Compulsive Reader's author interviews, book chat, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! Recent and upcoming guests include Terry Denton, Marion Halligan, Sir Ken Robinson, Emily Ballou, Sofie Laguna, Matthew Riley, John Banville, Felicity Plunkett, Mark Coker, Peter Bowerman, Eric Maisel, Ramona Koval, Tim Flannery, Carl Zimmer, Gail Jones, Jane Smiley, Frank Delaney, Ben Okri, and many more.
Rebecca Higgie reads from and talks about her new book The Book of the After. We talk about such things as how the book came together, climate change and choosing 2049 as a story starting point, life and death, what remains, Guy Fawkes as a character, her main protagonists Negus and Eleanor, love, whales, metafiction, Perth, her work-in-progress, and lots more.
Rebecca's website: https://rebeccahiggie.com.au/ (https://rebeccahiggie.com.au/)
The Book of the After publisher site: https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/the-book-of-the-after/ (https://fremantlepress.com.au/books/the-book-of-the-after/)
(photo of Rebecca by Jess Gately)
31 Aug 2026
Annie Mairead Hunter on Brood Chamber
The author of Brood Chamber reads from and talks about her new poetry book. We cover such things as how the book came together and what drew Annie to poetry, some of her key themes - family ties and ancestry, letting go, ecology, Greed mythology, languages and lots more.
Find a copy of Brood Chamber here: https://www.5islandspress.com/books/brood-chamber (https://www.5islandspress.com/books/brood-chamber)
Compulsive Reader review of Brood Chamber: https://compulsivereader.com/2026/07/21/a-review-of-brood-chamber-by-annie-mairead-hunter/ (https://compulsivereader.com/2026/07/21/a-review-of-brood-chamber-by-annie-mairead-hunter/)
Link to 'The Fall', on Harry Nankin's website which prompted Annie's ekphrastic poem, 'Questions for a Fallen Starling',: https://harrynankin.com/artwork/the-fall-print/ (https://harrynankin.com/artwork/the-fall-print/)).
5 Aug 2026
Elizabeth Walton on How to Read a City
The author of How to Read a City, Your Place of Last Resort reads from and talks about her new poetry book. We cover such ground as her world tour for the book, climate change and bushfire, the book's title and the connection between cities and the natural world, protective spells and human culpability, grief and hope, an upcoming event at Four Winds festival, Bermagui, and some of the many projects Elizabeth is working on.
Find out more about Elizabeth Walton on her website: https://www.elizabethwalton.com.au/ (https://www.elizabethwalton.com.au/)
Four Winds Arts Salon celebrating the launch of How To Read A City: https://www.elizabethwalton.com.au/p/four-winds (https://www.elizabethwalton.com.au/p/four-winds)
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