Rachel Kushner always seemed destined to become a writer. At just five years old, her unconventional parents had her working in a feminist bookstore. Now, several decades and three award-winning novels later, she is back with a new book that follows a spy-for-hire who infiltrates a commune of eco-activists in rural France. On this episode of Read This, Rachel joins host Michael Williams for a conversation about Creation Lake, which was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize.

The AFP’s secretive new anti-protest command
12:05

Revisiting Creative Australia’s decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi
14:20

Hannah Ferguson on the politics of hate speech
15:47