Immersed in the underbelly of the theatre world in the gritty streets of Sydney in 1973, this addictive debut will have you wondering just how dangerous ambition – and love – can be.

Kate Langbroek reads her memoir Ciao Bella!

Nov 8th, 2021 18m 54s

Ciao Bella! is about having a dream and living it as Kate shares the sublime joys and utter chaos of adapting to a new life in Bologna, what you discover about yourself when you are a stranger in a strange land, and how she fell in love.With

Echoes of Way by Tania Blanchard

Oct 2nd, 2021 26m 41s

NARRATION: Arianwen Parkes-LockwoodDURATION: 13 hours and 51 minutesCalabria, Italy, 1936In a remote farming village nestled in the mountains that descend into the sparkling Ionian Sea, young and spirited Giulia Tallariti longs for somethi

Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 21st, 2021 18m 6s

NARRATION: Julia WhelanDURATION: 12 hours and 10 minutesThe entrancing story of a reclusive Hollywood starlet as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine – from the bestselling a

Maybe In Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 21st, 2021 7m 3s

NARRATION: Julia WhelanDURATION: 9 hours and 9 minutesOne choice. Two different paths – with stunningly different results. From the bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has n

Forever Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 21st, 2021 9m 27s

NARRATION: Tara SandsDURATION: 8 hours and 45 minutesA moving and heartbreaking debut from the bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – for fans of PS, I Love You and Me Before YouElsie Porter is an average twentysomethin

After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 21st, 2021 9m 45s

NARRATION: Tara SandsDURATION: 9 hours and 11 minutesA love story about what happens when the love fades – from the bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoWhen Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches breaking point, they come u

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Sep 20th, 2021 10m 20s

NARRATION: Julia WhelanDURATON: 8 hours and 5 minutesA moving love story about a woman unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiancé who has finally brought her back to life – from the bestselling

Start listening to The Nazis Knew My Name by Magda Hellinger and Maya Lee

Sep 7th, 2021 15m 51s

The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage, kindness and ingenuity.In March 1942, twenty-five-year-old kinder

Jock Zonfrillo reads his memoir Last Shot

Jul 26th, 2021 4m 25s

Kitchen Confidential meets trainspotting in Last Shot, Jock Zonfrillo's coming-of-age memoir of addiction, ambition and redemption in the high-stakes world of Michelin star kitchens.From reckless drug addict to one of Australia’s top chefs

Start listening to Grace Under Pressure by Tori Haschka

Jul 22nd, 2021 3m 53s

A deliciously hilarious, honest and heartfelt portrayal of modern-day motherhood and the saving grace of female friendship.Grace Harkness looks like she has it all – two beautiful children, four cookbooks under her belt and an idyllic beachsi

Start listening to Catch Us the Foxes by Nicola West

Jun 30th, 2021 10m 56s

NARRATED BY JESSICA TOVEYTwin Peaks meets The Dry in a deliciously dark and twisted tale that unravels a small Australian country town...Ambitious young journalist Marlowe ‘Lo’ Robertson would do anything to escape the suffocating confines

Lisa Genova reads from Remember: the Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

Mar 26th, 2021 20m 23s

A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.Have you ever felt a crushing wave of pa

Bridge Over Troubled Dreams by Delta Goodrem - Audio Extract

Mar 18th, 2021 39s

In her first-ever book, Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem shares the intimate stories behind each of the tracks on her sixth studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, taking readers on a deep dive into her inspiration for each song an

Start listening to The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall

Aug 26th, 2020 5m 17s

Mim’s husband is missing. No one knows where Ben is, but everyone wants to find him – especially The Department. And they should know, the all-seeing government body has fitted the entire population with a universal tracking chip to keep them ‘

Listen to the first chapters of The Matriarch: The Story of 'Granny Evil' Kathy Pettingill

Jun 26th, 2020 24m 53s

Kathy Pettingill is a name that’s both respected and feared, not only by Australia’s criminal underworld, but by many in the Victorian police force. As the matriarch at the head of the most notorious and violent family of habitual offenders in

Mikey Robins reads from his book Seven Deadly Sins and One Very Naughty Fruit

Jun 26th, 2020 9m 57s

In this irreverent romp through the history of food via the Seven Deadly Sins, Mikey Robins uncovers the most bizarre food-related stories of all time. From the Ancient Egyptians to the Romans, from the medieval monarchs to our current obsessio

Mary Moody reads from her memoir The Accidental Tour Guide: Adventures in Life and Death

Jun 26th, 2020 17m 39s

Mary Moody’s bestselling memoirs about her adventures in France, Au Revoir and Last Tango in Toulouse, inspired thousands of women. The Accidental Tour Guide completes the circle by sharing another major turning point in her life.When Mary lo

Gianni Russo reads from his memoir Hollywood Godfather: My Life in the Movies and the Mob

Jun 26th, 2020 29m 14s

Gianni Russo was a handsome 25-year-old mobster with no acting experience when he walked onto the set of The Godfather and entered Hollywood history. He played Carlo Rizzi, the husband of Connie Corleone, who set her brother Sonny?played by Jam

Virginia Trioli reads from her book Generation F: Why We Still Struggle with Sex and Power

Jun 26th, 2020 21m 5s

Twenty-five years ago, Australia was in the grip of another debate about sex and power.The Master of Ormond College at the University of Melbourne had been acquitted of indecent assault after complaints by two female students. Helen Garner’s

Shannon Molloy reads from his memoir Fourteen: My Year of Darkness, and the Light that Followed

Jun 26th, 2020 29m 16s

Fourteen is this generation’s Holding the Man – a moving coming-of-age memoir about a young man’s search for identity and acceptance in the most unforgiving and hostile of places: high school.This is a story about my fourteenth year of life a

Listen to the first chapters of The Devil's Grip by Neil Drinnan

Jun 26th, 2020 15m 3s

Seven shots ring out in the silence of Victoria’s rolling Barrabool Hills. As the final recoil echoes through the paddocks, a revered sheep-breeding dynasty comes to a bloody and inglorious end.No one could have anticipated the orgy of violen

Listen to the first chapters of the thrilling novel Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon

Jun 26th, 2020 22m 44s

February 29, 1944: I am about to jump out of an aeroplane for the first time … I don’t care that every man is looking at me as though I don’t belong. Besides, I’m hungover. And I think I might throw up …In 1936 intrepid young Australian journ

Archie Roach reads from his memoir Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music

Jun 26th, 2020 30m 56s

Not many have lived as many lives as Archie Roach – stolen child, seeker, teenage alcoholic, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, and leader – but it took him almost a lifetime to find out who he really was.Roach was only two years old

Ben Folds reads from his memoir A Dream About Lightning Bugs

Jun 26th, 2020 18m 59s

Ben Folds is an internationally celebrated musician, singer-songwriter and former frontman of the alternative rock band, Ben Folds Five, beloved for songs such as ‘Brick’, ‘You Don’t Know Me’, ‘Rockin’ the Suburbs’ and ‘The Luckiest’.In his