzant. Her new book is called The Everything Guide: Hormones, health and happiness in… Audio

This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Beatles historic - and hysterical - visit to Australasia. When We Was Fab: Inside The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964 is the culmination of a lifetime's… Audio

Writing a journal helps psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder work with her own high and low points across the monthly lunar cycle. Her new book Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning invites people to reflect… Audio

New Zealand filmmaker and writer Barbara Sumner has just published her first work of fiction, The Gallows Bird, a historical novel about a young female convict who is sent to Australia in the 1830s. Audio

Jono Lancaster was only 36 hours old when his parents abandoned him in a hospital Yorkshire.  Audio