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Alan Fyfe on T
Alan Fyfe joins us to read from and talk about his latest novel T, which shortlisted for the T.A.G Hungerford Prize (Australia) and the Chaffinch Press Aware Prize (Ireland), and was recently was shortlisted in The WA Premier's Prize for an Emerging W
Ashley Kalagian Blunt on Dark Mode
Ashley Kalagian Blunt joins us to read from and talk about her new thrillerDark Mode.We talk about such things as her research, the Dark Web, her protagonist Reagan Carson, her fabulous plant store setting Voodoo Lily and dark flowers, what she's re
Oisín Breen on Lilies on the Deathbed of Étaín & Other Poems
In this wide-reading and humorous interview, Irish poet, academic and journalist Oisn Breen reads from and talks about his new poetry book Lilies on the Deathbed of tan & Other Poems with Simon Whitby Brown. Find out more about Oisin here: ht
A conversation with Meera Atkinson
Meera Atkinson reads from her book Traumata and talks about her work, the ongoing relevance of Traumata, the difficulty and the necessity of the hybrid form, on language, blood, the patriarchy, beauty and its commodification, the power of engagement
Meera Atkinson on literature and trauma
Meera Atkinson reads from her book Traumata and talks about her work, the ongoing relevance of Traumata, the difficulty and the necessity of the hybrid form, on language, blood, the patriarchy, beauty and its commodification, the power of engagement
Kateryna Kazimirova on Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine
One of the two editors of Voices of Freedom: Contemporary Writing From Ukraine reads from and talks about her new anthology. Kateryna Kazimirova talks about the project and how it came together, how she chose the 27 authors, the importance of art in
Hazel Smith on Ecliptical
Poet, performer, emeritus professor, and new media artist Hazel Smith reads from and talks about her new book Ecliptical. We talk about metapoetry, multimedia, humour, eclipses, emphasis, John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, and lots more. Visit Ha
Sara Kidd on The Vegan Cake Bible
Sara Kidd joins me to talk about her new cookbook The Vegan Cake Bible. We cover such things as how Sara became the vegan cake queen, why she's drawn to cake, the extensive process she went through to create a cookbook including doing all of her own photo
Bastian Fox Phelan on How to Be Between
Bastian Fox Phelan reads from and talks about their new memoir How to Be Between. We talk about such things as speaking about the self with all of its multitudes, finding a voice, gender norms, facial hair, their nature writing, motherhood, what's next an
Beth Spencer on The Age of Fibs
Beth Spencer talks about and reads from her new book The Age of Fibs. Beth talks about how the book came come together, about the transformation of her work through proximity, on the incorporation of popular culture, the relationship between artefac