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The outwardly comfortable life of mother and wife .Winina Dalloway has dark currents running beneath it. Thunderhead is the interior monologue of a woman acting normally but living under threat as she picks up her children from school, shops and prepares for a dinner party. A homage to Virginia Wolfeâs The Days, the book is a reminder of the drama and terror that can lurk beneath domesticity.
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Bet Schenk brings a poetâs pared-down style and awareness of the power of language to this book set in a small country town where the local teen hero is actually anything but - and his brother knows the truth. The Most Famous Boy in Town is billed as teen fiction but itâs a story for all ages.
And our regular literary academic Kylie Cardell reviews Lioness by Emily perkins, winner of the 2024 New Zealand Ockham Book Awards
Guests
Miranda Darling, author and poet
Bel Schenk, author and poet
Kylie Cardell, Associate Professor , English and Creative Writing, Flinders University
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@kyliecardell
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In a move away from investigative journalism and her previous deep diving non-fiction
titles, Louise Milligan delves into crime fiction with debut novel, Pheasants Nest.
It tells the story of Kate Delaney, a journalist who finds herself bound and gagged and
being driven somewhere by a strange man. As someone haunted by the crimes she has
had to report on, Kate knows her chances of survival are slight.Guest:
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Miles Franklin Award winner, Shankari Chandran takes Cath to Cinnamon Gardens, an aged care home established by Tamil refugees and now run by their daughter. Itâs run with love and dignity and has become an oasis for its culturally diverse residentsâŠbut the tensions of past wars and the prejudices of present day Australia which have long remained at a simmer ultimately boil over.
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Associate Professor Lisa Bennett shares her passion for stories soaked in mist and old magic with âStorylandâ; a masterful, unique and utterly compelling illustrated mythology of Britain. Be transported to a time when England was considered the furthest outpost on any map and half remembered characters such as Brutus, Albina, Scota and Bladud roamed the earth âŠand our imaginations.
Guests
Shankari Chandran, author of âChai Time at Cinnamon Gardensâ which won the 2023 Miles Franklin Award. Sheâs also the author of âSong of the Sun Godâ and âThe Barrierâ.
Associate Professor Lisa Bennett, from the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University discusses âStoryland; A new mythology of Britainâ by Amy Jeffs.
Other books that get a mention
âWild; Tales from Early Medieval Britainâ by Amy Jeffs, âThe Shadow of the Windâ by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, âThe Thursday Murder Clubâ by Richard Osman and âPheasantâs Nestâ by Louise Milligan.
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Poetry seems a solitary pursuit but not for well knownAustralian poets Peter Bakowski and Ken Bolton - they recently released two new collections âOn Luck Streetâ and âWaldoâs Gameâ in which they have collaborated from afar, co-telling stories using a âcall and respondâ writing technique.
And former ABC broadcaster Mike Ladd has made a career as a poet and also helped put poetry on the map with the long running radio program âPoeticaâ - he makes the case for why poetry should matter to us all.
Guests
Peter BakowskiKen Bolton
Mike Ladd
Annie mentions the poems âFuneral Bluesâ by WH Auden and âThe Second Comingâ by WB Yeats
Peter and Ken read selections from âOn Luck Streetâ and âWaldoâs Gameâ
Mike Ladd reads âThe End and the Beginningâ by Polish poet WisĆawa Szymborska and his own recently penned poem âProve that Youâre a Humanâ .
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Molly Schmidtâs Salt River Road is a searing account of grief and redemption set in the big sky/small town landscapes of south west WA..
Racism, poverty and country town politics are all part of life in country Western Australia in the 1970âs. But for the Tetley family all that matters is that they have lost their beloved mother Elena, and they are all falling apartâŠand in danger of losing the farm that is their livelihood.
Through the eyes of teenage siblings Rose and Frank the reader experiences the
dangerously deep grief of losing a parent. Then comes a slow redemption through their connection with two local Noongar elders, and a reconciliation with events from the past.Guest:
Molly Schmidt, author and recipient of the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford AwardINSTAGRAM
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Celia appears to have it all and her life is running like clockwork - and so it should because she has it planned down to the very last minute - but then along comes a challenge that could be her undoing! Celia is thrust into a process equal parts amusing and heartbreaking as she shakily charts a new path.
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From falling for the boy next door to romancing a minotaur - occupational therapist turned successful romance novelist Davina Stone talks us through the many forms that modern romance takes. The only proviso is, no matter how serious the story, the ending must be happy!
Guests
Emma Young, author of âThe Disorganisation of Celia Stoneâ. Her debut novel was âThe Last Bookshopâ.
Davina Stone, author of âThe Felix Factorâ, the sixth novel in her series The Laws of Love . She also writes monster romance under the name Lilith Stone
Other books that get a mention
Emma loves the diary format and she recalls the young adult books that first inspired her: The Adrian Mole series by Sue Townsend, âSo Much to Tell Youâ by John Marsden, âI Capture the Castleâ by Dodie Smith and âBridget Jonesâ Diaryâ by Helen Fielding.
Emma is donating half her royalties to Beyond Zero Emissions (www.bze.org.au).
Michaela mentions âThe Tao of Poohâ by Benjamin Hoff
Annie mentions âDonât Sweat the Small StuffâŠand âitâs all small stuffâ by Richard Carlson
Davina mentions Romance Writers of Australia, a community of over 700 aspiring, emerging, and established indie and traditionally published romance authors.
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@emma_young_book_fiend
@fremantlepress
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Cath has admired the work of Paddy OâReilly for some time but with her shortlisting for the Prime Ministerâs Literary Award, âOther Housesâ looks sure to win OâReilly many new admirers. Itâs a tale of class, aspiration and the boundaries we will cross for love.
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Michaela has an Anne of Green Gables doll that her mother bought on a pilgrimage to Prince Edward Island in the â80s. She asks Associate Professors Lisa Bennett and Kylie Cardell to reveal their âGreenâ credentials and discuss LM Montgomeryâs perennial appeal.
Guests
Paddy OâReilly, author of âOther HousesâAssociate Professor Kylie Cardell and Associate Professor Lisa Bennett, both from the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University
The Tsundoku teamâs Christmas reading list:
Sarah - âThe Remains of the Dayâ by Kazuo Ishiguro & âThe Thursday Murder Clubâ by Richard Osmon
Michaela - âA Net for Small Fishesâ by Lucy Jago
Annie - âGhosts of Spainâ by Giles Tremlett, âThe Bee Stingâ by Paul Murray & âBefore the Coffee Gets Coldâ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Cath - âThe Tea Ladiesâ by Amanda Hampson, âStoneyard Devotionalâ by Charlotte Wood & âLess than Angelsâ by Barbara Pym
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Sarah Smith has been successfully writing for popular TV shows such as âMcLeodâs Daughtersâ, âAll Saintsâ and âLove Childâ for years. Now, sheâs turned her hand to fiction creating a clever and quirky murder mystery set in the Los Angeles fast lane and narrated by a young, vibrant (albeit dead) woman, hellbent on finding her killer.
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Mireille Vignol is a renowned literary translator who has taken the work of Australian greats such as Kate Grenville and Kenneth Cook to French speaking audiences around the world. Cath was intrigued by a very singular event Mireille organised in Melbourne called a âTranslation Slamâ, where two jousting translators interpreted the same piece of text to very different effect and then defended their choices.
Guests
Sarah Smith, author of â12 Steps to a Long and Fulfilling DeathâMireille Vignol, literary translator. She also mentions the authors Proust, Kenneth Cook and Kate Grenville and poet Peter Bakowski.
Dan, our everyday reader, loves war stories such as âThe Bombing of Darwin; The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942â by Alan R. Tucker and aircrash investigations such as âQF32â by Richard de Crespigny.
Cath and Annie also mention the Booker prize winner, âProphet Songâby Paul Lynch and a chilling tale by Louise Doughty called âPlatform Sevenâ.
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Trent Daltonâs new novel Lola in the Mirror travels to the dark heart of homelessness and domestic violence and yet is a love story and a love letter to his home town Brisbane.
Lola has no name when this story begins. For 16 years she and her mother have been on the run through Brisbaneâs underbelly, dodging dangerous men. Sit down with journalist and novelist Trent Dalton and hear him talk about the city that saved his mum, finding the dark places in order to hold on to light, and why if he didnât write heâd be reaching for the bourbon.
Guest:
Trent Dalton, journalist and author of âLola in the Mirrorâ as well as two other acclaimed novels Boy Swallows Universe and All these Shimmering Skies
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âThe Disappearance of Astrid Bricardâ is loosely based on the life of Mitzah Bricard, a woman the world remembers as the outrageous muse of Christian Dior but who was, in fact, his First Assistant Designer and enormously talented in her own right. What follows is a compelling tale of glamour, desire and intrigue.
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âSummer of Bloodâ is set in 1960s California where two Australian detectives arrive in search of a missing man, only to find themselves immersed in the world of music, free love, drugs and hippie counterculture. They soon realise this isnât any ordinary missing person investigation. A big gig is the perfect place to get away with murder!
Guests:
Natasha Lester, author of âThe Disappearance of Astrid Bricardâ and other historical fiction titles including âThe Three Lives of Alix St Pierreâ & âThe French Photographerâ.
Dave Warner, author of âSummer of Bloodâ âŠplus nine other novels and six non-fiction books.
Leigh, our everyday reader, mentions âUlyssesâ by James Joyce, âWhere the Crawdads Singâ by Delia Owens, âLong Live the Queen: 23 Rules for Living from Britainâs Longest-Reigning Monarchâ by Brian Koslowski and âA Mind at Home with Itself: How Asking Four Questions Can Free Your Mind, Open Your Heart, and Turn Your World Aroundâ by Byron Katie with Stephen Mitchell
Cath and Annie also mention the Booker shortlisted title, âThe Bee Stingâ by Paul Murray.
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@natashalesterauthor
@Fremantlepress
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Leaving the world of academia when creativity came knocking has paid off for Pip Williams. She's the bestselling author of "The Dictionary of Lost Words" and "The Bookbinder of Jericho", and speaks with Sarah about the ideas that light her up and inspire her to write.
In this conversation, Pip mentions two books that were references for her writing: "The Surgeon of Crowthorne" by Simon Winchester and "Testament of Youth" by Vera Brittain
Also written by Pip Williams, "One Italian Summer".
Pip Williams: Web - https://pipwilliams.com.au/
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In Croninâs âThe Ferrymanâ the worldâs elite enjoy eternal youth and deep personal satisfaction on the archipelago of Prospera but all is not as it seems and unrest is fomenting on both sides of the social divide.
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Georgia Nicholls has been writing romance since she was 14 and penned a fan fiction tale about One Directionâs Harry StylesâŠher writing has come a long way since then but she still loves it when they live happily ever after.
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Eve gives a brief review of âThe Motherâ by Jane Caro, but donât worry she wonât spoil the ending.
Guests
Justin Cronin, author of âThe Ferrymanâ and âThe Passage TrilogyâGeorgia Nicholls is a PhD Candidate in creative writing at Flinders University. Her podcast is called âLove on Campusâ and her instagram romance reviews appear at âbooksithinkaboutâ
Eve enjoyed âThe Motherâ by Jane Caro
Justin mentions âInterview with a Vampireâ by Ann Rice and the 1968 film âPlanet of the Apesâ.
Georgia mentions âA Court of Thorns and Rosesâ by Sarah J. Maas, âDuck Ă L'Orange for Breakfastâ by Karina May, âThe Flat Shareâ, The Road Tripâ and âThe No Showâ by Beth OâLeary and the author Emily Henry.
Michaela mentions romance authors Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen and âEx-wifeâ by Ursula Parrott.
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@booksithinkabout
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Let author Catherine Therese introduce you to Leslie Bird, a fictional character so caustic sheâll make your eyes water. Yet, as Michaela discovered, the story behind Leslieâs creation is more likely to bring a sympathetic tear to your eye.
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The course of Australian art changed in 1971 with the formation of the Papunya Tula art movement. John Kean, was there to witness its birth and tells Cath what forces he believes inspired and informed the movementâs four leading lights.
Guests
Catherine Therese, author of âThings She Would Have Said Herselfâ and an earlier memoir âThe Weight of SilenceâJohn Keane, author of âDot, Circle and Frame; The making of Papunya Tula Artâ
Michaela mentions âMrs Dallowayâ by Virginia Woolf
Catherine mentions Walt Whitman, Henry Lawson and David Grossman
(Maybe also âThe Day is Dancingâ by Rowena Bennett)
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The fates of three people from the 1940s, â70s and today collide in Chris Hammerâs thrilling new mystery, âThe Tiltâ - you wonât see it coming!
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Prolific 20th century writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley wrote everything from witty and malicious novels about the British literati to his still famous Utopian dystopia Brave New World, and later in his 50 year career went on to explore the world of psychedelic drugs. Annie Warburton explores the Huxley ouvre to understand why Huxley remains a classic.
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Our random reader Chris also loves a good mystery
GuestsâŠ
Chris Hammer, author of âThe Tiltâ and other books including the internationally bestselling Martin Scarsden series: âScrublandsâ, âSilverâ and âTrustâ.Annie Warburton, Tsundokuâs âOccasional Reporter on Dead White Menâ revists Aldoux Huxley
Other books that get a mentionâŠ
Annie and Michaela mention âGhost Tattooâ by Tony Bernard, âBirnam Woodâand âThe Luminariesâ by Eleanor Catton, âThe Ferryman; A Novelâ by Justin Cronin and âThe Disorganisation of Celia Stoneâ by Emma Young
Annie Warburton mentions Aldous Huxleyâs âCrome Yellowâ (1921), âAntic Hayâ (1923), âBrave New World: (1932), âEyeless in Gazaâ (1936), âThe Doors of Perceptionâ (1954)..as well as writers Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh and William Blake
Chris from Aldgate mentions writers Peter May, Ian Rankin and DH Lawrenceâs âThe Rainbowâ
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@thehammernow
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Best-selling Australian authors, Sean Williams, Victoria Perman and Tricia Stringer, talk to Tsundokuâs Sarah Martin and Cath Kenneally about their very different paths to literary success - Tricia dabbled in self-publishing, Victoria succeeded in speed dating a publisher and Sean tried the splatter gun approach with short stories.
Victoria identified the single thread common to all three quests, â We all immersed ourselves in writing communities. We didnât sit at home and get a bit paranoid about whether it was good or not. We went to workshops, we befriended booksellersâŠthere are places to go to connect with writers which was so important.â
Tsundoku Podcast was delighted to convene this Marion Council âMeet the Authorâ Event in July 2023.
Guests:
Tricia Stringer is the bestselling author of six womenâs fiction titles, âBack on Trackâ, âTable for Eightâ, âThe Model Wifeâ, âThe Family Inheritanceâ, âBirds of a Featherâ and âKeeping Up Appearancesâ, three historical books set in South Australiaâs Flinders Ranges and seven rural romances.
Sean Williams is the bestselling author of over one hundred short stories and fifty award-winning books including the âBooks of the Cataclysmâ and âThe Resurrected Manâ. He has also written several novels in the Star Wars universe, including the best-selling âStar Wars: The Force Unleashedâ.
Victoria Purman writes historical romance and is an Australian top ten and âUSA Todayâ best-selling fiction author. Her books include âThe Nurseâs Warâ, âThe Womenâs Pagesâ and âUnder the Outback Skyâ
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Best selling Australian author of ârural noirâ, Garry Disher hopes to be seen as novelist first and crime writer second.
American Academic Saar Shahar discusses what sets literary journalism apart from the pack.
Paul Gough shares the books that first made him fall for sci-fi .
Three great minds in this weekâs episode, determined to rise above the throng and give us something worth reading.
Guests:
Garry Disher, author of âDays Endâ, the fourth book in his fabulous Hirsch series.
Saar Shahar, author of âAmong the Anti-vaxxersâ recently published in the âNorth American Reviewâ and American academic with the University of Southern California.
Paul Gough, ABC radio producer, sci-fi devotee and music aficionado www.pimpod.com
Other books that get a mention:
Saar mentions Tom Wolfeâs âThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Testâ, âThe Right Stuffâ and âBonfire of the Vanitiesâ. Also, âOne flew Over the Cuckooâs Nestâ by Ken Kesey. And, literary journalists Joan Didion and Hunter S Thompson.
(âThe American Reviewâ was the first literary magazine to be published in the USA, in Boston in 1815.)
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Paul mentions âRingworldâ by Larry Niven, âTurtle Diaryâ & âRiddley Walkerâ by Russel Hoban and âTo Sleep in a Sea of Starsâ by Christopher Paolini.
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In September 1883, the South Australian town of Fairly huddles under strange, vivid sunsets. A child has gone missing and the whole town is intent on finding him. More than a mystery, Fiona McFarlane explores the varied townsfolksâ relationship with the complex landscape and unsettling history of the Flinders Ranges. Tsundokuâs Annie Hastwell loved it from start to finish and joins the critics in their unanimous praise.
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Self-declared fan of Barry Humphries, Annie Warburton, reviews the late comicâs opus, pays tribute to his satirical genius and comes down firmly on the right of âgrumpy old conservativesâ to be free to speak their minds.
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Two very different takes on the Australian experience.
Guests
Fiona McFarlane, author of âThe Sun Walks Downâ, âThe Night Guestâ and a collection of short stories, âThe High Placesâ
http://www.fionamcfarlane-writer.com/
Annie Warburton, retired ABC Tasmania broadcaster and Barry Humphries aficionado
Other books that get a mention:
Cath and Annie mention this yearâs joint Pulitzer Prize winners, Barbara Kingsolver for âDemon Copperheadâ and Herman Diaz for âTrustâ. They go on to reference a number of past winners; âThe Good Earthâ by Pearl Buck, âBelovedâ by Toni Morrison, âA Visit from the Goon Squadâ by Jennifer Egan, âThe Old Man and the Seaâ by Ernest Hemingway, âThe Grapes of Wrathâ by John Steinbeck and âA Confederacy of Duncesâ by John Kennedy Toole.
Annie Warburton mentions âThe Adventures of Barry McKenzieâ written by Humphries for Private Eye magazine. Also, âDame Edna's Coffee Table Book: A Guide to Gracious Living and the Finer Things of Life by One of the First Ladies of World Theatreâ, âNeglected Poems and Other Creaturesâ, âMore Pleaseâ and âWomen in the Backgroundâ.
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At first drawn to short stories, Louise Kennedy couldnât resist expanding this ill-fated love story set at the peak of the Irish Troubles into a full and vividly depicted novel, âTrespassesâ.
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Is it too much to say that the author of Captain Cookâs âVoyagesâ was âcancelledâ by his contemporaries and the sexual exploits of Joseph Banks âwent viralâ? Not according to US literary academic Saar Shahar who has researched the writings around Captain Cookâs voyages.
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The next best thing to reading is listening to writers talk about their creations.
Guests
Louise Kennedy, author of âTrespassesâ and a collection of short stories âThe End of the World is a Cul de Sacâ
Saar Shahar, 18th century scholar and PhD candidate in English at the University of Southern California, puts the exploits of Captain Cook and Joseph Banks into historical literary context with surprising results.
Other books that get a mention:
Cath and Annie mention âPachinkoâ by Min Jin Lee, âThe Anniversaryâ by Stephanie Bishop, âThe Sun Walks Downâ by Fiona McFarlane, âThe Tiltâ and âTreasure & Dirtâ by Chris Hammer, and âSummer Waterâ by Sarah Moss.
Saar Shahar refers to âAn Account of the VoyagesâŠ.â by John Hawkesworth,
and âAn Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-Hunter, and Amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheiteâ, by John Scott.
Both were published in 1773.
Emma has just finished reading âNeverâ by Ken Follett and her favourite book of all time is âThe Poisonwood Bibleâ by Barbara Kingsolver.
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âIâve discovered an important truth and itâs all I care about, all I can depend on,
the only thing that means anything, the one sure thing that will help me survive.
No one can be trusted. I am on my own.â This devastating truth lies at the core of
Shannon Burnâs memoir, âChildhoodâ.
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Pandora, Jocasta, Aphrodite and Medea; these are just some of the women of
Greek mythology whose stories have grown and warped over the millenia.
Associate Professor Lisa Bennett introduces us to the forensic work of classicist
Natalie Haynes, a writer determined to reveal the true deeds and misdeeds of
these fascinating characters.
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Pop in your pods and let Michaela and Cath take you to another world.Guests
Shannon Burns, author of âChildhoodâ
Associate Professor Dr Lisa Bennett on âPandoraâs Jarâ by Natalie HaynesOther books that get a mention:
Lisa Mentions classicist, Emily Wilson, the first woman to publish a translation of
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Hugely popular author of gritty young adult fiction, Vikki Wakefield, has turned her hand to a psychological thriller in âAfter You Were Goneâ âŠwith resounding success.
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Associate Professor Dr Kylie Cardell gives a fascinating synopsis of Blake Gopnik's mammoth biography of Andy WarholâŠall 900 pages of it!.
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Curl up on the couch, go for a walk or even clean out the pantry whilst you listen to Cath and Annieâs talented and most congenial guests.
Guests
Vikki Wakefield, on âThis is How We Change the Endingâ and âAfter You Were Goneâ
Associate Professor Dr Kylie Cardell, on âWarholâ by Blake Gopnik
Other books that get a mention:
Annie has just returned from Spain where she read âThe Whispering Cityâ by Sara Molinar, a mystery set in Barcelona.
Cathâs latest book was also set in Spain. Sheâs been enjoying 4 books from âThe Catalan Crime Thrillersâ series by Chris LLoyd.
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