• Chatting Australian Literature

  • May 8 2023
  • Length: 57 mins
  • Podcast

Chatting Australian Literature

  • Summary

  • Literature podcast collab episode! I'm joined for this episode by Ben from the Beyond The Zero podcast (@beyondzeropod) to discuss Australian Literature. We talk about his favourite Aussie authors, the state of the Aussie book market, which is the capital of Oz literature and more!

    Books mentioned in this episode:

    Raven Smith’s Men by Raven Smith
    Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth
    Paradais by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes
    Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes
    Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey
    The Death of Artemio Cruz, translated by Alfred MacAdam
    Falling Hour by Geoffrey D. Morrison
    Man-eating Typewriter by Richard Milward
    The Garden of Seven Twilights by Miquel de Palol, translated by Adrian Nathan West
    The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr
    Possum Magic by Mem Fox
    Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
    The Muddle-Headed Wombat by Ruth Park
    Harp in the South by Ruth Park
    The Treehouse Series by Andy Griffiths
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
    Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
    The Dry by Jane Harper
    The Young Desire It by Kenneth Mackenzie
    Water Under the Bridge by Sumner Locke Elliott
    Fairyland by Sumner Locke Elliott
    The Girl Green as Elderflower by Randolph Stow
    To the Islands by Randolph Stow
    The Suburbs of Hell by Randolph Stow
    Visitants by Randolph Stow
    N by John A. Scott
    Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
    The Snow Kimono by Mark Henshaw
    Out of the Line of Fire by Mark Henshaw
    Waypoints by Adam Ouston
    Grimmish by Michael Winkler
    The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen
    Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell
    Poguemahone by Patrick McCabe
    Any Day You Can Die by Thommy Waite
    The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton
    The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism by Chris Lee

    Chatting Lit logo and artwork by Emma Morris (@emmamorrisdesign)
    Music by Tom Carauna: https://tomcaruana-teasea.bandcamp.com/music

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