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Reading James Joyce's Ulysses for Bloomsday (and new fiction galore)
A guide to James Joyce from Irish writer Mary Morrissy, ahead of Bloomsday (16 June); New Zealand writer Becky Manawatu continues to explore howls of pain and compassion in her second novel, Kataraina; and magic realism in the boundaries between life and death, and Eastern Europe, in Helen Marshall's The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death. BOOKSJames Joyce, Ulysses (1922)Mary Morrissy, Penelope Unbound, Banshee PressBecky Manawatu, Kataraina, ScribeHelen Marshall, The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, Titan Books(Keep scrolling for a list of all other books mentioned on the program)GUESTSMary Morrissy, Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist and teacher of creative writing. Her books include Penelope Unbound — a speculative history of the life of Norah Barnacle, wife of James Joyce. She is currently in Australia and taking part in Bloomsday EventsClaire Mabey, NZ children's author, editor and founder of the Verb Wellington readers and writers festival. Her novel, The Raven's Eye Runaways, has just been named as a finalist in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young AdultsRobert Goodman, reviewer and literary judge specialising in genre fiction (he's been a judge and organiser for the Ned Kelly Awards for crime fiction since 2008; regularly reviews for the Newtown Review of Books — and is one of the most active members of the ABC Book Club Facebook Group). His website is pilebythebed.comOTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDAlan Hollinghurst, worksJames Joyce, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnegan's WakeCatherine Chidgey, The Book of GuiltKazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me GoJennifer Trevelyan, A Beautiful FamilyFrancesca Wade, Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the WarsRay Nayler, Where the Axe is BuriedLuke Arnold, Whisper in the WindEmily Tesh, The IncandescentCREDITSPresenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullaghProducer, Kate Evans and Salome Lines-MorisonSound engineers, JOhn Jacobs and Roi HubermanExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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New fiction from Gail Jones, S A Cosby and Seán Hewitt
Fiction from all over the world, crossing genres, borders and ideas in American crime writer S A Cosby's King of Ashes, a gripping tale of family, smoke, and fire; Irish writer Sean Hewitt’s Open, Heaven, a beautifully woven story about longing, escape and memory; and, first up, The Name of the Sister, the latest from acclaimed Australian literary novelist Gail Jones.BOOKS Gail Jones, The Name of the Sister, Text S A Cosby, King of Ashes, Headline Seán Hewitt, Open, Heaven, Jonathan Cape GUESTS Toby Schmitz, actor, playwright and author – whose historical crime novel The Empress Murders has just been released Steve MinOn, writer whose debut novel First Name Second Name was published in March of this year OTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDAlan Hollinghurst, worksDiana Preston, A Higher Form of KillingMartin Amis, Time's ArrowMax Porter, Grief is the Thing with FeathersDahlia de la Cerda, Reservoir BitchesGarth Jones, Black PillsLaura Elvery, NightingaleCREDITSPresenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullaghProducer, Kate Evans and Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Harvey O'SullivanExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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A vibrant gay coming-of-age story set in Geraldton
Kate and Cassie read W.A. writer Holden Sheppard's King of Dirt, a vibrant, gay coming-of-age story set in Geraldton. Plus, Australian author Jennifer Mills' new one, Salvage, in which we enter a very well drawn post apocalyptic Mad Max-ish world; and, Florence Knapp's The Names has been named one of the most anticipated fiction releases of the year, a sliding doors story leading to three different versions of one family's life. Does it live up to the hype?BOOKSHolden Sheppard, King of Dirt, Pantera PressJennifer Mills, Salvage, PicadorFlorence Knapp, The Names, PhoenixGUESTSJohan Gabrielsson, documentary maker currently working on a film about architecture and modernismSeth Robinson, writer, producer, and lecturer at the University of MelbourneOTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDTim Winton, JuiceJames Bradley, LandfallCharles Dickens, worksGeoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury TalesHisham Matar: A Month in Siena; The Return: My FriendsAsako Yuzuki, ButterDominic Amerena, I Want EverythingCREDITSPresenter, Kate Evans and Cassie McCullaghProducer, Kate Evans and Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Roi Huberman and Tim JenkinsExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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Sydney Writers' Festival: Top 100 Books launched with Alan Hollinghurst, Catherine Chidgey, Mariana Enriquez, Afra Atiq
Live from Sydney Writers' Festival, and with an introduction by Emirate poet Afra Atiq, we bring together guests Catherine Chidgey, Mariana Enriquez and Alan Hollinghurst to discuss the most influential works in both fiction and non-fiction. From gripping novels that have captured our imaginations to thought-provoking non-fiction that has reshaped our understanding of the world, this event will celebrate the literary achievements that have defined the past quarter-century.BOOKS MENTIONEDALAN HOLLINGHURSTAlice Munro, Runaway David Szalay, All That Man Is Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gang Bryan Washington, Lot Claire Keegan, Small Things Like These; FosterMARIANA ENRIQUEZCormac McCarthy, The RoadDennis Cooper, The SlutsJorge Luis Borges, worksHoracio Castellanos Moya, SenselessnessCATHERINE CHIDGEYJoan Didion, The Year of Magical ThinkingJohn D'Agata and Jim Fingal, The Lifespan of a Fact Melissa Lucashenko, Edenglassie Anna Smaill, The ChimeOTHERSPaul Lynch, Prophet SongKate Grenville, The Secret RiverSarah Winman, Still LifeMarkus Zusak, The Book ThiefMelissa Lucashenko, Too Much LipDonna Tartt, The GoldfinchAnn Patchett, Bel CantoHilary Mantel, Wolf HallPip Williams, The Dictionary of Lost WordsTrent Dalton, Lola in the MirrorRobbie Arnott, LimberlostAmor Towles, A Gentleman in MoscowGeraldine Brooks, Year of WonderMin Jin Lee, PachinkoVirginia Woolf, To the LighthouseCREDITSPresenter: Kate Evans, Claire NicholsProducer: Kate Evans, Sarah CorbettSound engineer: Emrys Cronin, Hamish Camilleri, Harvey O'SullivanExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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On stage at Melbourne Writers' Festival with Hannah Kent and Beejay Silcox
A live recording from Melbourne Writers' Festival as Hannah Kent and Beejay Silcox sit down with Kate Evans and Jonathan Green to discuss the latest fiction releases they’re enjoying, loving and being challenged by. BOOKS- Hannah Kent, Always Home, Always Homesick, Picador- Eimear McBride, The City Changes its Face, Faber- Susan Choi, Flashlight, Jonathan Cape- Edward St Aubyn, Parallel Lines, Jonathan Cape- Caryl Phillips, Another Man in the Street, BloomsburyGUESTSHannah Kent, novelist whose books are Burial Rites, The Good People and Devotion – and whose memoir, Always Home, Always Homesick – has just been published.Beejay Silcox, critic and writer. Festival director, literary interviewer and one of the inaugural recipients of the Frank Moorhouse Reading Room writing residencyOTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDJeffrey Eugenides, MiddlesexMichael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayEric Puchner, Dream StateRebecca Makkai, The Great Believers Emily Maguire, RaptureMariana Enríquez, A Sunny Place for Shady PeopleSusan Hampton, Anything Can Happen
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