Craig and Irma discuss Covid-19 impacts on book sales – then Craig has an insightful chat with Mirandi Riwoe about combining fact and fiction in her historical novels, viewing the past through the lens of the present and the important difference between accuracy and authenticity. 

Irma and Craig talk about balancing the writing life with real life and then Jack talks about juggling multiple books, his love-hate relationship with social media and his most embarrasing fan-boy moment at Comicon.

Craig and Irma talk about what you write on your immigration card and when you first feel like a ‘real’ writer. Then Irma talks to Nikki Gemmell about the trauma of being outed for The Bride Stripped Bare, the importance of re-drafting and harsh edits, how words can change the world, the creep of imposter syndrome even when you have published a ton of books, dealing with vicious criticism, and how a leather-bound volume of Jane Eyre changed Nikki’s life.

Craig and Irma talk about the good the bad and ugly sides of teaching writing, and then they chat with Wuilli Wuilli woman and prize-winning author Lisa Fuller about the state of publishing, how the industry can better support First Nations writers and editors, how the Pancake Parlour figured in her winning a major prize, and the many books her dog has eaten!

Craig and Irma talk about writing groups and getting quality feedback on your work, followed by Irma talking with Sophie Laguna, on finding the essence of your characters, the fraught space of awards, how kids have made her writing practice better, the cruel world of publishing, how she struggles with success, navigating good and bad reviews, why writing a screenplay can sharpen the book edit, and how reading is like having an author's dreams in your hands.

Craig and Irma talk about the fraught experience of getting book endorsements. Then Craig chats with Eugen Bacon about issues around black writing, the joys and difficulties of life that trigger inspiration, the complexities of defining genre, the art of the short story, and why reading Toni Morrison is like eating the richest truffles. 

Craig and Irma talk about writing guides, in particular the new </p>book by Georgia Richter and Deborah Hunn, How to be an Author. Then Craig chats with Valerie Parv about how she went from an advertising copywriter to sales of over 34 million books, whether genre elitism and genre prejudice exist, the crazy debacle that was dubbed Parvgate, the impact of COVID on reading and publishing, moving from romance into science fiction, and a funny make-up mix up in the green room with her husband. 

Craig and Irma talk all things book launches. Then Irma chats with her publicist Brendan Fredericks about his friendship with Liz Gilbert and getting drunk with Germaine Greer, how to best work with your publicist, what not to do as an author on social media, his faux pas with Richard Ford, and his green room adventures with dogs.

Craig and Irma talk about rejection and how to cope with it. Then Craig talks to James Bradley about his path to becoming an award-winning author, how to write about important and urgent issues without becoming preachy, his love/hate relationship with social media and how to protect yourself as an author in the public arena, why genre shouldn’t define a book but can usefully shape it, hanging out with Julian Barnes in the green room. 

Irma and Craig talk about the challenges of public speaking and how to be Wonder Woman on stage.Then they chat with Karen Viggers about the painful process of editing her latest novel and trying to find its heart, how escaping a party of screaming girls led to discovering she was a bestseller in France, the reality behind the ‘glamorous’ whirlwind of an international publicity tour, the complexity and confusion around the foreign rights process, how Instagram culture is compromising book reviewing and the feels of bad reviews on Goodreads, and the blunt nitty gritty of how much money her bestselling books have made.