Big Weekend Of Books

ABC RN's on-air writers' festival is back in 2024 over the weekend of June 15 and 16.

The Big Weekend of Books is two jam-packed days of conversations with writers you love and others you're going to love, on your radio, online and via the ABC listen app.

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Richard Fidler on travels during the Golden Age of Islam

Richard Fidler is the much-loved co-host of RN's Conversations but he's also a powerful writer of non-fiction. He's written about Icelandic sagas (Saga Land), the biography of Prague (The Golden Maze), and more.

Broadcaster and author Richard Fidler (supplied)

Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds

Published: 18 Jun 2023Sun 18 Jun 2023 at 5:55am

Catherine Lacey on fiction in memoir

Over the years Catherine Lacey's work has shown up on book of the year lists and won the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award, with her writing drawing comparisons with Margaret Atwood and Don Delillo.

Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds

Published: 18 Jun 2023Sun 18 Jun 2023 at 5:25am

Caleb Azumah Nelson on the rhythms of dance and music in his writing

Caleb Azumah Nelson (Open Water, and the new novel Small World) is a British-Ghanaian writer who is not yet 30, but already proving to be an innovative, exciting and tender observer of relationships, of love, of culture.

Caleb Azumah Nelson (credit Stuart Ruel)

Duration: 19 minutes 12 seconds

Published: 18 Jun 2023Sun 18 Jun 2023 at 5:10am

Seth Godin on why work isn’t working and what we can do about it

Seth Godin is a teacher, a writer and a marketing expert. He's the author of 21 best sellers and he founded one of the first internet companies, Squidoo.

Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds

Published: 18 Jun 2023Sun 18 Jun 2023 at 4:55am

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Published: TueTue 14 May 2024 at 3:22am

Fantasy favourite Samantha Shannon live in Parramatta

Join Samantha Shannon, bestselling author of The Bone Season, for a discussion on fantasy, fandom, and female desire live in Parramatta on May 26. Book your tickets now. Samantha Shannon appears thanks to Sydney Writers' Festival.

Published: 23 Apr 2024Tue 23 Apr 2024 at 12:07am

Stephanie Alexander live event at ABC for RN’s Big Weekend of Books

Renowned chef and writer Stephanie Alexander shares insights from her career, including secrets from "The Cook’s Companion," and her joy in her 80s. Join the live recording at the ABC Melbourne on Tuesday, May 28 at 7pm. Register now.

Published: 8 May 2024Wed 8 May 2024 at 11:32pm

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Live events for ABC RN's Big Weekend of Books

Richard Fidler on travels during the Golden Age of Islam

Catherine Lacey on fiction in memoir

Caleb Azumah Nelson on the rhythms of dance and music in his writing

Seth Godin on why work isn’t working and what we can do about it

Live events for ABC RN's Big Weekend of Books

Fantasy favourite Samantha Shannon live in Parramatta

Stephanie Alexander live event at ABC for RN’s Big Weekend of Books

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