Thomas Keneally (b. 1935, Sydney NSW) is one of Australia's most popular and prolific writers, having published more than 30 novels, dramas, screenplays and books of non-fiction.

Professor Donald Horne (1921–2005) was one of Australia's foremost academics, historians and philosophers.

The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934–2011) is a story of triumph against the odds.

Listen to excerpts from Helen Garner reading her award-winning first novel Monkey Grip (1977) on Melbourne community radio in 1980.

This is an extract of the first episode of a book reading of the novel by its author, Helen Garner.

In 1980 the Melbourne community station 3RRR FM serialised the novel, Monkey Grip, with the author reading her own text.