https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/read-this--6671847enBooksCopyright Schwartzhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/10d5d9dd70a4fbbe1282d604178155ff.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/read-this--6671847Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:05:13 +0000SchwartzSchwartzdeveloper@schwartzmedia.com.auRead This is a show about the books we love and the stories behind them, hosted by Michael Williams. Every Thursday, you’ll hear insightful conversations with the smartest, funniest readers and writers we know and in-depth interviews with the best...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-should-be-reading-catherine-chidgey--66804151Instagram Guest: Catherine Chidgey]]>602d154b-f5b6-4d8d-a5ea-b3070060374eWed, 25 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzCatherine Chidgey is wildly underread in Australia. The multi-award winning New Zealand writer has written nine novels and her latest, The Book of Guilt, was described as “compulsively readable” by The Guardian. This week, Michael sits down with...Instagram Guest: Catherine Chidgey]]>2016falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kevin-barry-is-a-gunslinger--66804152Instagram Guest: Kevin Barry]]>b710a30c-6149-4ed1-9b1d-b300007381b0Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzThe seed of the idea for Irish author Kevin Barry’s latest novel was planted more than 25 years ago. But it wasn’t until late into the pandemic as he was walking in the countryside and had a vision of a young couple on horseback riding double that he...Instagram Guest: Kevin Barry]]>1816falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dominic-amerena-finds-happiness-in-the-act-of-writing--66804158Instagram Guest: Dominic Amerena]]>09429fae-36ed-41b4-a63b-b2f90062de9fWed, 11 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzAustralian author Dominic Amerena has been a writer for years. Now, finally, comes his dazzling debut novel I Want Everything. The story follows an ambitious young writer who tells a white lie to land a scoop, and explores desire, deception,...Instagram Guest: Dominic Amerena]]>1762falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-rebus-will-outlive-ian-rankin--66804153Instagram Guest: Ian Rankin]]>3f9cb917-d156-488c-aece-b2f2005ccaabWed, 04 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzIan Rankin introduced Detective John Rebus in his 1987 novel Knots and Crosses. Since then, Rankin has published another two dozen books in the series and has sold almost 40 million books to date. Unsurprisingly, he’s now Sir Ian Rankin. This week,...Instagram Guest: Ian Rankin]]>1848falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoot-and-holler-for-kaliane-bradley--66804167Instagram Guest: Kaliane Bradley]]>c7708310-bcf5-4cb1-b555-b2eb00605530Wed, 28 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzOn the surface, Kaliane Bradley’s debut is a time-travel novel; it’s speculative fiction meets romance and espionage. But underneath? It's a sharp, satirical exploration of institutional control—of what happens when government red tape meets the...Instagram Guest: Kaliane Bradley]]>1715falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/torrey-peters-never-ending-transition--66804176Instagram Guest: Torrey Peters]]>6f582d6d-2cf8-4c11-963e-b2e4004f3970Wed, 21 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzTorrey Peters’ debut novel, Detransition, Baby, was an instant sensation. Longlisted for the Women’s Prize in the UK and named one of the New York Times’ best books of the 21st century so far, the book catapulted Torrey into the limelight. Her second...Instagram Guest: Torrey Peters]]>2358falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kevin-wilson-is-wonderfully-weird--66804166Instagram Guest: Kevin Wilson]]>018d0c7c-5d7c-4046-a2b5-b2dd0058d82cWed, 14 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzKevin Wilson writes weird books about weird people — in the best possible way. In 2019’s Nothing to See Here, two children have a condition that means they spontaneously combust. In Now Is Not the Time to Panic, two lonely young artists wreak havoc on...Instagram Guest: Kevin Wilson]]>1916falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-s-on-jessica-stanley-s-bookshelves--66804156Instagram Guest: Jessica Stanley]]>bb0a64a8-2171-4615-911b-b2d6005eab2dWed, 07 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzLondon-based Australian author Jessica Stanley’s second novel, Consider Yourself Kissed, opens with all the beats of a classic romantic comedy – a meet-cute, a grand gesture, instant attraction – but what follows is a book about the next bit, the day...Instagram Guest: Jessica Stanley]]>1499falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/josephine-rowe-isn-t-interested-in-efficiency--66804163Instagram Guest: Josephine Rowe]]>2da5f805-1ff7-4c71-a066-b2cf0055baeaWed, 30 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzJosephine Rowe’s writing has been described by the New York Times as “gorgeous” and “precise”. This is particularly evident in her latest novel, Little World, a slender book that offers a deeper, denser exploration of ideas than its modest page count...Instagram Guest: Josephine Rowe]]>1658falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/james-bradley-thinks-kindness-is-a-superpower--66804179Instagram Guest: James Bradley]]>b2a1f404-9726-4ab2-a128-b2c8006b2635Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzIn addition to being an established novelist, James Bradley is also a journalist and writer of non-fiction, much of it concerned with the natural world and the myriad threats it faces. Set in the near future, in a world that is in the grips of climate...Instagram Guest: James Bradley]]>1451falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chris-flynn-s-new-book-arrived-in-a-dream--66804154Instagram Guest: Chris Flynn]]>eb5df2bf-539e-4a47-b04a-b2c1000428bfWed, 16 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzThe opening scene of Chris Flynn’s fourth and latest novel, Orpheus Nine, came to him in a dream. Not long after, he had the whole story down from start to finish. This week, Chris and Michael sit down for a conversation about the falsity of...Instagram Guest: Chris Flynn]]>1615falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-imaginary-village-of-niall-williams--66804189Instagram Guest: Niall Williams]]>c80fd9b4-6614-4cdf-aa24-b2ba006e5f3bWed, 09 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzOver four decades Niall Williams has made a name for himself as one of Ireland’s leading novelists. In his latest novel, Time of the Child, Niall returns to the fictional village of Faha, in west Ireland, the setting of his previous book, This Is...Instagram Guest: Niall Williams]]>1949falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nothing-happens-in-aysegul-savas-s-book-and-that-s-great--66804184Instagram and Twitter Guest: Ayşegül Savaş]]>a5881fbd-d7a4-47c9-ac90-b2b300593077Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzTurkish-born, Paris-based writer Ayşegül Savaş’s third novel opens with a young, ex-pat couple who are apartment hunting. Both foreigners in the city they live in and unburdened from the usual familial obligations, their days are marked by small...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Ayşegül Savaş]]>1581falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-ireland-of-colm-toibin--66804160Instagram Guest: Colm Tóibín]]>800bfc45-879f-431f-8b40-b2ac00383bd1Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzColm Tóibín is regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest authors — and for good reason. With a career spanning 30 years and 11 award-winning novels under his belt, Colm is beloved both at home and abroad. In his latest book, Long Island, Tóibín returns to...Instagram Guest: Colm Tóibín]]>1873falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zanzibar-is-still-home-for-abdulrazak-gurnah--66804192Instagram and Twitter Guest: Abdulrazak Gurnah]]>95b54bc7-94c3-4c15-abad-b2a5005ac467Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzTanzanian-born, London-based author Abdulrazak Gurnah was midway through writing his latest novel, Theft, when he received a call letting him know he’d won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. After more than a year of events and literary obligations,...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Abdulrazak Gurnah]]>1731falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robert-dessaix-is-a-fox-not-a-hedgehog--66804199Instagram Guest: Robert Dessaix]]>5da2d9fb-a021-4f3d-b88e-b29e00603a92Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzTasmanian writer Robert Dessaix is a man of many talents when it comes to the written form – from travel memoir and fiction to biography and philosophy, he’s done it all. He became a household name for many listeners to ABC Radio following a long...Instagram Guest: Robert Dessaix]]>1740falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-sonia-orchard-reclaimed-her-story--66804155Instagram and Twitter Guest: Sonia Orchard]]>4bf240cc-80f9-476b-a484-b2970041e129Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzWriter Sonia Orchard was in her 40s when a revelation during a therapy session turned her life upside down. Could the relationship she’d had in her teens with a man more than a decade older in fact be abuse? In her new memoir, Groomed, Sonia...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Sonia Orchard]]>1833falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrea-goldsmith-finds-the-poetry-in-death--66804211Andrea Goldsmith’s List of Books on Death & Grief   You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.    Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram Guest: Andrea Goldsmith]]>69ef83a8-9797-4443-b23d-b2900065f2cbWed, 26 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzIn Andrea Goldsmith’s ninth and latest novel, The Buried Life, she unpicks the relationships between people and the undercurrents of doubt and faith that define a life. But more than anything else this is a book that is first and foremost concerned...Andrea Goldsmith’s List of Books on Death & Grief   You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.    Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram Guest: Andrea Goldsmith]]>1646falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sean-wilson-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-dementia--66804214Instagram and X Guest: Sean Wilson]]>0a304cb5-e45d-4399-8d03-b289004df8dfWed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzIn Melbourne-based author Sean Wilson’s new book, You Must Remember This, he tackles the complicated, tragic, and often fraught subject of dementia.. This week, Sean joins Michael for a conversation about loss, family, and how to hang on to one’s...Instagram and X Guest: Sean Wilson]]>1657falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alex-miller-finally-lets-his-friend-die--66804165Instagram and Twitter Guest: Alex Miller]]>5c3b2171-fe70-4ae7-9a64-b282003cf6efWed, 12 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzTwo time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Alex Miller is 88, but with 17 books under his belt and more writing on the way, he’s showing no signs of slowing down. On this week’s episode, Michael sits down with Alex to discuss his latest book The...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Alex Miller]]>1485falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-rachel-khong--66804221Instagram and Twitter Guest: Rachel Khong]]>a4417543-86f4-4b30-9f5a-b27b003d4a3bWed, 05 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzIn 2017, Rachel Khong released her debut novel Goodbye, Vitamin to critical acclaim. In 2024, she followed it with her second novel, a sweeping family saga spanning five decades. Real Americans is a fascinating exploration of what makes us who we are...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Rachel Khong]]>1794falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-is-not-michelle-de-kretser--66804168Instagram and Twitter Guest: Michelle de Kretser]]>1dc18ea7-e360-4710-81c0-b2740055cde4Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzTwo-time Miles Franklin Award-winning author Michelle de Kretser has never been afraid of formal experimentation. Her seventh and latest book supports that idea. It is bold and, once again, a heady mix of serious intellectual inquiry with beautifully...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Michelle de Kretser]]>1630falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tangled-branches-of-lech-blaine-s-family-tree--66804229Instagram and Twitter Guest: Lech Blaine]]>25ff2531-5bf9-47db-8a70-b26d00495dbfWed, 22 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzLech Blaine’s debut book Car Crash, told the gripping story of his life in the aftermath of a horrendous road accident that killed several of his friends. Since then he’s written political essays and thoughtful journalism: for The Monthly, for the...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Lech Blaine]]>1810falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/noni-hazlehurst-is-being-herself--66804170Instagram and Twitter Guest: Noni Hazlehurst]]>1adc10cf-f918-40b1-9717-b2660052f746Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzFor so many, Noni Hazlehurst is the patron saint of early childhood nostalgia, known for her magnetic presence on Playschool. But Noni has had a long and storied career on stage and screen in Australia – from hosting Better Homes & Gardens to...Instagram and Twitter Guest: Noni Hazlehurst]]>1707falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/read-this-returns-january-16--6680416476d0ecca-cd4c-11ef-9aaa-8be122fccfe9Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzRead This returns next Thursday 16 January! We’re kicking off 2025 with Australian icon Noni Hazlehurst, who is on the show to discuss her new memoir Dropping the Mask.Join us for another year of insightful, fascinating, and revealing conversations...159falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-went-back-to-fitzroy-pool--66804171Reading list:Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir, 1958The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008Ritual, Chloe Elizabeth Wilson, 2025The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001I Could Not Believe It, Sean DeLear, 1979Unlicensed: Bootlegging as Creative Practice, Ben Schwartz, 2024Deadly Embrace, Jackie Collins, 2001Of Love and Other Demons, Gabriel García Márquez, 1993The Season, Helen Garner, 2024The Safe Keep, Yael van der Wouden, 2024All Fours, Miranda July, 2024Time’s Monster, Priya Satia, 2020The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022Deep Water, James Bradley, 2024The Tribe, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, 2014Edith Trilogy, Frank Moorhouse, 1992-2011The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse, John Clarke, 1994
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter]]>b77aeaae-cc80-11ef-9262-1bd18b778057Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzFor our last episode of 2024, Michael heads back to Fitzroy Pool to find out what people are reading as the weather warms up. Plus, some of our previous guests offer book recommendations for the summer holidays. Reading list:Memoirs of a Dutiful...Reading list:Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Simone de Beauvoir, 1958The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008Ritual, Chloe Elizabeth Wilson, 2025The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, 2001I Could Not Believe It, Sean DeLear, 1979Unlicensed: Bootlegging as Creative Practice, Ben Schwartz, 2024Deadly Embrace, Jackie Collins, 2001Of Love and Other Demons, Gabriel García Márquez, 1993The Season, Helen Garner, 2024The Safe Keep, Yael van der Wouden, 2024All Fours, Miranda July, 2024Time’s Monster, Priya Satia, 2020The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022Deep Water, James Bradley, 2024The Tribe, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, 2014Edith Trilogy, Frank Moorhouse, 1992-2011The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse, John Clarke, 1994
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter]]>1199falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-evening-with-alan-hollinghurst--66804175Reading list:The Swimming Pool Library, Alan Hollinghurst, 1988The Folding Start, Alan Hollinghurst, 1994The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst, 2004The Sparsholt Affair, Alan Hollinghurst, 2017Our Evenings, Alan Hollinghurst, 2024
Theory and Practice, Michelle de Kretser, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Alan Hollinghurst]]>b77b3e64-cc80-11ef-9262-93cc79762d2bWed, 11 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzBest known for his thought-provoking explorations of sexuality and identity across generations, British author Alan Hollinghurst rose to international stardom after his 2004 novel The Line of Beauty was awarded the Booker Prize. In his seventh novel,...Reading list:The Swimming Pool Library, Alan Hollinghurst, 1988The Folding Start, Alan Hollinghurst, 1994The Line of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst, 2004The Sparsholt Affair, Alan Hollinghurst, 2017Our Evenings, Alan Hollinghurst, 2024
Theory and Practice, Michelle de Kretser, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Alan Hollinghurst]]>1814falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-only-difference-between-kanye-and-john-safran--66804169Reading list:Murder in Mississippi, John Safran, 2013Depends What You Mean By Extremist, John Safran, 2017Puff Piece, John Safran, 2021Squat, John Safran, 2024
Glyph, Ali Smith, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: John Safran]]>b77b1b5a-cc80-11ef-9262-0f4fb3ba46d9Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzJohn Safran has been a fixture in Australian media since his breakthrough in 1997 with ABC TV's Race Around the World. After several TV series of his own that explored ideas about faith, race and culture, John made the shift to book-length journalism....Reading list:Murder in Mississippi, John Safran, 2013Depends What You Mean By Extremist, John Safran, 2017Puff Piece, John Safran, 2021Squat, John Safran, 2024
Glyph, Ali Smith, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: John Safran]]>1590falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/clare-wright-is-shutting-up-and-listening--66804173Reading list:The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, Clare Wright, 2014You Daughters of Freedom, Clare Wright, 2018Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions, Clare Wright, 2024
The Season, Helen Garner, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Clare Wright]]>b77b07e6-cc80-11ef-9262-43f5b4850207Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzHistorian and author Professor Clare Wright’s award-winning work is about righting the wrongs of Australian history. Across three books she takes a historical artefact and uses it to understand the voices that are too often missing from the historical...Reading list:The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, Clare Wright, 2014You Daughters of Freedom, Clare Wright, 2018Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions, Clare Wright, 2024
The Season, Helen Garner, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Clare Wright]]>1895falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thank-god-for-rick-morton--66804183Reading list:Mean Streak, Rick Morton, 2024One Hundred Years of Dirt, Rick Morton, 2023My Year Of Living Vulnerably, Rick Morton, 2022
Words to Sing the World Alive, Jasmin McGaughey, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rick Morton]]>b77b9b8e-cc80-11ef-9262-87913d8e10bcWed, 20 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzThe Robodebt scheme is considered by many to be one of the Australian government’s worst scandals. Senior Reporter for The Saturday Paper and Walkley Award-winning journalist Rick Morton followed the case closely and he documents the crisis and its...Reading list:Mean Streak, Rick Morton, 2024One Hundred Years of Dirt, Rick Morton, 2023My Year Of Living Vulnerably, Rick Morton, 2022
Words to Sing the World Alive, Jasmin McGaughey, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rick Morton]]>1936falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rachel-kushner-is-not-auditioning-for-her-own-dream--66804193Reading list:Telex from Cuba, Rachel Kushner, 2008The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner, 2013The Mars Room, Rachel Kushner, 2018Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner, 2024
Orbital, Samantha Harvey, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rachel Kushner]]>b77bcfd2-cc80-11ef-9262-cff4edd0cb2bWed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzRachel Kushner always seemed destined to become a writer. At just five years old, her unconventional parents had her working in a feminist bookstore. Now, several decades and three award-winning novels later, she is back with a new book that follows a...Reading list:Telex from Cuba, Rachel Kushner, 2008The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner, 2013The Mars Room, Rachel Kushner, 2018Creation Lake, Rachel Kushner, 2024
Orbital, Samantha Harvey, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rachel Kushner]]>1951falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/santilla-chingaipe-is-rewriting-history--66804177Reading List:Black Convicts, Santilla Chingaipe, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Santilla Chingaipe]]>b77aca7e-cc80-11ef-9262-b7f28cffb1dbWed, 06 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzSantilla Chingaipe was born to tell stories. The Zambian-born filmmaker, historian and author, has spent her career exploring settler colonialism, slavery, and contemporary migration in Australia and she has just released her first book of...Reading List:Black Convicts, Santilla Chingaipe, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Santilla Chingaipe]]>1955falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tim-winton-s-got-the-juice--66804217Reading list:That Eye, The Sky, Tim Winton, 1986Lockie Leonard, Tim Winton, 1990–1997Cloudstreet, Tim Winton, 1991Dirt Music, Tim Winton, 2001Breath, Tim Winton, 2008Juice, Tim Winton, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Tim Winton]]>b77aff44-cc80-11ef-9262-af33c3f90aacWed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzIt is more or less impossible to imagine Australian literature of the past half century without Tim Winton. From his debut, An Open Swimmer to his epic Cloudstreet, the four-time Miles Franklin Award winner is beloved by generations of readers. This...Reading list:That Eye, The Sky, Tim Winton, 1986Lockie Leonard, Tim Winton, 1990–1997Cloudstreet, Tim Winton, 1991Dirt Music, Tim Winton, 2001Breath, Tim Winton, 2008Juice, Tim Winton, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Tim Winton]]>1874falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nardi-simpson-is-breaking-her-own-rules--66804172Reading list:Song of the Crocodile, Nardi Simpson, 2024The Belburd, Nardi Simpson, 2024
Midnight and Blue, Ian Rankin, 2024The Ledge, Christian White, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Nardi Simpson]]>b77bb95c-cc80-11ef-9262-9f50fc36fc59Wed, 23 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzMusician and writer Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay woman from freshwater country in north-west New South Wales. Her debut novel was 2020’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning Song of the Crocodile. Now she is back with her second novel, which...Reading list:Song of the Crocodile, Nardi Simpson, 2024The Belburd, Nardi Simpson, 2024
Midnight and Blue, Ian Rankin, 2024The Ledge, Christian White, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Nardi Simpson]]>1777falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robbie-arnott-s-restless-mind--66804232Reading list:Flames, Robbie Arnott, 2018The Rain Heron, Robbie Arnott, 2020Limberlost, Robbie Arnott, 2022Dusk, Robbie Arnott, 2024
Paris In Ruins, Sebastian Smee, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robbie Arnott]]>b77af788-cc80-11ef-9262-8bee65dfe4cdWed, 16 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzIn just three books Robbie Arnott has established himself as a writer to trust. Flames (2018), The Rain Heron (2022) and Limberlost (2022) were all rapturously reviewed and garnered a hefty swag of award nominations and wins. This week, Michael sits...Reading list:Flames, Robbie Arnott, 2018The Rain Heron, Robbie Arnott, 2020Limberlost, Robbie Arnott, 2022Dusk, Robbie Arnott, 2024
Paris In Ruins, Sebastian Smee, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robbie Arnott]]>1645falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/uses-for-ben-shewry--66804174Reading List:Uses for Obsession, Ben Shewry, 2024
A Bit on the Side, Virginia Trioli, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Ben Shewry]]>b77ccd60-cc80-11ef-9262-ef55647af776Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzThere are few people in this country as obsessed with understanding the cultural and social potential of Australian cuisine as New Zealand-born chef Ben Shewry. And there are even fewer who have managed to combine that passion with the highest...Reading List:Uses for Obsession, Ben Shewry, 2024
A Bit on the Side, Virginia Trioli, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Ben Shewry]]>1872falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/melanie-cheng-superstitious-doctor--66804178Reading list:Australia Day, Melanie Cheng, 2017Room for a Stranger, Melanie Cheng, 2019The Burrow, Melanie Cheng, 2024
Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Melanie Cheng]]>b77cb4b0-cc80-11ef-9262-afcb8180a22eWed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzMelanie Cheng began her writing career as an author of short stories. Her first collection, Australia Day, was published in 2017 to much acclaim. Her second novel, The Burrow, follows a Melbourne family forced to confront the tragedy of their shared...Reading list:Australia Day, Melanie Cheng, 2017Room for a Stranger, Melanie Cheng, 2019The Burrow, Melanie Cheng, 2024
Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Melanie Cheng]]>1800falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rumaan-alam-on-class-desire-and-dread--66804187Reading list:Rich and Pretty, Rumaan Alam, 2016 That Kind of Mother, Rumaan Alam, 2018Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam, 2020Entitlement, Rumaan Alam, 2024
Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rumaan Alam]]>b77cc702-cc80-11ef-9262-03ba5c84ccafWed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzRumaan Alam is the author of four novels. He broke out in 2020 with his New York Times best-selling novel Leave the World Behind. This week Michael sits down with Rumaan for a conversation about his latest novel, Entitlement, and they discuss class,...Reading list:Rich and Pretty, Rumaan Alam, 2016 That Kind of Mother, Rumaan Alam, 2018Leave the World Behind, Rumaan Alam, 2020Entitlement, Rumaan Alam, 2024
Intermezzo, Sally Rooney, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rumaan Alam]]>1778falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/richard-osman-investigates--66804196Reading list:The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman, 2020The Man Who Died Twice, Richard Osman, 2021The Bullet That Missed, Richard Osman, 2022The Last Devil To Die, Richard Osman, 2023We Solve Murders, Richard Osman, 2024
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, Berg, A. Scott,1978Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Richard Osman]]>b77bdcac-cc80-11ef-9262-cf5277deebf2Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzRichard Osman wears many hats, from television producer to comedian to podcaster. Now, however, he’s best known as a bestselling author for his series The Thursday Murder Club. Richard’s new series is called We Solve Murders and this week, he sits...Reading list:The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman, 2020The Man Who Died Twice, Richard Osman, 2021The Bullet That Missed, Richard Osman, 2022The Last Devil To Die, Richard Osman, 2023We Solve Murders, Richard Osman, 2024
Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, Berg, A. Scott,1978Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Richard Osman]]>1806falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/malcolm-knox-finds-comedy-in-toxic-friendships--66804182Reading list:The Wonder Lover, Malcolm Knox, 2015Bluebird, Malcolm Knox, 2020The First Friend, Malcolm Knox, 2024
The Temperature, Katerina Gibson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Malcolm Knox]]>b77bd5ea-cc80-11ef-9262-9f8ca21a7f7dWed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzMalcolm Knox began his career as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, back in the 90s. His breakout was in 2004 when, as literary editor, he broke the story of the fake Jordanian memoirist, Norma Khouri for which he won a Walkley Award. Since...Reading list:The Wonder Lover, Malcolm Knox, 2015Bluebird, Malcolm Knox, 2020The First Friend, Malcolm Knox, 2024
The Temperature, Katerina Gibson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Malcolm Knox]]>1503falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caoilinn-hughes-is-barely-patient-enough-to-write--66804230Reading list:Gathering Evidence, Caoilinn Hughes, 2014Orchid And The Wasp, Caoilinn Hughes, 2018The Wild Laughter, Caoilinn Hughes, 2020The Alternatives, Caoilinn Hughes, 2024
Enter Ghost, Isabella Hammad, 2023Long Island Compromise, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Caoilinn Hughes]]>b77c98fe-cc80-11ef-9262-cbdd7db16515Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzCaoilinn Hughes is an Irish poet and writer whose debut novel Orchid And The Wasp was published in 2018 to rave reviews. Her third and latest novel, The Alternatives, might be her best yet, and this week she sits down with Michael to discuss it. ...Reading list:Gathering Evidence, Caoilinn Hughes, 2014Orchid And The Wasp, Caoilinn Hughes, 2018The Wild Laughter, Caoilinn Hughes, 2020The Alternatives, Caoilinn Hughes, 2024
Enter Ghost, Isabella Hammad, 2023Long Island Compromise, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Caoilinn Hughes]]>1822falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/literary-giant-rodney-hall-wishes-he-was-taller--66804237Reading list:The Ship on the Coin: A Fable of the Bourgeoisie, Rodney Hall, 1972Just Relations, Rodney Hall, 1982Kisses of the Enemy, Rodney Hall, 1987Captivity Captive, Rodney Hall, 1988The Second Bridegroom, Rodney Hall, 1991The Grisly Wife, Rodney Hall, 1993The Island in the Mind, Rodney Hall, 1996The Day We Had Hitler Home, Rodney Hall, 2000The Last Love Story, Rodney Hall, 2004Love Without Hope, Rodney Hall, 2007Popeye Never Told You, Rodney Hall, 2010A Stolen Season, Rodney Hall, 2018Vortex, Rodney Hall, 2024
I Claudius, Robert Graves, 1934Claudius the God, Robert Graves, 1935The White Goddess, Robert Graves, 1948
An Experiment in Criticism, C.S. Lewis, 1961The New Science, Giambattista Vico, 1725Death at the Sign of the Rook, Kate Atkinson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rodney Hall]]>b77bc6e0-cc80-11ef-9262-8b5381e538eeWed, 28 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzRodney Hall might be the greatest Australian writer you’ve never heard of. He is a two-time Miles Franklin Award winner and has published dozens of books of fiction, poetry and memoir across his long career. Now 88, Rodney has just released his 14th...Reading list:The Ship on the Coin: A Fable of the Bourgeoisie, Rodney Hall, 1972Just Relations, Rodney Hall, 1982Kisses of the Enemy, Rodney Hall, 1987Captivity Captive, Rodney Hall, 1988The Second Bridegroom, Rodney Hall, 1991The Grisly Wife, Rodney Hall, 1993The Island in the Mind, Rodney Hall, 1996The Day We Had Hitler Home, Rodney Hall, 2000The Last Love Story, Rodney Hall, 2004Love Without Hope, Rodney Hall, 2007Popeye Never Told You, Rodney Hall, 2010A Stolen Season, Rodney Hall, 2018Vortex, Rodney Hall, 2024
I Claudius, Robert Graves, 1934Claudius the God, Robert Graves, 1935The White Goddess, Robert Graves, 1948
An Experiment in Criticism, C.S. Lewis, 1961The New Science, Giambattista Vico, 1725Death at the Sign of the Rook, Kate Atkinson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rodney Hall]]>1701falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-not-roxane-gay-s-job-to-make-people-happy--66804248Reading list:Ayiti, Roxane Gay, 2011An Untamed State, Roxane Gay, 2014Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay, 2014Difficult Women, Roxane Gay, 2017Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Roxane Gay, 2017The Banks, Roxane Gay, 2019Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business, Roxane Gay, 2023
Jazz, Toni Morrison, 1992The Source of Self-Regard: Essays, Speeches, Meditations, Toni Morrison, 2019
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Roxane Gay appears at Carriageworks in Sydney, as part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (24-25 August) and at Melbourne Town Hall (27 August), presented by the Wheeler Centre and Now or Never. For more information head to their websites.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Roxane Gay]]>b77bc046-cc80-11ef-9262-d78ee6e3163aWed, 21 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzRoxane Gay is a prominent American author, professor, and cultural critic known for her unflinching honesty, quick wit, and razor-sharp intellect. She has gained acclaim for her essays, fiction, and memoirs that explore identity, gender, race, and...Reading list:Ayiti, Roxane Gay, 2011An Untamed State, Roxane Gay, 2014Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay, 2014Difficult Women, Roxane Gay, 2017Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Roxane Gay, 2017The Banks, Roxane Gay, 2019Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business, Roxane Gay, 2023
Jazz, Toni Morrison, 1992The Source of Self-Regard: Essays, Speeches, Meditations, Toni Morrison, 2019
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Roxane Gay appears at Carriageworks in Sydney, as part of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (24-25 August) and at Melbourne Town Hall (27 August), presented by the Wheeler Centre and Now or Never. For more information head to their websites.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Roxane Gay]]>1738falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-multiple-belongings-of-elif-shafak--66804181Reading list:The Bastard of Istanbul, Elif Shafak, 2006The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak, 2009Honour, Elif Shafak, 201110 Minutes 38 Seconds In this Strange World, Elif Shafak, 2019The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak, 2021There are Rivers in the Sky, Elif Shafak, 2024
Orlando: A Biography, Virginia Woolf, 1928When Cops Are Criminals, Veronica Gorrie, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Elif Shafak]]>b77ae022-cc80-11ef-9262-37a5aa3512a6Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzElif Shafak is an award-winning British Turkish novelist whose work has been translated into fifty-five languages. She is a self-described “citizen of the world” and has become a notable public intellectual and human rights activist. Elif's latest...Reading list:The Bastard of Istanbul, Elif Shafak, 2006The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak, 2009Honour, Elif Shafak, 201110 Minutes 38 Seconds In this Strange World, Elif Shafak, 2019The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak, 2021There are Rivers in the Sky, Elif Shafak, 2024
Orlando: A Biography, Virginia Woolf, 1928When Cops Are Criminals, Veronica Gorrie, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Elif Shafak]]>1759falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eric-beecher-is-a-media-mongrel--66804200Reading list:The Men Who Killed the News, Eric Beecher, 2024Woo Woo, Ella Baxter, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Eric Beecher]]>b77c21f8-cc80-11ef-9262-d31e7083743aWed, 07 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzEric Beecher is a news man. As a journalist, he’s worked for some of the most well-respected newspapers in the world, including the Sydney Morning Herald and the Wall Street Journal. As his career progressed, Eric climbed the media ladder: he’s...Reading list:The Men Who Killed the News, Eric Beecher, 2024Woo Woo, Ella Baxter, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Eric Beecher]]>1698falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexis-wright-is-the-2024-miles-franklin-winner--66804216Reading list:Carpentaria, Alexis Wright, 2006The Swan Book, Alexis Wright, 2013Tracker, Alexis Wright 2017Praiseworthy, Alexis Wright, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Alexis Wright]]>b77cd3aa-cc80-11ef-9262-6bce3e131651Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:13:00 +0000SchwartzAlexis Wright’s 2023 novel Praiseworthy has just been awarded the Miles Franklin Award. It also won the Stella Prize and has been described as “an astonishing feat of storytelling and sovereign imagination.” In this special episode, Alexis joins...Reading list:Carpentaria, Alexis Wright, 2006The Swan Book, Alexis Wright, 2013Tracker, Alexis Wright 2017Praiseworthy, Alexis Wright, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Alexis Wright]]>1808falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/evie-wyld-is-having-more-fun-than-you-think--66804207Reading list:After the Fire, A Still Small Voice, Evie Wyld, 2009All The Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld, 2013The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld, 2020The Echoes, Evie Wyld, 2024
Only Sound Remains, Hossein Asgari, 2023Wall, Jen Craig, 2023 Anam, Andre Dao, 2023The Bell of the World, Gregory Day, 2023Hospital, Sanya Rushdi, 2023Praiseworthy, Alexis Wright, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Evie Wyld]]>b77c9232-cc80-11ef-9262-eb2fc230f82dWed, 31 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzEvie Wyld writes dark and often trauma-informed books, but she also has a remarkable capacity to capture the tenderness of memory. Her novels have been a critical and commercial success, with her second, All The Birds Singing, winning the Miles...Reading list:After the Fire, A Still Small Voice, Evie Wyld, 2009All The Birds, Singing, Evie Wyld, 2013The Bass Rock, Evie Wyld, 2020The Echoes, Evie Wyld, 2024
Only Sound Remains, Hossein Asgari, 2023Wall, Jen Craig, 2023 Anam, Andre Dao, 2023The Bell of the World, Gregory Day, 2023Hospital, Sanya Rushdi, 2023Praiseworthy, Alexis Wright, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Evie Wyld]]>1737falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-robotham-and-his-cabana-of-cruelty--66804242Reading list:The Suspect, Michael Robotham, 2004Life or Death, Michael Robotham, 2014Good Girl, Bad Girl, Michael Robotham, 2019When She Was Good, Michael Robotham, 2020Storm Child, Michael Robotham, 2024
Stalking the Feature Story, William Ruehlmann, 1977For Life, Ailsa Piper, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Michael Robotham]]>b77cbad2-cc80-11ef-9262-9724e380f51cWed, 24 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzMichael Robotham began his career as a ghost writer, working on more than a dozen bestselling books for people like Tony Bullimore and Geri Halliwell, before he published a novel under his own name. Twenty years later, he has just released his 18th...Reading list:The Suspect, Michael Robotham, 2004Life or Death, Michael Robotham, 2014Good Girl, Bad Girl, Michael Robotham, 2019When She Was Good, Michael Robotham, 2020Storm Child, Michael Robotham, 2024
Stalking the Feature Story, William Ruehlmann, 1977For Life, Ailsa Piper, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Michael Robotham]]>1525falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dylin-hardcastle-has-found-their-own-voice--66804209Reading list:A Language of Limbs, Dylin Hardcastle, 2024Below Deck, Sophie Hardcastle, 2020Breathing Underwater, Sophie Hardcastle, 2016Running Like China, Sophie Hardcastle, 2015
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado, 2019Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay, Lars Horn, 2022The List, Yomi Adegoke, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Dylin Hardcastle]]>b77bb15a-cc80-11ef-9262-035d3ebab772Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzDylin Hardcastle has been publishing their writing since they were 21, having now completed a memoir, a book of YA fiction and two novels. In their latest work, Dylin takes the reader back to 1972, and across three decades, explores the parallel lives...Reading list:A Language of Limbs, Dylin Hardcastle, 2024Below Deck, Sophie Hardcastle, 2020Breathing Underwater, Sophie Hardcastle, 2016Running Like China, Sophie Hardcastle, 2015
In the Dream House, Carmen Maria Machado, 2019Voice of the Fish: A Lyric Essay, Lars Horn, 2022The List, Yomi Adegoke, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Dylin Hardcastle]]>1688falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-visited-gerald-murnane-at-the-goroke-golf-course--66804255Reading list:Tamarisk Row, Gerald Murnane, 1974A Lifetime on Clouds, Gerald Murnane, 1976The Plains, Gerald Murnane, 1982Inland, Gerald Murnane, 1988Emerald Blue, Gerald Murnane, 1995 Barley Patch, Gerald Murnane, 2009 A History of Books, Gerald Murnane, 2012A Million Windows, Gerald Murnane, 2014Something for the Pain: A Memoir of the Turf, Gerald Murnane, 2015 Border Districts, Gerald Murnane, 2017 A Season on Earth, Gerald Murnane, 2019 Last Letter to a Reader, Gerald Murnane, 2021
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Articles on Gerald MurnaneIs the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town?An Idiot in the Greek SenseThe Reclusive Giant of Australian Letters
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Gerald Murnane]]>b77ba9ee-cc80-11ef-9262-a717f318c4c5Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzGerald Murnane doesn’t have readers, he has acolytes. The New Yorker described him as “the reclusive giant of Australian letters”. He’s written 10 novels, several collections of short stories and essays, and a memoir about horse racing. Together these...Reading list:Tamarisk Row, Gerald Murnane, 1974A Lifetime on Clouds, Gerald Murnane, 1976The Plains, Gerald Murnane, 1982Inland, Gerald Murnane, 1988Emerald Blue, Gerald Murnane, 1995 Barley Patch, Gerald Murnane, 2009 A History of Books, Gerald Murnane, 2012A Million Windows, Gerald Murnane, 2014Something for the Pain: A Memoir of the Turf, Gerald Murnane, 2015 Border Districts, Gerald Murnane, 2017 A Season on Earth, Gerald Murnane, 2019 Last Letter to a Reader, Gerald Murnane, 2021
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Articles on Gerald MurnaneIs the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town?An Idiot in the Greek SenseThe Reclusive Giant of Australian Letters
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Gerald Murnane]]>2101falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-ondaatje-is-learning-everything-again--66804218Reading list:Coming Through Slaughter, Michael Ondaatje, 1976In the Skin of a Lion, Michael Ondaatje, 1986The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems, Michael Ondaatje, 1989The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje, 1992Handwriting, Michael Ondaatje, 1998Anil's Ghost, Michael Ondaatje, 2000Divisadero, Michael Ondaatje, 2007The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje, 2011Warlight, Michael Ondaatje, 2018A Year of Last Things, Michael Ondaatje, 2024
The Collected Poems of W. S. Merwin, 2013
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Michael Ondaatje]]>b77cc02c-cc80-11ef-9262-a76e24eadd61Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzSri Lankan-born Canadian essayist, poet, and Booker Prize-winning novelist Michael Ondaatje has just released a stunning collection of poems. Ondaatje is now 80 years old and it’s almost half a century since he published his first novel; even longer...Reading list:Coming Through Slaughter, Michael Ondaatje, 1976In the Skin of a Lion, Michael Ondaatje, 1986The Cinnamon Peeler: Selected Poems, Michael Ondaatje, 1989The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje, 1992Handwriting, Michael Ondaatje, 1998Anil's Ghost, Michael Ondaatje, 2000Divisadero, Michael Ondaatje, 2007The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje, 2011Warlight, Michael Ondaatje, 2018A Year of Last Things, Michael Ondaatje, 2024
The Collected Poems of W. S. Merwin, 2013
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Michael Ondaatje]]>1675falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-murray-and-the-beautiful-opera-of-life--66804219Reading list:An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Paul Murray, 2003Skippy Dies, Paul Murray, 2010The Mark and the Void, Paul Murray, 2015The Bee Sting, Paul Murray, 2023
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World, Naomi Klein, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Paul Murray]]>b77ba32c-cc80-11ef-9262-a3b478bf912eWed, 26 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzPaul Murray’s last two novels, Skippy Dies and The Mark and the Void, were both modern masterpieces of institutional failure. In his 2023 Booker Prize shortlisted novel, The Bee Sting, the failing institution Paul turns his comedic eye to is the...Reading list:An Evening of Long Goodbyes, Paul Murray, 2003Skippy Dies, Paul Murray, 2010The Mark and the Void, Paul Murray, 2015The Bee Sting, Paul Murray, 2023
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World, Naomi Klein, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Paul Murray]]>1889falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-call-paul-lynch-s-book-a-political-novel--66804256Reading list:Red Sky in Morning, Paul Lynch, 2013The Black Snow, Paul Lynch, 2014Grace, Paul Lynch, 2017Beyond the Sea, Paul Lynch, 2020Prophet Song, Paul Lynch, 2023
The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope, 1894King Solomon's Mines, H. Rider Haggard, 1885The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy, 1886
The Heart in Winter, Kevin Barry, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Paul Lynch.]]>b77b9422-cc80-11ef-9262-03c006b7021cWed, 19 Jun 2024 18:00:00 +0000SchwartzFor many years, Irish writer Paul Lynch was a household name…in France. And while his work was popular in translation, and received numerous French literary awards, it was still considered niche. This all changed in 2023, following the release of...Reading list:Red Sky in Morning, Paul Lynch, 2013The Black Snow, Paul Lynch, 2014Grace, Paul Lynch, 2017Beyond the Sea, Paul Lynch, 2020Prophet Song, Paul Lynch, 2023
The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope, 1894King Solomon's Mines, H. Rider Haggard, 1885The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy, 1886
The Heart in Winter, Kevin Barry, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Paul Lynch.]]>2119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leslie-jamison-s-search-history--66804231Reading list:The Gin Closet, Leslie Jamison, 2010The Empathy Exams, Leslie Jamison, 2014The Recovering, Leslie Jamison, 2018Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, Leslie Jamison, 2024
Sleepless Nights, Elizabeth Hardwick, 1979Fragile Creatures, Khin Myint, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Leslie Jamison]]>b77b8d9c-cc80-11ef-9262-13b1a99e0204Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzLeslie Jamison is celebrated for her ability to link the personal to the cultural to the critical in ways that resonate and move and connect with readers. She first did it with The Empathy Exams – an essay, then a best-selling, award-winning...Reading list:The Gin Closet, Leslie Jamison, 2010The Empathy Exams, Leslie Jamison, 2014The Recovering, Leslie Jamison, 2018Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story, Leslie Jamison, 2024
Sleepless Nights, Elizabeth Hardwick, 1979Fragile Creatures, Khin Myint, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Leslie Jamison]]>1824falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-is-wrong-with-viet-thanh-nguyen--66804257Reading list:The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2014The Committed, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2021A Man of Two Faces, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2023
Dune, Frank Herbert, 1965Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth,1968 
Quarterly Essay: Highway to Hell, Joëlle Gergis, 2024 
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Viet Thanh Nguyen]]>b77b857c-cc80-11ef-9262-5f5a561c0d08Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000SchwartzIn 2015, Viet Thanh Nguyen was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his debut novel, The Sympathizer. Now, nearly a decade later, the book has been adapted into an HBO miniseries of the same name. This week, Michael sits down with Viet for a conversation...Reading list:The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2014The Committed, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2021A Man of Two Faces, Viet Thanh Nguyen, 2023
Dune, Frank Herbert, 1965Portnoy's Complaint, Philip Roth,1968 
Quarterly Essay: Highway to Hell, Joëlle Gergis, 2024 
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Viet Thanh Nguyen]]>1782falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-bruce-pascoe-needs-is-a-biro--66804186Reading list:Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe, 2014Imperial Harvest, Bruce Pascoe, 2024
Time’s Monster, Priya Satia, 2020The Ministry of Time, Kellyanne Bradley, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Bruce Pascoe]]>b77b70be-cc80-11ef-9262-870700212ee2Wed, 29 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzIt was 2014 when Bruce Pascoe went from being a prolific, yet relatively unknown writer, to public enemy #1 in Australia’s culture wars. That was the year that Bruce published his now infamous book, Dark Emu, and its re-examination of accepted...Reading list:Dark Emu, Bruce Pascoe, 2014Imperial Harvest, Bruce Pascoe, 2024
Time’s Monster, Priya Satia, 2020The Ministry of Time, Kellyanne Bradley, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Bruce Pascoe]]>1621falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/miranda-july-wrote-the-book-she-couldn-t-find--66804190Reading list:BooksNo One Belongs Here More Than You, Miranda July, 2007The First Bad Man, Miranda July, 2019All Fours, Miranda July, 2024
Short Stories‘Roy Spivey’, Miranda July, 2009 (The New Yorker)‘The Metal Bowl’, Miranda July, 2017 (The New Yorker)
‘Women Have Been Misled About Menopause’, Susan Dominus, 2023 (The New York Times)What Fresh Hell Is This?, Heather Corinna, 2021Long Island, Colm Tóibín, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Miranda July]]>b77b68f8-cc80-11ef-9262-0b73514efa72Wed, 22 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzWriter, artist, and filmmaker Miranda July has a devoted – even rabid – following, through her writing, her work on the screen, and her collaborative art projects. Her debut 2007 collection of short stories No One Belongs Here More Than You was a...Reading list:BooksNo One Belongs Here More Than You, Miranda July, 2007The First Bad Man, Miranda July, 2019All Fours, Miranda July, 2024
Short Stories‘Roy Spivey’, Miranda July, 2009 (The New Yorker)‘The Metal Bowl’, Miranda July, 2017 (The New Yorker)
‘Women Have Been Misled About Menopause’, Susan Dominus, 2023 (The New York Times)What Fresh Hell Is This?, Heather Corinna, 2021Long Island, Colm Tóibín, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Miranda July]]>1860falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/andrew-o-hagan-s-big-dickensian-energy--66804261Reading list:Our Fathers, Andrew O’Hagan, 1999Be Near Me, Andrew O’Hagan, 2006Mayflies, Andrew O’Hagan, 2020Caledonian Road, Andrew O’Hagan, 2024
Lives of Girls and Women, Alice Munro, 1971 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro, 2001Dear Life, Alice Munro, 2012
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Andrew O’Hagan]]>b77b7848-cc80-11ef-9262-0bebe3eaa292Wed, 15 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzAcross half a dozen novels, Andrew O’Hagan has made a name for himself as an author of delicacy and grace, painting the community he comes from, in Scotland’s west, with tenderness and wry, affectionate humour. His latest, Caledonian Road, follows art...Reading list:Our Fathers, Andrew O’Hagan, 1999Be Near Me, Andrew O’Hagan, 2006Mayflies, Andrew O’Hagan, 2020Caledonian Road, Andrew O’Hagan, 2024
Lives of Girls and Women, Alice Munro, 1971 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro, 2001Dear Life, Alice Munro, 2012
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Andrew O’Hagan]]>1848falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-winnie-dunn-s-turn-in-the-spotlight--66804265Reading list:Dirt Poor Islanders, Winnie Dunn, 2024I Am Lupe, Sela Ahosivi-Atiola, Yani Agustina, 2023Only the Astronauts, Ceridwen Dovey, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Winnie Dunn]]>b77b627c-cc80-11ef-9262-972250a3c4d6Wed, 08 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzWinnie Dunn is used to being behind the scenes. As the general manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement in Western Sydney, she has been instrumental in helping other writers find their voice. But now, the spotlight is on her. This week, Michael sits...Reading list:Dirt Poor Islanders, Winnie Dunn, 2024I Am Lupe, Sela Ahosivi-Atiola, Yani Agustina, 2023Only the Astronauts, Ceridwen Dovey, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Winnie Dunn]]>1562falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/resisting-catharsis-with-sloane-crosley--66804266Reading list:I Was Told There’d Be Cake, Sloane Crosley, 2008How Did You Get This Number, Sloane Crosley, 2010Look Alive Out There, Sloane Crosley, 2018Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley, 2022Grief Is For People, Sloane Crosley, 2023
Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett, 2004The Writing Life, Annie Dillard, 1989Stoner, John Williams, 1965
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Sloane Crosley]]>b77b5b60-cc80-11ef-9262-174f2d931589Wed, 01 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000SchwartzSloane Crosley is known for her funny and acerbic personal essays, including her New York Times’ best-selling collection I Was Told There’d Be Cake. But in her new memoir she digs much deeper to examine the loss of her best friend. This week, Michael...Reading list:I Was Told There’d Be Cake, Sloane Crosley, 2008How Did You Get This Number, Sloane Crosley, 2010Look Alive Out There, Sloane Crosley, 2018Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley, 2022Grief Is For People, Sloane Crosley, 2023
Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett, 2004The Writing Life, Annie Dillard, 1989Stoner, John Williams, 1965
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Sloane Crosley]]>1842falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/see-you-next-week--66804236Instagram and Twitter]]>b77b8072-cc80-11ef-9262-6372196eaf0dWed, 24 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzWe're off this Thursday, but we'll be back next week.Email us: readthis@schwartzmedia.com.auSocials: Stay in touch with Read This on https://www.instagram.com/themonthlymagazine/?hl=en and https://twitter.com/THEMONTHLYInstagram and Twitter]]>86falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/morris-gleitzman-s-world-of-possibilities--66804188Reading list:Two Weeks with the Queen, Morris Gleitzman, 1989Misery Guts, Morris Gleitzman, 1991Worry Warts, Morris Gleitzman, 1992Blabber Mouth, Morris Gleitzman, 1993Sticky Beak, Morris Gleitzman, 1994Now, Morris Gleitzman, 2010Tweet, Morris Gleitzman, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Morris Gleitzman]]>b77b5480-cc80-11ef-9262-cbaf2948407bWed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzMorris Gleitzman is an Australian institution. A beloved author of novels for young people, Morris is known for his ability to be funny and warm without shying away from the realities of life. He has been writing for almost half a century now and has...Reading list:Two Weeks with the Queen, Morris Gleitzman, 1989Misery Guts, Morris Gleitzman, 1991Worry Warts, Morris Gleitzman, 1992Blabber Mouth, Morris Gleitzman, 1993Sticky Beak, Morris Gleitzman, 1994Now, Morris Gleitzman, 2010Tweet, Morris Gleitzman, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Morris Gleitzman]]>1758falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vulgarity-death-and-patrick-dewitt--66804251Reading list:The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt, 2011Undermajordomo Minor, Patrick deWitt, 2015French Exit, Patrick deWitt, 2018The Librarianist, Patrick deWitt, 2023
Deep Blue: The World in the Ocean, James Bradley, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Patrick deWitt]]>b77b4cc4-cc80-11ef-9262-cb236a4360ffWed, 10 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzPatrick deWitt has made a career out of creating eccentric, unforgettable characters. From his gun-slinging duo in the darkly comic The Sisters Brothers, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize to the severely unsympathetic down-at-heel aristocrats...Reading list:The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt, 2011Undermajordomo Minor, Patrick deWitt, 2015French Exit, Patrick deWitt, 2018The Librarianist, Patrick deWitt, 2023
Deep Blue: The World in the Ocean, James Bradley, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Patrick deWitt]]>1573falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/louise-milligan-wears-her-heart-on-her-sleeve--66804258Reading list:Cardinal, Louise Milligan, 2017Witness, Louise Milligan, 2020Pheasant’s Nest, Louise Milligan, 2024
A Year of Last Things, Michael Ondaatje, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Louise Milligan]]>b77b463e-cc80-11ef-9262-f31420442e31Wed, 03 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzStar investigative journalist Louise Milligan has spent her career working on some of the most high-profile criminal cases in Australia. This incredible breadth of experience informs her first novel Pheasant’s Nest, which follows the abduction of a...Reading list:Cardinal, Louise Milligan, 2017Witness, Louise Milligan, 2020Pheasant’s Nest, Louise Milligan, 2024
A Year of Last Things, Michael Ondaatje, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Louise Milligan]]>1421falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/friends-mary-beard-fans-countrymen-lend-me-your-ears--66804260Reading list:SPQR, Mary Beard, 2015Twelve Caesars, Mary Beard, 2021Emperor of Rome, Mary Beard, 2023
Meditations, Marcus Aurealius, 167 A.C.E..Tidelines, Sarah Sasson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Mary Beard]]>b77b37c0-cc80-11ef-9262-779c37405d37Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzEven if you’re not an obsessive Ancient Rome aficionado, you may have heard of Mary Beard. With more than 20 books to her name, including the wildly successful SPQR, Mary might be most famous for her work as a BBC host for shows such as Pompeii: Life...Reading list:SPQR, Mary Beard, 2015Twelve Caesars, Mary Beard, 2021Emperor of Rome, Mary Beard, 2023
Meditations, Marcus Aurealius, 167 A.C.E..Tidelines, Sarah Sasson, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Mary Beard]]>1832falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jonathan-lethem-is-ripping-it-up-and-starting-again--66804271Reading list:Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem, 1999The Fortress of Solitude, Jonathan Lethem, 2003Brooklyn Crime Novel, Jonathan Lethem, 2023
Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023The Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023Wifedom, Anna Funder, 2023The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Jonathan Lethem]]>b77b309a-cc80-11ef-9262-ff576ea1ccf8Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzJonathan Lethem made his name with his 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn, but it was his next book, a semi-autobiographical re-telling of his childhood in Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude, that solidified his reputation as one of America's most...Reading list:Motherless Brooklyn, Jonathan Lethem, 1999The Fortress of Solitude, Jonathan Lethem, 2003Brooklyn Crime Novel, Jonathan Lethem, 2023
Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023The Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023Wifedom, Anna Funder, 2023The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Jonathan Lethem]]>1901falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anne-enright-is-not-really-writing-about-families-actually--66804197Reading list:The Gathering, Anne Enright, 2007The Forgotten Waltz, Anne Enright, 2011The Green Road, Anne Enright, 2015Actress, Anne Enright, 2020The Wren, the Wren, Anne Enright, 2023
Orbital, Samantha Harvey, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Anne Enright]]>b77b29c4-cc80-11ef-9262-833218e6dbdeWed, 13 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzAnne Enright has been publishing books for more than two decades, winning numerous awards, including the Booker Prize for her 2007 novel, The Gathering. This week, Michael sits down with Anne for a wide-ranging conversation about the changing cultural...Reading list:The Gathering, Anne Enright, 2007The Forgotten Waltz, Anne Enright, 2011The Green Road, Anne Enright, 2015Actress, Anne Enright, 2020The Wren, the Wren, Anne Enright, 2023
Orbital, Samantha Harvey, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Anne Enright]]>1660falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nam-le-is-back--66804262Reading list:The Boat, Nam Le, 2008On David Malouf, Nam Le, 201936 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem, Nam Le, 2014
What Happened to Nina?, Dervla McTiernan, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Nam Le]]>b77b232a-cc80-11ef-9262-b3cb64b38bc9Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzWhen Nam Le’s debut book of short stories, The Boat, came out in 2008, it was met with unanimous praise and scooped up awards from around the world. Now, 16 years later, Nam has produced his follow up called 36 Ways to Write A Vietnamese Poem. This...Reading list:The Boat, Nam Le, 2008On David Malouf, Nam Le, 201936 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem, Nam Le, 2014
What Happened to Nina?, Dervla McTiernan, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Nam Le]]>1694falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gail-jones-was-saved-by-reading--66804191Reading list:Black Mirror, Gail Jones, 2002Sixty Lights, Gail Jones, 2004Dreams of Speaking, Gail Jones, 2006Sorry, Gail Jones, 2007Five Bells, Gail Jones, 2011A Guide to Berlin, Gail Jones, 2015The Death of Noah Glass, Gail Jones, 2018Our Shadows, Gail Jones, 2020Salonika Burning, Gail Jones, 2022
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, 1899The Secret Agent, Joseph Conrad, 1907
Always Will Be, Mykaela Saunders, 2024The Best Minds, Jonathan Rosen, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Gail Jones]]>b77cabd2-cc80-11ef-9262-9b3520979495Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzJoseph Conrad only ever captained one ship in his lifetime – the Otago. In a strange turn of events, the wreckage of Joseph Conrad’s ship now lies on the banks of the Derwent River in Hobart. And it's there that novelist Gail Jones took the...Reading list:Black Mirror, Gail Jones, 2002Sixty Lights, Gail Jones, 2004Dreams of Speaking, Gail Jones, 2006Sorry, Gail Jones, 2007Five Bells, Gail Jones, 2011A Guide to Berlin, Gail Jones, 2015The Death of Noah Glass, Gail Jones, 2018Our Shadows, Gail Jones, 2020Salonika Burning, Gail Jones, 2022
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, 1899The Secret Agent, Joseph Conrad, 1907
Always Will Be, Mykaela Saunders, 2024The Best Minds, Jonathan Rosen, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Gail Jones]]>1708falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-kate-jennings-is-there-in-everything-erik-jensen-writes--66804253Reading list:Snake, Kate Jennings, 1996Moral Hazard, Kate Jennings, 2002Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks, Kate Jennings, 1993
On Kate Jennings, Erik Jensen, 2017I said the sea was folded: Love poems, Erik Jensen, 2021Angry at Breakfast, Erik Jensen, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Erik Jensen]]>b77ca4b6-cc80-11ef-9262-6b804e2d8ad0Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzErik Jensen was just 20 years old when he met Australian author Kate Jennings for the first time, forging a close relationship that continued until Kate’s death in 2021. This week, Michael chats with The Saturday Paper’s editor in chief about Kate’s...Reading list:Snake, Kate Jennings, 1996Moral Hazard, Kate Jennings, 2002Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks, Kate Jennings, 1993
On Kate Jennings, Erik Jensen, 2017I said the sea was folded: Love poems, Erik Jensen, 2021Angry at Breakfast, Erik Jensen, 2024
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Erik Jensen]]>1612falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-dogs-die-in-briohny-doyle-s-new-novel--66804215Reading list:The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle, 2013Adult Fantasy, Briohny Doyle, 2017Echolalia, Briohny Doyle, 2021Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023
The Great Undoing, Sharlene Allsopp, 2024Tremor, Teju Cole, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Briohny Doyle]]>b77be2b0-cc80-11ef-9262-ff0313cb9771Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzThis week, Michael chats with author Briohny Doyle, whose most recent novel Why We Are Here explores the complexities of grief, both individual and collective. They discuss the role of writing during the pandemic and how relationships with non-human...Reading list:The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle, 2013Adult Fantasy, Briohny Doyle, 2017Echolalia, Briohny Doyle, 2021Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023
The Great Undoing, Sharlene Allsopp, 2024Tremor, Teju Cole, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Briohny Doyle]]>1853falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-geraldine-brooks-became-a-novelist--66804263Reading list:Nine Parts of Desire, Geraldine Brooks, 1994Foreign Correspondence, Geraldine Brooks, 1997March, Geraldine Brooks, 2005Horse, Geraldine Brook, 2022
Dreams of My Russian Summers, Andreï Makine, 1995We All Lived In Bondi Then, Georgia Blain, 2024A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, Nathan Thrall, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Geraldine Brooks]]>b77c6af0-cc80-11ef-9262-c7c055a803f7Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzFor our first episode of 2024, Michael speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks. She shares her life sentence and reflects on how her upbringing provided the perfect building blocks for a career as a writer. Listen wherever you get...Reading list:Nine Parts of Desire, Geraldine Brooks, 1994Foreign Correspondence, Geraldine Brooks, 1997March, Geraldine Brooks, 2005Horse, Geraldine Brook, 2022
Dreams of My Russian Summers, Andreï Makine, 1995We All Lived In Bondi Then, Georgia Blain, 2024A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, Nathan Thrall, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. 
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Geraldine Brooks]]>1635falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/read-this-is-back-feb-8--66804223b77c9f16-cc80-11ef-9262-bf2884010e43Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000Schwartz131falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-went-to-fitzroy-pool--66804277Reading list:The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett, 2020Down and Out In Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933My Body, Emily Ratajkowski, 2021Ghosts, Dolly Alderton, 2020The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin, 2023The Road, Cormac McCarthy, 2006Working Class Boy, Jimmy Barnes, 2018Never Never, Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher, 2023The Spy’s Wife, Fiona McIntosh, 2021Lioness, Emily Perkins, 2023And Then She Fell, Alicia Elliott, 2023The Palestine Laboratory, Anthony Loewenstein, 2023England’s Green, Zaffar Kunial, 2022The Sullivanians, Alexander Stille, 2023Everyone and Everything, Nadine J. Cohen, 2023Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman, 2020Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter]]>b77c8472-cc80-11ef-9262-c727d09b3350Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzFor our last show of the year, Michael heads to Fitzroy Pool to find out what people are reading as the weather warms up. Plus, some of our previous guests offer book recommendations for the summer holidays. Reading list:The Vanishing Half, Brit...Reading list:The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett, 2020Down and Out In Paris and London, George Orwell, 1933My Body, Emily Ratajkowski, 2021Ghosts, Dolly Alderton, 2020The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin, 2023The Road, Cormac McCarthy, 2006Working Class Boy, Jimmy Barnes, 2018Never Never, Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher, 2023The Spy’s Wife, Fiona McIntosh, 2021Lioness, Emily Perkins, 2023And Then She Fell, Alicia Elliott, 2023The Palestine Laboratory, Anthony Loewenstein, 2023England’s Green, Zaffar Kunial, 2022The Sullivanians, Alexander Stille, 2023Everyone and Everything, Nadine J. Cohen, 2023Why We Are Here, Briohny Doyle, 2023The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman, 2020Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter]]>1161falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/max-porter-s-freight-is-proportioned-to-his-groove--66804273Reading list:Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter, 2015Lanny, Max Porter, 2019The Death of Francis Bacon, Max Porter, 2021Shy, Max Porter, 2023
Memorial, Alice Oswald, 2011Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit, 2004Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, ed. Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, 2023The Complete Poems, Emily Dickinson, 2017
Day, Michael Cunningham, 2023Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Max Porter]]>b77ce20a-cc80-11ef-9262-9791fb76f760Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzMax Porter, best known for his debut novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers, has long been inspired by literature – reading it, listening to it, and, most importantly, sharing it with others. This week, Max shares the piece of writing that changed his...Reading list:Grief is the Thing with Feathers, Max Porter, 2015Lanny, Max Porter, 2019The Death of Francis Bacon, Max Porter, 2021Shy, Max Porter, 2023
Memorial, Alice Oswald, 2011Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit, 2004Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, ed. Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, 2023The Complete Poems, Emily Dickinson, 2017
Day, Michael Cunningham, 2023Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Max Porter]]>1733falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-michelle-de-kretser-wants-you-to-read-shirley-hazzard--66804274Reading list:The Evening of the Holiday, Shirley Hazzard, 1966The Bay of Noon, Shirley Hazzard, 1970The Transit of Venus, Shirley Hazzard, 1980Greene on Capri, Shirley Hazzard, 2000The Great Fire, Shirley Hazzard, 2003On Shirley Hazzard: Writers on Writers, Michelle de Kretser, 2019Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life, Brigitta Olubas, 2023
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch, 2023So Close to Home, Mick Cummins, 2023In Praise of Veg, Alice Zaslavsky, 2020
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Michelle de Kretser & Brigitta Olubas]]>b77c7e50-cc80-11ef-9262-2fb1dc936b4eWed, 29 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzMichelle de Kretser began reading Shirley Hazzard well before she herself would become a writer, but she felt an early kinship, and two decades later it exploded into a full obsession. This week, Michael speaks with Michelle and Hazzard's biographer...Reading list:The Evening of the Holiday, Shirley Hazzard, 1966The Bay of Noon, Shirley Hazzard, 1970The Transit of Venus, Shirley Hazzard, 1980Greene on Capri, Shirley Hazzard, 2000The Great Fire, Shirley Hazzard, 2003On Shirley Hazzard: Writers on Writers, Michelle de Kretser, 2019Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life, Brigitta Olubas, 2023
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch, 2023So Close to Home, Mick Cummins, 2023In Praise of Veg, Alice Zaslavsky, 2020
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Michelle de Kretser & Brigitta Olubas]]>1744falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gabrielle-zevin-wants-to-talk-about-failure--66804272Reading list:Margarettown, Gabrielle Zevin, 2005The Hole We're In, Gabrielle Zevin, 2010The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin, 2014Young Jane Young, Gabrielle Zevin, 2017Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, 2022
The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro, 1989The Animators, Kayla Rae Whitaker, 2016
Returning, Kirli Saunders, 2023Wellness, Nathan Hill, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Gabrielle Zevin]]>b77c7842-cc80-11ef-9262-d3b1a80af12eWed, 22 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzBack in 2005, following the publication of her debut novel, Gabrielle Zevin experienced a kind of literary trauma, one that completely fractured her sense of intimacy with the art form that she loved. Since then, she has learned to embrace failure and...Reading list:Margarettown, Gabrielle Zevin, 2005The Hole We're In, Gabrielle Zevin, 2010The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin, 2014Young Jane Young, Gabrielle Zevin, 2017Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, 2022
The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro, 1989The Animators, Kayla Rae Whitaker, 2016
Returning, Kirli Saunders, 2023Wellness, Nathan Hill, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Gabrielle Zevin]]>1515falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cause-and-effect-of-richard-flanagan--66804235Reading list:
Gould’s Book of Fish, Richard Flanagan, 2001The Narrow Road to the North, Richard Flanagan, 2013The Living Sea of Waking Dreams, Richard Flanagan, 2020Question 7, Richard Flanagan, 2023
The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells, 1898The World Set Free, H.G. Wells, 1914Speak, Memory, Vladimir Nabokov, 1951
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Richard Flanagan]]>b77c71f8-cc80-11ef-9262-2fe62878d07eWed, 15 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzDescribed by the Washington Post as "one of our greatest living novelists", Richard Flanagan has been writing for more than three decades. His 2013 novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North won the Booker Prize and his essays have been published across...Reading list:
Gould’s Book of Fish, Richard Flanagan, 2001The Narrow Road to the North, Richard Flanagan, 2013The Living Sea of Waking Dreams, Richard Flanagan, 2020Question 7, Richard Flanagan, 2023
The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells, 1898The World Set Free, H.G. Wells, 1914Speak, Memory, Vladimir Nabokov, 1951
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Richard Flanagan]]>1765falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rebecca-makkai-is-on-the-case--66804244Reading list:The Borrower, Rebecca Makkai, 2011The Hundred-Year House, Rebecca Makkai, 2014The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai, 2018I Have Some Questions for You, Rebecca Makkai, 2023
The Stone of Laughter, Hoda Barakat, 1990So Late in the Day, Claire Keegan, 2023The In-Between, Christos Tsiolkas, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rebecca Makkai]]>b77c635c-cc80-11ef-9262-932b262ae097Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzRebecca Makkai is a master storyteller – her 2018 book, The Great Believers, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. In I Have Some Questions for You, Rebecca switches genres with a literary crime story that takes in the #MeToo...Reading list:The Borrower, Rebecca Makkai, 2011The Hundred-Year House, Rebecca Makkai, 2014The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai, 2018I Have Some Questions for You, Rebecca Makkai, 2023
The Stone of Laughter, Hoda Barakat, 1990So Late in the Day, Claire Keegan, 2023The In-Between, Christos Tsiolkas, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Rebecca Makkai]]>1565falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/charlotte-wood-thinks-restraint-is-underrated--66804195Reading list:The Natural Way of Things, Charlotte Wood, 2015The Weekend, Charlotte Wood, 2019The Luminous Solution, Charlotte Wood, 2021Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood, 2023
Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2004Gilgamesh, Joan London, 2001The Golden Age, Joan London, 2014
The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023Women and Children, Tony Birch, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Charlotte Wood]]>b77c5bfa-cc80-11ef-9262-7789d47a6bcbWed, 01 Nov 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzCharlotte Wood became a mainstay in Australia’s literary firmament in 2015 following the release of her award-winning novel, The Natural Way of Things. Her latest book, Stone Yard Devotional, is her most personal yet. It’s a meditation on grief,...Reading list:The Natural Way of Things, Charlotte Wood, 2015The Weekend, Charlotte Wood, 2019The Luminous Solution, Charlotte Wood, 2021Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood, 2023
Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, 2004Gilgamesh, Joan London, 2001The Golden Age, Joan London, 2014
The Wren, The Wren, Anne Enright, 2023Women and Children, Tony Birch, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Charlotte Wood]]>1540falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-trent-frickin-dalton--66804202Reading list:Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton, 2014All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton, 2018Lola in the Mirror, Trent Dalton, 2023
The Opposite of Success, Eleanor Elliott Thomas, 2023Boy Friends, Michael Pederson, 2022
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Trent Dalton]]>b77c5574-cc80-11ef-9262-47534a292e84Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzTrent Dalton’s debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe, has sold more than a million copies worldwide, making Trent one of Australia’s most successful contemporary authors. His latest book is called Lola in the Mirror, and it’s the third – and perhaps...Reading list:Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton, 2014All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton, 2018Lola in the Mirror, Trent Dalton, 2023
The Opposite of Success, Eleanor Elliott Thomas, 2023Boy Friends, Michael Pederson, 2022
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Trent Dalton]]>1668falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/robyn-davidson-and-the-impossible-book--66804275Reading list:Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023
See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading:Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson.
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robyn Davidson]]>b77cda8a-cc80-11ef-9262-d7425c1342a6Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzRobyn Davidson was just 27 when she trekked across the Australian desert. This epic journey was captured in her 1980 memoir Tracks, which became a national and international success. Her new book, Unfinished Woman, is her attempt to grapple with both...Reading list:Tracks, Robyn Davidson, 1980Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson 2023
See below for some of the First Nations Writers that Michael recommends reading:Tara June Winch, Melissa Lucashenko, Alexis Wright, Ally Cobby Eckerman, Tony Birch, Anita Heiss, Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Kirli Saunders, Ellen van Neerven, Larissa Behrendt, Aileen Moreton Robinson, Jackie Huggins, Kim Scott, Jane Harrison, Nardi Simpson.
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Robyn Davidson]]>1535falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/david-marr-vs-australia-s-old-lie--66804270Reading list:Patrick White: A Life, David Marr, 1991My Country: Stories, Essays & Speeches, David Marr, 2018Killing for Country, David Marr, 2023
Septology, Jon Fosse, 2022The Hummingbird Effect, Kate Mildenhall, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: David Marr]]>b77c4fe8-cc80-11ef-9262-e39ec38d0846Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzFor many Australians, facing the reality of this country is a task that has proved enduringly difficult, both at a public and a political level. For investigative journalist David Marr, finding the right way to tell the stories that allow us to see...Reading list:Patrick White: A Life, David Marr, 1991My Country: Stories, Essays & Speeches, David Marr, 2018Killing for Country, David Marr, 2023
Septology, Jon Fosse, 2022The Hummingbird Effect, Kate Mildenhall, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: David Marr]]>1594falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/melissa-lucashenko-is-our-poet-laureate-of-ratbags--66804198Reading list:Hard Yards, Melissa Lucashenko, 1999Too Flash, Melissa Lucashenko, 2002Mullumbimby, Melissa Lucashenko, 2013Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko, 2018Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1925For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke, 1874The Secret Hours, Mick Herron, 2023Gunflower, Laura Jean McKay, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Melissa Lucashenko]]>b77c491c-cc80-11ef-9262-431c2ffdbf60Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000SchwartzMelissa Lucashenko writes about big ideas and brutal experiences, but she does so with grace, with generosity and – maybe above all else – a rich sense of humour. This week, Michael sits down with Melissa for a conversation about her new book,...Reading list:Hard Yards, Melissa Lucashenko, 1999Too Flash, Melissa Lucashenko, 2002Mullumbimby, Melissa Lucashenko, 2013Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko, 2018Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko, 2023
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1925For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke, 1874The Secret Hours, Mick Herron, 2023Gunflower, Laura Jean McKay, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Melissa Lucashenko]]>1564falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-three-words-that-made-george-saunders-a-writer--66804204Reading list:CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, George Saunders,1996Pastoralia, George Saunders, 2000In Persuasion Nation, George Saunders, 2006Tenth of December: Stories, George Saunders, 2013Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders, 2017A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, George Saunders, 2021Liberation Day: Stories, George Saunders, 2022
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce, 1916To Have and Have Not, Ernest Hemingway, 1937The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway, 1952The Little Disturbances of Man, Grace Paley, 1959Ordinary Gods and Monsters, Chris Womersley, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: George Saunders]]>b77c4066-cc80-11ef-9262-437d773e1fc7Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzGeorge Saunders is one of literary fiction's most acclaimed living writers. Along with his many collections of short stories, he also published the Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo. This week, Michael chats with him about his life and...Reading list:CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, George Saunders,1996Pastoralia, George Saunders, 2000In Persuasion Nation, George Saunders, 2006Tenth of December: Stories, George Saunders, 2013Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders, 2017A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, George Saunders, 2021Liberation Day: Stories, George Saunders, 2022
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce, 1916To Have and Have Not, Ernest Hemingway, 1937The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway, 1952The Little Disturbances of Man, Grace Paley, 1959Ordinary Gods and Monsters, Chris Womersley, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: George Saunders]]>1673falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daniel-browning-has-something-to-say--66804243Reading list:Close to the Subject, Daniel Browning, 2023Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson, 2023The Last Devil To Die (The Thursday Murder Club Book 4), Richard Osman, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Daniel Browning]]>b77c38dc-cc80-11ef-9262-934bfc036982Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzIf you've tuned into ABC Radio over the past few decades, you've likely heard the dulcet tones of Daniel Browning's voice. In his new book Close to the Subject, Daniel reveals himself to be just as brilliant a storyteller on the page as he is over the...Reading list:Close to the Subject, Daniel Browning, 2023Unfinished Woman, Robyn Davidson, 2023The Last Devil To Die (The Thursday Murder Club Book 4), Richard Osman, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Daniel Browning]]>1354falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eleanor-catton-has-her-doubts-about-certainty--66804249Reading list:The Rehearsal, Eleanor Catton, 2008The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton, 2013 Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton, 2023
The People's Platform, Astra Taylor, 2014Green Dot, Madeleine Gray, 2023Songs for the Dead and the Living, Sara M Saleh, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Eleanor Catton]]>b77c3224-cc80-11ef-9262-53b0c1a804b1Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzEleanor Catton was just 28 when she won the Booker Prize for her novel The Luminaries. Her much anticipated follow-up, Birnam Wood, is an eco thriller, a Shakespearean tragedy, a satire and novel of manners all rolled into one. This week, Michael sits...Reading list:The Rehearsal, Eleanor Catton, 2008The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton, 2013 Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton, 2023
The People's Platform, Astra Taylor, 2014Green Dot, Madeleine Gray, 2023Songs for the Dead and the Living, Sara M Saleh, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Eleanor Catton]]>1370false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kate-grenville-makes-history--66804250Reading list:Lilian's Story, Kate Grenville, 1985Joan Makes History: A Novel, Kate Grenville, 1988The Idea of Perfection, Kate Grenville, 1999The Secret River, Kate Grenville, 2005One Life: My Mother's Story, Kate Grenville, 2015The Case Against Fragrance, Kate Grenville, 2017Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Kate Grenville]]>b77c29aa-cc80-11ef-9262-3354df151bbfWed, 06 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzKate Grenville has spent her career bringing history to life, often using the lives of her own family to tell stories about the kinds of voices who are often left out of the official record. This week, Michael heads to Kate's house to discuss her...Reading list:Lilian's Story, Kate Grenville, 1985Joan Makes History: A Novel, Kate Grenville, 1988The Idea of Perfection, Kate Grenville, 1999The Secret River, Kate Grenville, 2005One Life: My Mother's Story, Kate Grenville, 2015The Case Against Fragrance, Kate Grenville, 2017Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Kate Grenville]]>1346false10fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sarah-krasnostein-was-wrong-about-peter-carey--66804222Reading list:The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life In Death, Decay & Disaster, Sarah Krasnostein, 2019On Peter Carey: Writers on Writers, Sarah Krasnostein, 2023
The Fat Man in History and Other Stories, Peter Carey, 1974Jack Maggs, Peter Carey, 1987Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey, 1988True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey, 2000
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
To register for Sarah’s event at the State Library Victoria on Friday 1 September at 6:30pm, click here.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Sarah Krasnostein]]>b77c197e-cc80-11ef-9262-8b472db08781Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzWriter and journalist Sarah Krasnostein initially found Australian fiction alienating, but that all changed when she picked up Peter Carey's seminal work True History of the Kelly Gang. This week Sarah discusses how reading that book challenged her...Reading list:The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life In Death, Decay & Disaster, Sarah Krasnostein, 2019On Peter Carey: Writers on Writers, Sarah Krasnostein, 2023
The Fat Man in History and Other Stories, Peter Carey, 1974Jack Maggs, Peter Carey, 1987Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey, 1988True History of the Kelly Gang, Peter Carey, 2000
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
To register for Sarah’s event at the State Library Victoria on Friday 1 September at 6:30pm, click here.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Sarah Krasnostein]]>1441false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daniel-lavery-has-some-advice-for-you--66804227Reading list:Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column, Daniel M. Lavery, 2023Something That May Shock and Discredit You, Daniel M. Lavery, 2020Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871
God Forgets About the Poor, Peter Polites, 2023Would that be Funny? Growing up with John Clarke, Lorin Clarke, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Daniel M. Lavery]]>b77c11d6-cc80-11ef-9262-c7e5d35b8bf6Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzBack in 2015, Daniel Lavery took over Slate's long running advice column, Dear Prudence, using his sometimes snarky, often hilarious, and always insightful writing to respond to other peoples’ confessions. This week he chats with Michael about how his...Reading list:Dear Prudence: Liberating Lessons from Slate.com's Beloved Advice Column, Daniel M. Lavery, 2023Something That May Shock and Discredit You, Daniel M. Lavery, 2020Middlemarch, George Eliot, 1871
God Forgets About the Poor, Peter Polites, 2023Would that be Funny? Growing up with John Clarke, Lorin Clarke, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Daniel M. Lavery]]>1940false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leigh-sales-is-a-professional-stickybeak--66804278Reading list:Detainee 002: the case of David Hicks, Leigh Sales 2007Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience And What Happens After The Worst Day Of Your Life, Leigh Sales, 2019On Doubt, Leigh Sales, 2020Storytellers: Questions, Answers and the Craft of Journalism, Leigh Sales, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Leigh Sales]]>b77c0a60-cc80-11ef-9262-eb59d213c39cWed, 16 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzLong before she was hosting 7:30 on the ABC, Leigh Sales dreamed of becoming a novelist. This week she joins Michael to discuss her secret desire to write fiction, the art of crafting a good story, and how being a journalist allowed her to become a...Reading list:Detainee 002: the case of David Hicks, Leigh Sales 2007Any Ordinary Day: Blindsides, Resilience And What Happens After The Worst Day Of Your Life, Leigh Sales, 2019On Doubt, Leigh Sales, 2020Storytellers: Questions, Answers and the Craft of Journalism, Leigh Sales, 2023
You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Leigh Sales]]>1667false7fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-restlessness-of-christos-tsiolkas--66804281Reading list:Loaded, Christos Tsiolkas, 1995The Jesus Man, Christos Tsiolkas, 1999Dead Europe, Christos Tsiolkas, 2005The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas, 2013Merciless Gods, Christos Tsiolkas, 2014Damascus, Christos Tsiolkas, 20197 1/2, Christos Tsiolkas, 2021The In-Between, Christos Tsiolkas, forthcoming in 2023
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre Dame des Fleurs), Jean Genet, 1942/1943City of Night, John Rechy, 1963
You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Christos Tsiolkas]]>b77c0362-cc80-11ef-9262-675a0a38c610Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzChristos Tsiolkas burst onto Australia's publishing scene in 1995 with his grunge-lit novel Loaded. Since then he has published seven books of fiction, including The Slap. This week, Christos joins Michael for a discussion on how becoming part of the...Reading list:Loaded, Christos Tsiolkas, 1995The Jesus Man, Christos Tsiolkas, 1999Dead Europe, Christos Tsiolkas, 2005The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 2008Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas, 2013Merciless Gods, Christos Tsiolkas, 2014Damascus, Christos Tsiolkas, 20197 1/2, Christos Tsiolkas, 2021The In-Between, Christos Tsiolkas, forthcoming in 2023
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre Dame des Fleurs), Jean Genet, 1942/1943City of Night, John Rechy, 1963
You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Christos Tsiolkas]]>1329false6fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/colson-whitehead-loves-a-doomed-heist--66804228Reading list:The Intuitionist, Colson Whitehead, 1999John Henry Days, Colson Whitehead, 2001Apex Hides the Hurt, Colson Whitehead, 2006Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead, 2009Zone One, Colson Whitehead, 2011The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, 2016The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead, 2019Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead, 2021Crook Manifesto, Colson Whitehead, 2023
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, Patrick Radden Keefe, 2021The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann, 2023Firelight, John Morrissey, 2015Biography of X, Catherine Lacey, 2023
You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Colson Whitehead]]>b77bfc50-cc80-11ef-9262-cbbf4147f82dWed, 02 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzReading Colson Whitehead, you never know what you're going to get. He’ll write a non-fiction book about poker one minute and a multi-award-winning epic about slavery and race in America the next. This week, the two-time Pulitzer prize winning author...Reading list:The Intuitionist, Colson Whitehead, 1999John Henry Days, Colson Whitehead, 2001Apex Hides the Hurt, Colson Whitehead, 2006Sag Harbor, Colson Whitehead, 2009Zone One, Colson Whitehead, 2011The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead, 2016The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead, 2019Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead, 2021Crook Manifesto, Colson Whitehead, 2023
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, Patrick Radden Keefe, 2021The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann, 2023Firelight, John Morrissey, 2015Biography of X, Catherine Lacey, 2023
You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Colson Whitehead]]>1394false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shankari-chandran-nearly-gave-up-writing--66804233Reading list:Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, Shankari Chandran, 2022Song of the Sun God, Shankari Chandran, 2017The Barrier, Shankari Chandran, 2017
Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec, 2022Limberlost, Robbie Arnott, 2022Cold Enough for Snow, Jessica Au, 2022The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022Iris, Fiona Kelly McGregor, 2022
You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Shankari Chandran and Kate McClymont]]>b77bf5e8-cc80-11ef-9262-0b9396ca40f2Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzChai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is the book Shankari Chandran always wanted to write. After being rejected by publishers, Shankari decided to write for herself and finally tackle the subject she'd been avoiding: Race in Australia. In doing so, she has...Reading list:Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, Shankari Chandran, 2022Song of the Sun God, Shankari Chandran, 2017The Barrier, Shankari Chandran, 2017
Hopeless Kingdom, Kgshak Akec, 2022Limberlost, Robbie Arnott, 2022Cold Enough for Snow, Jessica Au, 2022The Lovers, Yumna Kassab, 2022Iris, Fiona Kelly McGregor, 2022
You can find these books at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books.
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Shankari Chandran and Kate McClymont]]>1526false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tony-birch-doesn-t-believe-in-luck--66804252Reading list:Shadowboxing, Tony Birch, 2006Blood, Tony Birch, 2011Ghost River, Tony Birch, 2015Common People, Tony Birch, 2017The White Girl, Tony Birch, 2019Dark as Night, Tony Birch, 2021
Yellowface, R.F. Kuang, 2023Broke, Sam Drummond, 2023
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Tony Birch]]>b77bf00c-cc80-11ef-9262-672fb15b3828Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzAward-winning writer and historian Tony Birch grew up listening to stories from his nan, Alma. This week, Tony shares how Alma's advice has influenced his life and his writing. Reading list:Shadowboxing, Tony Birch, 2006Blood, Tony Birch, 2011Ghost...Reading list:Shadowboxing, Tony Birch, 2006Blood, Tony Birch, 2011Ghost River, Tony Birch, 2015Common People, Tony Birch, 2017The White Girl, Tony Birch, 2019Dark as Night, Tony Birch, 2021
Yellowface, R.F. Kuang, 2023Broke, Sam Drummond, 2023
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Tony Birch]]>1474false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anna-funder-is-her-own-wife--66804254Reading list:Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life, Anna Funder, 2023All That I Am, Anna Funder, 2011Stasiland, Anna Funder, 2003
Burmese Days, George Orwell, 1934Animal Farm, George Orwell, 19451984, George Orwell, 1949
Anam, André Dao, 2023Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Anna Funder]]>b77c8bc0-cc80-11ef-9262-878ce2dfc8f8Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzAnna Funder has a habit of writing about humans in extremis: under the Stasi, then the Nazis, and now, she's taken on the patriarchy in her new book Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life. It's an act of resurrection for Eileen O'Shaughnessy, the...Reading list:Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life, Anna Funder, 2023All That I Am, Anna Funder, 2011Stasiland, Anna Funder, 2003
Burmese Days, George Orwell, 1934Animal Farm, George Orwell, 19451984, George Orwell, 1949
Anam, André Dao, 2023Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Anna Funder]]>1572false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-went-to-helen-garner-s-house--66804203Reading list:Monkey Grip, Helen Garner, 1977The Children’s Bach, Helen Garner, 1984The Spare Room, Helen Garner, 2008Yellow Notebook: Diaries 1978–1987, Helen Garner, 2019One Day I’ll Remember This: Diaries 1987–1995, Helen Garner, 2020How to End a Story: Diaries 1995–1998, Helen Garner, 2021
Eleven Letters to You: A Memoir, Helen Elliot, 2023The Late Americans, Brandon Taylor, 2023
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Helen Garner]]>b77be878-cc80-11ef-9262-cf372fd78a0cWed, 05 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000SchwartzHelen Garner is writing again. This week, she invites us over for cake and conversation about what she’s writing about, how she solves problems and the inspiration she gets from watching her grandson’s footy training. Reading list:Monkey Grip, Helen...Reading list:Monkey Grip, Helen Garner, 1977The Children’s Bach, Helen Garner, 1984The Spare Room, Helen Garner, 2008Yellow Notebook: Diaries 1978–1987, Helen Garner, 2019One Day I’ll Remember This: Diaries 1987–1995, Helen Garner, 2020How to End a Story: Diaries 1995–1998, Helen Garner, 2021
Eleven Letters to You: A Memoir, Helen Elliot, 2023The Late Americans, Brandon Taylor, 2023
Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Helen Garner]]>1653false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introducing-read-this--66804234b77b15ba-cc80-11ef-9262-b3bf1622ba88Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:40:00 +0000SchwartzRead This is a show about the books we love and the stories behind them, hosted by Michael Williams. Every Thursday, you’ll hear insightful conversations with the smartest, funniest readers and writers we know and in-depth interviews with the best...164falsefull