The Book Club

Amy chats to Michael Brohier, the chairperson of the Somerset Celebration of Literature festival (March 14th - 16th 2012), about the festival - its highlights and history. Originally broadcast on the Book Club on 23/02/2012.

Sky talks to Dana Spiotta about her latest novel, Stone Arabia, and the ideas of memory, identity and obsession that are explored therein. Originally broadcast on The Book Club on 26/01/2012.

Amy talks to Naomi Takeifanga from the State Library of Queensland about their current exhibition, Look! The art of Australian picture books today. Originally broadcast on The Book Club, on 26/01/2012.

Craig Thompson is a comics creator from Portland, Oregon, highly regarded for his previous graphic novels Goodbye Chunky Rice and Blankets. His latest work, Habibi, is a kind of postmodern fairy tale, set in an imaginary Middle Eastern country with both ancient and modern elements. The 672-page graphic novel is the saga of two child slaves, Dodola and Zam, whose unconventional love story is intertwined with tales from the Koran and Islamic mysticism, supplemented with Craig Thompson's gorgeously intricate, lush illustrations. Grace caught up with Craig Thompson to discuss Habibi, which is available now from Allen & Unwin in hardcover, priced at $39.99. Originally broadcast on Zed Book Club on 9 February 2012.

Molly Ward, the Project Manager behind Word Play at the Brisbane Writers Festival talks to Sky about Word Play and the different considerations in putting together a program for students and children. Originally broadcast on the Book Club on 08/09/2011.

Zenobia Frost and Graham Nunn join Amy, Grace, Sky and Xander on The Book Club to talk about the 2011 Queensland Poetry Festival, poetry as a writing form, and to read us some of their work. Originally broadcast on The Book Club on 18/08/2011. You can find out more about the Queensland Poetry festival here: http://www.queenslandpoetryfestival.com/