The Melbourne Writers Festival was curtailed in September 2021 because of the pandemic, so Jamila Rizvi and Astrid spoke to two of the authors who would have appeared live on stage.

Claire Thomas discusses her novel 'The Performance' - an extraordinary exploration of women's inner lives that is both enthralling and profound.

Sophie Gonzales reflects on her YA novel 'Only Mostly Devastated', which was recently shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and is a book you want to give the teenagers in your life.

Stay tuned for Monday's episode, when Jamila rejoins Astrid to discuss all the latest in what they are reading.

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