Episodes

  • Episode 4 - Australia's Top 100 Books

    Episode 4 - Australia's Top 100 Books
    Sep 21 2026

    In this episode, host Brigid Mullane recommends some of her favourite Australian novels in the lead up to the ABC's Best Australian Books countdown.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 3 with Sun Bookshop

    Episode 3 with Sun Bookshop
    Aug 23 2026

    Shelf Help takes the show on the road, visiting with one the west’s best bookstores – The Sun Bookshop in Yarraville to see owner, Deb, and manager, Mia, have been reading.
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    23 mins
  • Winter Reading Guide - mini episode

    Winter Reading Guide - mini episode
    Jul 27 2026

    Join host Brigid Mullane for a special mini episode, where she recommends the books that have been getting her through the cold winter nights.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 1: Sam Twyford-Moore and Kalinda Vary

    Episode 1: Sam Twyford-Moore and Kalinda Vary
    Jun 29 2026

    Author Sam Twyford-Moore discusses his role as Kill Your Darlings’ book critic. Former bookseller Kalinda Vary brings her reading recommendations.


    Books discussed: A Rising of the Lights, Steve Toltz; When I am Sixty-Four, Debra Adelaide; The Door, Magda Szabo; Animal Joy, Nuar Alsadir; No Church in the Wild, Murray Middleton.
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    29 mins