Booker Prize winner David Szalay on the risk and reward of writing Flesh

You voted, we counted and now we know: Tim Winton's Cloudstreet is our favourite-ever Australian book. In this Top 100 Australian Books afterparty we relive the highs, the lows and the controversies of the countdown. Claire Nichols and Hilary Harper take a deep dive into conversations from The Book Show with your favourite Top 100 Books authors. Tim Winton reflects on how Cloudstreet saved him, Markus Zusak shares the stories that made The Book Thief and we hear from other favourites: Melissa Lucashenko on Too Much Lip and Charlotte McConaghy on Wild Dark Shore. We also dig into the ABC archives for a 1987 interview with Sally Morgan on her seminal memoir, My Place. Download a printable Top 100 Australian Books 1-100 ranked. Relive your favourite moments of the weekend countdown. Tune into our sister show, The Bookshelf, for the ones that got away (and the 101-200 list). Donate to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, our Top 100 Australian Books partner. Top 100 Australian Books: Ranks 1–100 1. Cloudstreet by Tim Winton2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak3. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton4. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent5. A Fortunate Life by A.B. Facey6. Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden7. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams8. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan9. The Secret River by Kate Grenville10. The Dry by Jane Harper 11. Possum Magic by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas12. Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe13. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta14. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks15. The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas16. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy17. Storm Boy by Colin Thiele18. My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin19. Magic Beach by Alison Lester20. Wifedom by Anna Funder 21. My Place by Sally Morgan22. The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book by Maryanne Blacker and Pamela Clark23. Stasiland by Anna Funder24. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay25. Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner26. Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay27. The Harp in the South by Ruth Park28. Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth29. The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do30. My Brother Jack by George Johnston 31. Monkey Grip by Helen Garner32. Animalia by Graeme Base33. Breath by Tim Winton34. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion35. Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton36. Limberlost by Robbie Arnott37. I Can Jump Puddles by Alan Marshall38. Joe Cinque's Consolation by Helen Garner39. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty40. Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey 41. Dirt Music by Tim Winton42. The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie by May Gibbs43. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks44. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey45. All That I Am by Anna Funder46. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough47. Playing Beatie Bow by Ruth Park48. Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek49. The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer50. Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 51. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman52. Horse by Geraldine Brooks53. Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood54. Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally55. The Magic Pudding by Norman Lindsay56. The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander57. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland58. The Yield by Tara June Winch59. The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku60. The Man From Snowy River by Banjo Paterson 61. Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko62. Are We There Yet? by Alison Lester63. Question 7 by Richard Flanagan64. Damned Whores and God's Police by Anne Summers65. Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran66. Carpentaria by Alexis Wright67. Voss by Patrick White68. Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James69. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute70. Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley 71. The Tree of Man by Patrick White72. This House of Grief by Helen Garner73. Scrublands by Chris Hammer74. The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes75. The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams76. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood77. The Brok

Before Knives Out, escape rooms and true-crime podcasts, there was Agatha Christie. The 'Queen of Crime' perfected the murder-mystery format and, 50 years after her death, we still can't get enough of her trailblazing take on cosy crime. Each episode we solve a case together. What made her mysteries so propulsive? What happened when she was the star of her own missing-persons case? And would The Thursday Murder Club, or Only Murders in the Building exist, without Agatha Christie? Plus, each episode we'll put your little grey cells to work with a cryptic puzzle brought to you by David Astle, the ABC's resident Puzzle Master.

The surprising Australian links in Min Jin Lee's latest novel American Hagwon. And Bonnie Garmus stresses the importance of poetry in Peck and Peck, the follow up to Lessons in Chemistry. Why did it take ten years to write American Hagwon, the third novel exploring the Korean diaspora after Pachinko? Find out as Korean American author Min Jin Lee describes to Claire Nichols the ideas behind this family saga set just after the Asian financial crisis. The novel which centres on the sacrifices parents make to educate their children, but is also about expectations, class, migration and ultimately a celebration of family unity. While tackling the endemic Korean private cram academies called Hagwon, the story takes us to Korea, Sydney and California. And as a regular visitor to these shores, Min Jin Lee has some interesting conclusions about Australia's education and health systems. And while Bonnie Garmus tells Claire Nichols the themes in her latest novel are very different from Lessons in Chemistry, the idea for Peck and Peck also came to her after a bad day at work. This time though it was a poem on the radio that sparked a story about a young man with an ear for identifying good poetry. And the complexities of twins.

Conservative politician and bestselling author, Jeffrey Archer has died at 86. In one of the final interviews of his life, he recounts how his changing financial, personal and political fortunes propelled his writing career. Jeffery Archer's own life story was just as colourful as those in the pages of his books. He was a British MP until he went bankrupt, then in 1976 he published the novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less which began his 50 year career as a novelist. He was made a British Lord, worked for Margaret Thatcher and went to jail for perjury. With his days in politics long behind him, Jeffrey Archer was in a reflective mood for this interview. He told Claire Nichols that his new novel, Adam and Eve, was the best thing he'd written and it would be his last.

Why Shaun Micallef's latest novel DeAth Takes a Holiday features a cast of gothic characters including a vampire suffering from ennui, zombie slaves and the resurrection of the skeletal remains of Queen Victoria's husband. What happens when you have to step in to a gig at the last minute? With almost zero preparation Claire Nichols had to draw on all her skills to fill in as host at the Margaret River Readers and Writers Festival. But with a guest like comedian, author, TV presenter Shaun Micallef perhaps even the most rigorous research can never prepare you for what's about to unfold. Thank goodness Claire had actually read and interviewed him about his new book DeAth Takes a Holiday, a unique perspective on the Gothic romance horror where the harbinger of Dracula attempts mortality. You can hear that interview here. From his hilarious description of the font used, to the inspiration for the book; the 19th century satirical utopian novel Erewhon, Shaun pokes affectionate fun at the format of books, reprises his favourite historical figures and ponders more serious questions about the current state of the world. And is that Trump making an appearance?