A critical assessment of the shortlist and winner of Australia’s most prestigious literary award, The Miles Franklin Literary Award. Kate and Cassie are joined by guests, scholar and literary biographer (and former judge of the MFLA) Bernadette Brennan; and critic and publisher, Geordie Williamson.

BOOKS

Brian Castro, Chinese Postman, Giramondo
Michelle de Kretser, Theory & Practice, Text
Winnie Dunn, Dirt Poor Islanders, Hachette
Julie Janson, Compassion, Magabala Books
Fiona McFarlane, Highway 13, Allen & Unwin
Siang Lu, Ghost Cities, UQP (WINNER)

GUESTS

Bernadette Brennan, literary scholar; former judge for the Miles Franklin Literary Award

Geordie Williamson, chief literary critic, The Australian; publisher, Picador

CREDITS

Presenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh
Producer, Kate Evans and Sarah Corbett
Sound engineer, Roi Huberman
Executive producer, Rhiannon Brown

2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award assessed