Memoirs
David Gilmour's son Charlie on fatherhood and raising an orphaned magpie
Charlie Gilmour spent his childhood trying to understand how his biological father could abandon the family. He writes about his upbringing and the power of love in his memoir, Featherhood: A Memoir… Audio
Former Elle editor on the darker side of glamour magazines
Former editor in chief of Elle magazine in Australia, Justine Cullen, shares candid stories of life working for a glamour magazine. Audio
Linda Burgess: Someone's Wife
Linda Burgess is the award winning author of three novels, three non-fiction titles and one collection of short stories. Audio
Robert Dessaix: What Days Are For
"I do travel for eros. Eros isn't he same thing as sex. It's the sense of being sensually present in someone's eyes, and their being sensually present in yours; and of giving pleasure and receiving… Audio
The Voice of Age
Photographer Guy Frederick introduces us to John Shanks, one of the many long-time Christchurch residents he's photographed and interviewed for his project, The Voice of Age, which opens on the first… Audio
The Colour of Food - Anne Else memoir
Anne Else talks about her new book, The Colour of Food. It is a memoir, but running through it, the focus is on food and in particular meals that have meant a lot to her during different stages of her… Audio
Robert Christgau - An Appointment With The Dean
Nick Bollinger talks to the self-proclaimed 'Dean of American Rock Critics' about modern pop, good writing and the changing role of the rock critic in age of the internet. Audio
Parenting with Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan is an American author, her latest work is Glitter and Glue is a heartfelt memoir about the true meaning of motherhood. While doing her OE she nannied for a newly-widowed father in… Audio
Jacqueline Fahey - artist and writer
Part two of Jacqueline Fahey's memoir is called "Before I Forget" and delves into her life after her marriage to psychiatrist Fraser McDonald and becoming an artist and name in her own right. Audio, Gallery
Colleen McCullough: thorny life
Australian author, best known for her 1977 novel The Thorn Birds, who has just published a memoir, Life Without the Boring Bits. Audio
Dorothy Butler: bookshops and readers
International authority on children's books and reading, innovative bookseller and author of two volumes of memoirs: There Was a Time, and All This and a Bookshop Too. Audio