Best of Artbeat – 14 October 2022

Bec Bowman is back for Best of Artbeat offering some of the best stories in art and culture across Boorloo this week!

She sat down with Writing WA CEO Sharon Flindell to discuss the [Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2022](https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/) which is heading back to Perth this month; championing writers from Indonesia, Singapore and Ukraine.

We hear from the 2022 Wild Goose Lecturer Battye Historian Dr Kate Gregory about her upcoming State Library talk, [Cracking O’Reilly’s Code - Assessing the significance of John Boyle O’Reilly’s 1868 Book of Poetry](https://slwa.wa.gov.au/news/wild-goose-lecture-2022).

And catch up with WA's Regional Artist of the Month author [Madeline Te Whiu](https://regionalartswa.org.au/stories/artist-profile-madeline-te-whiu/)to learn more about her new novel [The Assasin Thief](https://newdawnpublishing.com.au/the-assassin-thief/), published by New Dawn Publishing.

You can catch up on past episodes of Artbeat [here](https://rtrfm.com.au/podcasts/best-of-artbeat-on-rtrfm/).