A special episode : Anna chats with author Anthony Nocera.

We discuss Anthony’s brilliant essay WEDNESDAY BANG in the current issue of SPLINTER and his upcoming plays: Log Boy, My Hair is Thinning and Someone Like You.

Anthony’s book recommendations:

NOSTALGIA HAS RUINED MY LIFE by Zarah Butcher-McGunnigle

THE GUEST by Emma Cline

AN EXCITING AND VIVID INNER LIFE by Paul Dalla Rosa

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Anthony: https://anthonynocera.me/

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Credits

Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Anna, Annie and Amanda reveal our favourite reads of 2024!

Books discussed:

MAGIC PILL by Johann Hari

ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD by Patrick Bringley

THE ALTERNATIVES by Caoilinn Hughes

THIS STRANGE AND EVENTFUL HISTORY by Claire Messud

RAPTURE by Emily Maguire

WOO WOO by Ella Baxter

THE GENTLEMAN FROM PERU by André Aciman

JUICE by Tim Winton (Annie recommends the audiobook)

INTERMEZZO by Sally Rooney

QUESTION 7 by Richard Flanagan

THE WYCH ELM by Tana French

Children’s Pick

LANDOVEL by Emily Rodda

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Coming up: Book recommendations with author Anthony Nocera

A special episode: we chat with Farrin Foster about new literary journal SPLINTER and emerging Australian authors. We talk about authors who are also musicians, autofiction and taking a book of poetry in your bag for waiting times.

Farrin recommends the work of:

Seamus Lonergan –

KT Major

Olivia De Zilva

ROCK FLIGHT by Hasib Hourani

Dom Guerrera

Rapture by Emily Maguire

Coming up: Our Best Books of 2024

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