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Eugen Bacon on Serengotti
Award winning author Eugen Bacon reads from and talks about her latest book Serengotti. We discuss such things as the books themes including notions of privilege, racism, misogyny and the multiplicity of the self, the book's unique narrative voice, th
Valerie Werder on Thieves
Valerie Werder reads from and talks about her award-winning debut novel Thieves. In this wide-ranging interview we talk about such things as representation, semantics, spirituality, thievery and its many iterations, cognitive dissonance, the changing subj
Beatriz Copello on No Salami Fairy Bread
Beatriz Copello, author of No Salami Fairy Bread drops by to read from and talk about her newest poetry book. We talk about such things as the linguistic quality of the book, its structure, overall themes including migration, memoir, feminism, coming-of-a
Samuel Lucas Allen on CUT
Award winning filmmaker Samuel Lucas Allen talks about their new short film CUT. We talk about how the film came together as a project, the extraordinary cinematography, on working with their father, Richard James Allen (who has been on the show several t
Esther Ottaway on She Doesn't Seem Autistic
Esther Ottaway talks about and reads from her new book She Doesn't Seem Autistic. Through a number of poems, Esther talks about many of the key themes, rhythms, structures and concepts in the book, including masking, humour, her use of animals, on rec
Richard James Allen on Text Messages from the Universe
Richard James Allen joins me to read from and talk about his latest book Text Messages from the Universe. We talk about many things including the book's deeply spiritual themes, its links with The Tibetan book of the Dead, the unique format of the boo
Alisa Bryce on Grounded
Soil scientist Alisa Bryce reads from and talks about her book Grounded. In this conversation we cover such things as how the book came about, Alisa's deep love of soil and both how important it is to all aspects of our lives, but also how fun and int
Alan Fyfe on T
Alan Fyfe joins us to read from and talk about his latest novel T, which shortlisted for the T.A.G Hungerford Prize (Australia) and the Chaffinch Press Aware Prize (Ireland), and was recently was shortlisted in The WA Premier's Prize for an Emerging W
Ashley Kalagian Blunt on Dark Mode
Ashley Kalagian Blunt joins us to read from and talk about her new thrillerDark Mode.We talk about such things as her research, the Dark Web, her protagonist Reagan Carson, her fabulous plant store setting Voodoo Lily and dark flowers, what she's re
Oisín Breen on Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems
In this wide-reading and humorous interview, Irish poet, academic and journalist Oisn Breen reads from and talks about his new poetry book Lilies on the Deathbed of tan & Other Poems with Simon Whitby Brown. Find out more about Oisin here: ht