For this month's #LiteraryAnything episode, we're sharing Hannah Kent in conversation with Pip Williams talking about Hannah's much anticipated autobiography 'Always Home, Always Homesick'.
Written in rich detail and humorous and poignant anecdotes (some Hannah shares in this author talk), 'Always Home, Always Homesick' is both a memoir of her experiences of living in Iceland, and a wider consideration of the centrality of literature to the nation's culture and identity.
Have you read it? You'll definitely want to after listening to Hannah talk about it!
Listen wherever you get your pods.
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Episode 82 - The House of My Mother
New #LiteraryAnything podcast out now. This month, Jasmine joins Salma on the pod (for the first time in a while 🤣) to discuss Shari Franke's memoir 'The House of my Mother'.
Other things they discuss:
🐛 Jasmine shares what book character she'd like to swap lives with for a day
🐉 Salma finally reads THE romantasy book
📚 There's lots to look forward to in the land of new book releases
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧
TW: This episode contains discussions of child abuse, physical abuse, and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. If these topics may be distressing for you, please take care when listening or consider skipping this episode.
Books they mention:
Deep Cuts - Holly Brickley
The Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle
Daisy Jones and the Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins
Rebel Rising – Rebel Wilson
From Here to the Great Unknown - Lisa Marie Presley
Would You Rather – Maggie Alderson
Atmosphere – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Summer Island – Kristen Hannah
The Women – Kristen Hannah
The Stranger Beside Me - Ann Rule
Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros
Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros
Onyx Storm - Rebecca Yarros
Mad Mabel – Sally Hepworth
At the Foot of the Cherry Tree - Alli Parker
Until the Red Leaves Fall - Alli Parker
Impossible Fortune – Richard Osman
Always Home, Always Homesick – Hannah Kent
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Episode 81 - Broken Brains
We're thrilled to share with you Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland's conversation with Libby Trainor Parker, discussing their co-written memoir 'Broken Brains'. Their new book is a personal memoir about physical brain health and mental brain health, and how they coexist in two very different spaces.
Jamila and Rosie were incredibly open in this author talk, it's definitely worth a listen if you weren't able to join us on the night (or even if you did).
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Episode 80 - Great Big Beautiful Life
Paula and Salma read Emily Henry's latest book 'Great Big Beautiful Life' for the pod and they're both feeling like they've read this story before.
Are you an Emily Henry fan? How do you think her latest book compares to her other novels?
Listen to the podcast to find out Paula and Salma's thoughts, plus what else they've been reading lately and new releases you should keep an eye out for.
Books they mentioned:
The Love That Split the World
Beach Read
People We Meet On Vacation
Book Lovers
Happy Place
Funny Story
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau - Graeme Macrae Burnet
The Younger Woman – Mandy Byatt
It Ends With Us – Colleen Hoover
The Season – Helen Garner
The Friday Afternoon Club – Griffin Dunne
Broken Brains – Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland
Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Never Flinch – Stephen King
None of This Is True – Lisa Jewell
Don't Let Him In – Lisa Jewell
How To Lose Your Mother - Molly Jong Fast
Fear of Flying – Erica Jong
Australia's Agricultural Identity – Joshua Gilbert
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Episode 79 - Paul Flavel Author Talk 'John Martin's'
For this month's #LiteraryAnything episode we're sharing our author talk with Paul Flavel in conversation with Georgina McGuinness, where together they discussed Paul's book 'John Martin's: The Story of South Australia's Beloved Department Store'.
The passing of the years has not dulled SA's loved for 'Johnnies', with thousands of people working there and even more loyally shopping there. It was amazing to see so many people join us for this author talk who still had very fond memories of the store.
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