Are contemporary novelists losing the ability to tell a truly great story? With recent literary discourse on the dying art of craft and technique, is the ambition of the novel taking a turn?
Authors such as Brandon Taylor posit that the crucial tenets of quality prose are being forgotten or abandoned, with less people reading, and mistakenly turning to the screen to learn the pillars of literary craft.
Hear from novelists known for their riveting storytelling, as they consider this idea, and contemplate the devices and learnings that make for a great novel.
An electrifying debut from a young Indian-Australian writer, The Degenerates brims with vitality and humour.
SHORTLISTED, STELLA PRIZE 2025
SHORTLISTED, VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD, FICTION, 2025
SHORTLISTED, AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR, FICTION, 2025
LONGLISTED, 2025 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD
‘How rare, this delicacy—this calm, sweet, desolated wisdom.’ Helen Garner
'Stupendously good' Christos Tsiolkas
