The Kill Your Darlings Podcast
Episodes
Queering Country in Ellen van Neerven's Heat and Light
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Critic Raelee Lancaster joins Rebecca to discuss the final title in the series, Ellen van Neerven's extraordinary debut book. A collection of interli...
The Enduring Power of Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Critic Nigel Featherstone joins Rebecca to discuss the iconic gay memoir, Holding the Man. It is the love story of Tim and John, who first met as teen...
Elizabeth Jolley, lesbian longing and the Australian Gothic
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Critic Dzenana Vucic joins Rebecca to discuss The Well, which won Elizabeth Jolley the Miles Franklin Award in 1986, and established her reputation as...
“We are the Dream”: Sumner Locke Elliott’s coming out novel, Fairyland
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Critic Sam Twyford-Moore joins Rebecca to discuss Fairyland. This book is perhaps the most old-fashioned on the list, exploring not only queer awakeni...
AFL, Secrets and Living Authentically: Danielle Laidley’s groundbreaking 'Don’t Look Away'
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Critic and memoirist Sam Elkin joins Rebecca to discuss Danielle Laidley’s unflinching autobiography, Don’t Look Away. A powerful account of a com...
Heartbreak, Obsession, Rejection: Beverly Farmer’s lesbian cult classic Alone
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bestselling novelist and literary critic Madeleine Gray joins Rebecca to discuss Beverley Farmer’s Alone, a lyrical, tender, sad exploration of a yo...
Introducing: Queer Critics Series
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New series from Kill Your Darlings, Australia’s leading independent literary organisation! Australian literature has a queer history. Join author a...
Jackie Bailey on ‘The Eulogy’: First Book Club
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Editor’s note: This episode contains discussion of death and grief practices. Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-...
Bastian Fox Phelan on ‘How To Be Between’: First Book Club
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For May that debut is How To ...
Rhett Davis on ‘Hovering’: First Book Club
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For April that debut is Hover...
Omar Sakr on ‘Son of Sin’: First Book Club
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For February that debut is So...
Natalie Kon-yu on ‘The Cost of Labour’: First Book Club
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For February that debut is Th...
SJ Norman on ‘Permafrost’: First Book Club
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For November that debut is Pe...
Pub Talk: Leah Jing McIntosh from Liminal
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of our new interview series, Pub Talk, where we chat to some of Australia’s most experienced and influential publisher...
Gary Nunn on ‘The Psychic Tests’: First Book Club
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For October that debut is The...
Allee Richards on ‘Small Joys of Real Life’: First Book Club
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each month we celebrate an Australian debut release of fiction or non-fiction in the Kill Your Darlings First Book Club. For September that debut is...