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It's a fair hike from Ceduna in SA to New Orleans in Louisiana, but that's how far artist Jodi Martin travelled to begin co-writing songs for new album Saltwater with friend and folk legend Arlo Guthrie.
African Book Club: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo.
We Need New Names by Zimbabwean novelist NoViolet Bulawayo tells the story of Darling, a ten year-old girl growing up in the Shantytown of Paradise. It's the August novel in RN's African Book Club.
The search to discover what happened to the actor who played 'Bronson' in season one of Round the Twist.
Brain stimulation worked wonders for John Elder Robison who has Asperger's. It unlocked his emotional intelligence. But will will magnetic brain stimulation work for everyone on the autism spectrum?
James Lee and Michael Munson delve into the ABC Sound Library's vinyl collection to uncover records that have broken records.
When three couples gather for a barbeque in suburban Sydney, their friendships may never be the same again. One of Australia's most successful novelists talks about her latest book.
The annual congress of the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) has just taken place in New Zealand. This organisation promotes books and reading for children around the world, to foster peace and understanding.
Booker winner DBC Pierre's how to guide, the International Board on Books for Young People congress, bestselling Liane Moriarty's latest novel and the Vinyl Frontier on strange recordings.
Booker winner DBC Pierre shares his advice on writing in his new book Release the Bats.
A comedy set in a childcare centre where the workers play up more than the children.
Clive James looks back at his lifelong love of television and Russell T Davies' reimagines a Shakespeare classic complete with ipads, fascists and a tinge of Doctor Who.
One of South Korea's most successful directors, Lee Joon-ik, discusses his two latest films, The Throne and Dongju
Xu Xi is a Chinese writer with a complicated relationship to her origins. She's giving a keynote address at the Chinese Writers Festival on being a 'Global Chinese'.
What stand-up comedy can teach you about writing for kids.
Celebrating 10 years of the Inky Awards, Alan Brough on his children's fiction, XuXi on being global Chinese and Lee Joon-Ik on the Korean Film Festival.
Celebrating 10 years of the Inky Awards for youth literature which is chosen by young people.
Two new reality TV shows that have entered the fray this week are Zumbo's Just Desserts and Australian Survivor. RN Breakfast's resident TV critic Dan Barrett joins Fran Kelly.
The Voynich Manuscript is a book that dates back to the 15th century.