Listen "A new fiction title from bestselling author Bruce Pascoe"
Episode Synopsis
Kate Evans returns with guest reviewers to discuss Bruce Pascoe’s Imperial Harvest, an epic of brutality and imperialism; along with Jenny Ackland’s Hurdy Gurdy, a circus saga set in a near-future Australia; and Miranda July’s All Fours, which looks at one woman's quest for a very unique kind of freedom.BOOKSBruce Pascoe, Imperial Harvest, Melbourne BooksJenny Ackland, Hurdy Gurdy, Allen & UnwinMiranda July, All Fours, CanongateGUESTSBeejay Silcox, writer, critic and literary judge. Artistic Director, Canberra Writers Festival; chair of the Stella Prize 2024Kate Mildenhall, writer whose latest novel is The Hummingbird EffectOTHER BOOKS MENTIONEDMargaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale; Oryx and CrakeJane McGonigal, Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything Emily St John Mandel, Station ElevenClaire G. Coleman, Terra NulliusAlexis Wright, PraiseworthyCharlotte Wood, The Natural Way of ThingsNaomi Alderman, The PowerLisa Taddeo, Three WomenDavid Owen Kelly, Host CityScott Alexander Howard, The Other ValleyCatherine McKinnon, To Sing of WarRichard Flanagan, The Narrow Road to the Deep North Sharlene Allsopp, The Great UndoingCREDITSPresenter, Kate EvansProducer, Kate Evans + Sarah CorbettSound engineer, Russell Stapleton + Beth StewartExecutive producer, Rhiannon Brown
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