Enjoy a curated collection of the books, films, television shows, podcasts, music, art and live performances that inspired the 2023 Spring Fling program compiled by our programming team.
The 2023 Spring Fling program features more than 60 incredible thinkers, writers and performers who will share their inspiration, their stories and their ideas with Melbourne audiences this October.
Ahead of the series kicking off on 2 October, we’ve curated a selection of some of our team's favourite books, podcasts, music, art, film and more by and about Spring Fling artists.
Books
Browse a full list of the many wonderful books by Spring Fling authors and speakers here.Podcasts
See Also Everybody’s Trying to Find Their Way Home Sentimental Garbage Wardrobe Crisis Chat 10 Looks 3Film and TV
Our African Roots Tracks Looking For Alibrandi Australian Survivor Sex and the City (accompanied by Sentimental and the City, natch)Music
Lonnie Holley Emma Donovan Jen Cloher Allara Uncle Kutcha Edwards Breanne PetersArt and Performance
Lonnie Holley The Visitors Prima Facie Ben Quilty: After AfghanistanFurther Reading
The transformation of Thomas Mayo: How a ‘quiet fella’ became the face of the Yes campaign Where is the rent ceiling? Housing injustice and the oversupply of landlords Hernan Diaz: ‘If ever I find myself on the page, I view it as an immense failure’ Hannah Arendt on the conquest of space The Ed’s Up