From the Lighthouse

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective: An Interview with Kelly Gardiner

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie is joined by two special guests, Rita Jane Dashwood of Ghent University and Kelly Gardiner, to discuss Kelly and Sharmini Kumar's...

Revelation Beach - An Interview with Susan Francis

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she discusses Susan Francis's new novel Revelation Beach. The novel unflinchingly searches for answers to the brutal murders of the j...

The Bright Sword: An Interview with Lev Grossman

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Russo talks to the bestselling novelist Lev Grossman about his 2024 novel The Bright Sword, a retelling of the Arthurian legends after the d...

Joans of Arc Worldwide: An Interview with Ellie Crookes

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie Russo chats with Ellie Crookes about her upcoming book, Joans of Arc Worldwide.

Chloe Adams' The Occupation Book Launch

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, Michelle is thrilled to interview the 2024 Penguin Literary Prize winner and recent Macquarie University Master of Creative Writing ...

Lost Origins: An Interview with Chris Kulp

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she talks with science fiction author Dr Chris Kulp about his latest novel Lost Origins: Book 1 The Majestic Chronicles, a rollicking...

Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory: An Interview with Yaroslav Barsukov

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Michelle and Jimmy interview Nebula-nominated author, Yaroslav Barsukov, about his new novel, Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory. Join them as ...

The Master of Alternate History: An Interview with Harry Turtledove

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie interviews the prolific novelist Harry Turtledove, known as the Master of Alternate History. They discuss alternate history as a ...

The Other Side of Daylight: An Interview with David Brooks

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she discusses The Other Side of Daylight, a new and collected poetry collection by prize-winning poet, novelist and essayist David Br...

The Comic and Tragicomic Poetry of Francis Webb

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle chats with Dr Toby Davidson, editor of Francis Webb's Collected Poems, about the comic element in his poetry of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Webb ...

Apollo Rising: An Interview with Celebrated Author and Former NASA Astrophysicist Alan Smale

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle talks to author and NASA astrophysicist Alan Smale about his science fiction series Apollo Rising. Alan also wrote the alternate history tril...

Film Review: The Substance

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Michelle and Dr James Mackenzie discuss the controversial, highly acclaimed, and highly divisive film, The Substance. Join them as they disc...

Old West Romance: An Interview with Amy Matthews

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she talks Romance and writing with award-winning author and academic at Flinders University, Amy Matthews. Amy also writes as Amy T. ...

The Temperature: An Interview with Katerina Gibson

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she talks with prize-winning author Katerina Gibson about her new novel The Temperature. Katerina Gibson (1994) is a writer and books...

Always Will Be: An Interview with Mykaela Saunders

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us today for a live recording of Dr Mykaela Saunders' Always Will Be Book Launch. Mykaela discussed her prize-winning book with Michelle, and th...

Daisy and Woolf: An Interview with Michelle Cahill

16 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she talks with prize-winning author, poet and theorist, Michelle Cahill. Daisy and Woolf was published to much critical acclaim in 2...

The Story Thief: An Interview with Kyra Geddes

12 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she talks with author Kyra Geddes about writing and publishing The Story Thief, a novel about a young woman growing up in Sydney dur...

Friendship as Contest: Interview with Dr Neil Durrant on Nietzsche and Friendship

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie, Michelle and Jimmy are joined by Faculty Executive Director, Dr Neil Durrant to discuss his new book, Nietzsche's Renewal of An...

MQ PACE: Michelle Council interviews Clémence Michallon about The Quiet Tenant

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ PACE project, Michelle Council interviews journalist and best-selling author, Clémence Michallon, about her novel, The Quie...

Interview with Dr Adrian Renzo and Dr Liz Guiffre on the Princess of Pop - Kylie Minogue

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie is joined by Dr Adrian Renzo of Macquarie University and Dr Liz Guiffre of UTS to discuss their new book Kylie, on Kylie Minogue'...

Cast Mates: Interview with Sam Twyford-Moore

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of From the Lighthouse, Michelle talks with Sam Twyford-Moore about his latest book, Cast Mates that delves into Australian cinema an...

MQ PACE Indigenous Australian Fiction: Kate Milne on Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms & Song of the Crocodile

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ PACE project on Indigenous Australian Fiction, Kate Milne discusses Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms by Anita Heiss (pronounc...

MQ PACE Indigenous Australian Fiction: Jasmine Oke on Enclave

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ PACE project on Indigenous Australian Fiction, Jasmine Oke discusses Claire G. Coleman's Enclave with Indigenous artist and ...

MQ PACE Indigenous Australian Fiction: Annie Paterson on The Old Lie

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ PACE project on Indigenous Australian Fiction, Annie Paterson discusses Claire G. Coleman's The Old Lie as an example of Ind...

Interview with Clint Caward on Love Machine

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she interviews Clint Caward as he discusses his award-winning novel Love Machine.   Clint Caward is a novelist and freelance writer ...

175th Anniversary of Jane Eyre

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we celebrate the 175th Anniversary of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre! In this episode, Gothic Literature specialist Kirstin Mills is joined...

Interview with Bruna Gomes on Poetry

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bruna Gomes, Australian-Brazilian poet, talks to Michelle about how to write poems and find inspiration, even during difficult times.   Bruna Gomes ...

Interview with Kim Kelly on The Rat Catcher

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Michelle talks with Kim Kelly about her latest book, The Rat-Catcher—long-listed for the Australian Historical Fiction Prize.    Kim Ke...

Ned Bukarica interviews Emma Batchelor

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ned Bukarica interviews Emma Batchelor on her first novel Now That I See You.

Interview with Tessa Lunney on Writing Historical Fiction

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tessa Lunney, author of the Kiki Button historical espionage series, talks with Michelle Hamadache about Paris, plotting and how the present can galva...

Queer Readers Read Queer YA Romances

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Professor Hsu-Ming Teo as she explores the student perspective on reading Queer YA Romances, with special guests, Teyah Miller and Courtney Boula...

MQ Student Writers‘ Festival: Queer YA Fiction (Henry Hamlet’s Heart and Perfect On Paper)

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers’ Festival, Teyah Miller, Courtney Boulais and Courtney Howell discuss Rhiannon Wilde's Henry Hamlet’s He...

MQ Student Writers‘ Festival: Interview with Stuart Everly-Wilson on Low Expectations

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers’ Festival, Kobra Sayyadi and Matilda Harrisson interview Stuart Everly-Wilson on his first novel, Low Expe...

MQ Student Writers‘ Festival: Interview with Alice Pung on One Hundred Days

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers’ Festival, Kobra Sayyadi and Matilda Harrisson interview Alice Pung on her new novel, One Hundred Days.

MQ Student Writers‘ Festival: The Dystopian Bush (When We Are Invisible and Tomorrow When the War Began)

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers’ Festival, Jason Chen and Jessica Jarrett discuss Claire Zorn's When We Are Invisible and John Marsden's T...

MQ Student Writers‘ Festival: The #MeToo Movement in Fiction (The Nowhere Girls and Queenie)

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers’ Festival, Lili Watkins-Murphy and Ahrya Reddy discuss Amy Reed's The Nowhere Girls and Candice Carty-Will...

MQ Student Writers‘ Festival: Indigenous Futurism (Terra Nullius and The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf)

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of this year's MQ Student Writers’ Festival, Jasmine Van Vliet talks to Jimmy about the genre of Indigenous Futurism as seen in Claire G. Co...

The Power of Little Worlds: Interview with Michelle Cahill

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of From the Lighthouse, Michelle talks to award-winning short story writer, Michelle Cahill, about 'A Wall of Water' from the s...

Observing Loneliness: Kazuo Ishiguro‘s Klara and the Sun

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie, Michelle and Jimmy Zoomed up to discuss Kazuo Ishiguro's latest novel, Klara and the Sun. Is it a brilliant but messy work, a di...

Japanese Boys Love, Thai Boys Love, and K-Pop: An Interview with Dr Thomas Baudinette

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Thomas Baudinette is a Lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature, and is an anthropoligst who spe...

To Gaze or not to Gaze: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Dr Stephanie Russo, Dr Michelle Hamadache and Dr Jimmy Van for a discussion on the French film Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2018).

HSC Enrichment Session: Jane Austen's Emma with Dr Stephanie Russo

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Dr Stephanie Russo on the novel Emma (Advanced English Module: Critical Study of Literature)

Creative Writing Mastercl: Conversation with Felicity Castagna hosted by Assoc. Prof. Hsu-Ming Teo

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A conversation and Creative Writing masterclass with Felicity Castagna, hosted by Associate Professor Hsu-Ming Teo

HSC Enrichment Session: The Poetry of Kenneth Slessor with Professor Louise d'Arcens

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Professor Louise d'Arcens on the poetry of Kenneth Slessor (Common English Module: Texts and Human Experiences)

HSC Enrichment Session: The Crucible with Assoc. Prof. Paul Sheehan

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Associate Professor Paul Sheehan on the play The Crucible (Common English Module: Texts and Human Experiences)

HSC Enrichment Session: The Tempest and Hag-Seed with Professor Louise d'Arcens

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Professor Louise d'Arcens on The Tempest and the novel Hag-Seed (Advanced English Module: Texts and Conversations)

HSC Enrichment Session: The Truman Show with Dr Ryan Twomey

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Dr Ryan Twomey on the film The Truman Show (Standard English Module: Close Study of Texts)

HSC Enrichment Session: The Poetry of T.S Eliot with Assoc. Prof. Paul Sheehan

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Associate Professor Paul Sheehan on the poetry of T.S. Eliot (Advanced English Module: Critical Study of Literature)

HSC Enrichment Session: Richard III & Looking for Richard with Dr Stephanie Russo

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment Session with Dr Stephanie Russo on Richard III and the film Looking for Richard (Advanced English Module: Textual Conversations)

HSC Enrichment Session: John Keats & Bright Star with Dr Geoffrey Payne

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A HSC Enrichment session with Dr Geoffrey Payne on the poetry of John Keats and the film Bright Star (Advanced English Module: Textual Conversations) ...

The Wandering: An Interview with Intan Paramaditha

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle as she talks with prize-winning author, Intan Paramaditha, to discuss her novel, The Wandering. Intan Paramaditha was nominated for the...

Does My Head Look Big in This? Interview with Randa Abdel-Fattah

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Michelle Hamadache as she talks to Randa Abdel-Fattah, award winning writer and activist, about her very first novel, Does My Head Look Big in Th...

Kaneto Shindo's Kuroneko: A Tale of Fire and Ice

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Michelle is joined by Jimmy and special guest, Khoa Tran, to discuss Kaneto Shindo's Kuroneko. Join us as we discuss revenge, class, mytholo...

The Bored and the Beautiful - Michelangelo Antonioni's L'Avventura

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week Michelle is joined by Jimmy and special guest, Khoa Tran, to discuss Antonioni's L'Avventura. Join us as we discuss gender, class, boredom,...

Page Richards on the changing states and stakes of literary fiction in contemporary times

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of From the Lighthouse, join Michelle as she talks with Page Richards, director of Hong Kong University's MFA program and prize...

Before Shackleton there was Ursula K. Le Guin's "Sur"

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join Associate Professor Jane Messer and Michelle as they discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's speculative short story "Sur" about the group of women explorers...

Graham Greene's 'A Little Place Off the Edgware Road' and Paddy OReilly's 'Baggage Claim'

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Professor Jane Messer joins Michelle to discuss a short horror story by Graham Greene, 'A Little Place Off the Edgware Road' and another sho...

"The mother's injuries are to be handed down to the daughter": Love and Destruction in Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle and Jimmy are joined in this episode by Media Arts teacher and film fanatic, Khoa Tran, to discuss, Autumn Sonata, Ingmar Bergman's late mast...

The Relentlessness of Memory in Michael Haneke's Caché

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of From the Lighthouse, Jimmy and Michelle talk about Michael Haneke's 2005 intriguing and enigmatic film Caché.  The film, starring...

Classic Teendaptation #6: Get Over It

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Get Over It is a 2001 teen adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. This week, Stephanie and Kirstin discuss Kirsten Dunst, teen romance...

Classic Teendaptation #5: She's All That

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 1999 film She's All That is an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion...or is it? This week, Stephanie, Kirstin and Jimmy discuss gla...

Classic Teendaptation #4: Easy A

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Easy A (2001) is a loose adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. This week, Stephanie, Kirstin and Jimmy discuss sexual double-standa...

Classic Teendaptation #3: Clueless ... As if!!!

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Clueless brings Jane Austen's Emma into the world of a privileged LA teen, and it works perfectly. This week, Stephanie, Kirstin and Jimmy discuss ...

Classic Teendaptation #2: She's the Man

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

She's The Man transforms Shakespeare's Twelfth Night into a teen drama about soccer and debutante balls. This week, Stephanie, Jimmy and Kirstin discu...

Classic Teendaptation #1: 10 Things I Hate About You

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We love old books when they're teen movies. This week, Stephanie, Jimmy and Kirstin kick off a new mini-series of podcasts on teen movie adaptations o...

Macbeth: The Enduring Appeal of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shakespeare's Macbeth is so good that we can't stop thinking about it, or talking about it. This week, Stephanie, Jimmy and Kirstin discuss the appeal...

Comfort Texts for a Brave New World

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The world is in a very strange place right now, and we're in need of serious distraction. Jimmy, Kirstin and Stephanie take you through their favourit...

Double Indemnity: THE Film Noir

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Double Indemnity is THE film noir: the film noir that most people think about when they picture the genre. This week, Stephanie and Jimmy discuss twis...

Kafka's Metamorphosis: The Complex, The Ambiguous and the Inexplicable

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie is still too busy and doesn't have time to act as referee as Michelle and Jimmy lock horns over Kafka's The Metamorphosis (or, as Steph ca...

Duality, Puppetry, and Podling Rights in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie is too busy and does not want to discuss Jimmy's idea for this week's podcast (aka the puppet episode), so in the spirit of resistance, Jimm...

Best Books of 2019

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a proud From the Lighthouse tradition, Stephanie and Michelle give their verdict on the best books of 2019.

Love it or Hate it? The New BBC/Netflix Dracula

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The new Netflix adaptation has divided audiences: some love it, some hate it. This week, Stephanie and Kirstin give their verdict (spoiler: they neith...

Noir Files #1: Laura - The Unknowable Femme Fatale

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The first in a new series on film noir, Stephanie and Jimmy discuss Otto Preminger's 1944 film Laura. Laura is both an excellent novel by Vera Caspary...

Might as well face it, we'll always be addicted to true crime

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie and Jimmy continue their long-standing and creepy obsession with true crime by chatting about the podcasts Detective Trapp, Hunting Warhead,...

Interview with Diana Plater on travel writing

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Travel writing—being paid to travel to and write about destinations all over the world sounds like a dream to many.  In this episode of From the Li...

MQ English Department's International Masters students

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, From the Lighthouse is hosted by the English Department's International Masters students— Oluwanifemi Temitayo Maxwell, Cornelia Li and J...

The Quarry Issue #15 Zoographia

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The students have taken over! Welcome to a special episode featuring issue #15 of The Quarry ‘Zoographia.’ Join the editorial team, Aylish, Jodie,...

Interview with Diana Plater on her first novel, Whale Rock

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Diana Plater, professional travel writer, journalist, and now novelist, discusses her first novel, Whale Rock, a sensuous exploration of mothering an...

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, aka The Gothic Charms of a Sassy Witch

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to get spoooooky. This month, Stephanie and Kirstin discuss the Gothic charms, sassy witches and excellent cats of the Netflix series The C...

Titus Andronicus: A Bloody Mess or a Subversive Mess?

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jimmy Van and Michelle Hamadache as they discuss all things Titus Andronicus. Listen in to hear what they thought of the Bell Theatre Company's S...

Brilliant, smart, surprising, dirty ... but enough about me, let's talk about Fleabag

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We love Fleabag. No, we really love Fleabag. This week, Stephanie and Jimmy discuss their love of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brilliant, smart, surprising,...

#crusoeat300 and the Strange Life and Works of Daniel Defoe

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

2019 marks 300 years since the publication of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. This week, Stephanie is joined by Geoff to discuss the strange life, and...

Might as well face it, we're still addicted to true crime

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie and Jimmy meet up yet again to discuss all their various true crime obsessions. They can't stop watching, reading, and listening to true cri...

Sara-Mae Tuson and Heyer Today

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie talks to Sara-Mae Tuson about her upcoming podcast series, Heyer Today, which will begin airing in December. They talk about the ...

1819: An Extraordinarily Prolific Year for Keats

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The romantic poet John Keats wrote most of his most famous poetry in the year 1819: 200 years ago this year. This week, Stephanie is joined by Dr Geof...

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: A Reference to Bundy or the Netflix Film?

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is the extremely long title of a recent Netflix movie about Ted Bundy, starring Zac Efron as one of America...

Game of Thrones Finale: The Rant is Long and Full of Terrors

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everybody is talking about the Game of Thrones finale. So, we decided to as well. Jimmy and Louise join Stephanie to discuss the final series of the w...

Interview with Ellie Crookes on Guinevere and Arthurian Literature

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Guinevere has always been one of the most popular, and the most contested, characters of the Arthurian legends. This week, Stephanie is joined by Elli...

Interview with Xu Daozhi on Indigenous Cultural Capital: Postcolonial Narratives in Australian Children's Literature

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How are Indigenous people represented in Australian children's literature? Xu Daozhi joins Stephanie to discuss her book Indigenous Cultural Capital: ...

Might as well face it, we're addicted to true crime

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We love true crime. We consume lots of true crime. This week, Jimmy and Steph discuss some recent true crime books, podcasts, and documentaries, and p...

In love with the shape of you: An Interview with Lee Kofman

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Kofman's Imperfect explores the way our bodies shape the people we are. This week, Stephanie talks to Lee about imperfect bodies, gender, the cult...

Mary Queen of Scots and the Enduring Appeal of Tudor Queens

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Queen of Scots seems to be having a moment, with new films and plays about the Scottish queen's relationship with her cousin, Elizabeth I, recent...

Jenna Guillaume's What I Like About Me: A Daggy Caravan Park Romance

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jenna Guillaume's debut novel, What I Like About Me, is a YA romantic comedy set at that most Australian of settings: the daggy caravan park. This wee...

Interview with Laura Neill, Editor for The Quarry Journal Issue 13

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Quarry Journal, the online journal of Macquarie University's English Department, is currently seeking submissions for Issue 13: Borderlines. This ...

Best Books of 2018 (re-uploaded)

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Stephanie, Michelle and Jimmy finally gather to talk about their favourite books (and film!) of 2018. Jimmy talks crime movies, Michelle ta...

Beloved and Controversial: The Works of Enid Blyton

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Enid Blyton was a part of many childhoods, as the author of such classics as The Enchanted Forest, the Famous Five and the Naughtiest Girl in the Scho...

Milne's The Red House Mystery: A non-Pooh Bear Detective Story

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hang on, A.A. Milne wrote a crime novel? Is Winnie the Pooh the murderer or the detective? This week, Stephanie and Lee discuss a crime novel that doe...

Lois Austen-Leigh's The Incredible Crime aka the grossness of hunting

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lois Austen-Leigh was a descendant of Jane Austen but did you know she was also a crime novelist? This week, Stephanie is joined by Lee to discuss The...

A Christmas Carol: or the Case of the Misunderstood Capitalist

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bah humbug! This week, Jimmy and Stephanie revisit Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol, on the 175th anniversary of its publication. Join them...

FrankenReads @ Macquarie Session 3: Frankenstein Goes to the Movies

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein we will be releasing recordings from the FrankenReads event at Macquarie Univers...