ACERCA DE ESTE EPISODIO
A rich mix of voices and stories in short fiction from acclaimed Native American writer Louise Erdrich; essays and memories from two‑time Miles Franklin Award winner Alex Miller; bleakly funny childhood tales by English author Mark Haddon; and, from Michael Winkler, a surreal and darkly comic story about a man who decides he’d rather be the family dog.
BOOKS
- Michael Winkler, Griefdogg, Text
- Louise Erdrich, Python’s Kiss: Stories, Corsair
- Alex Miller, Journey to the End of Time, Allen & Unwin
- Mark Haddon, Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour, Chatto & Windus
GUESTS
- Shannon Burns, writer and critic from Adelaide, whose first book Childhood: a memoir, was published in 2022
- Tony Birch, poet, writer, and Professor of Australian Literature at Melbourne University. His latest book is the short story collection Pictures of You
OTHER BOOKS MENTIONED
- Grimmish, Michael Winkler
- Act of the Damned; Fado Alexandrino, António Lobo Antunes
- What We Can Know, Ian McEwan
- The Transformations, Andrew Pippos
- Brawler, Lauren Groff
CREDITS
- Presenter: Kate Evans, Cassie McCullagh
- Producer: Kate Evans, Sarah Corbett, Ce Benedict
- Sound: Craig Tilmouth, Antonia Gauci
- Arts editor: Sarah L' Estrange
Inglés
Australia
EN ESTE EPISODIO
TRANSCRIPCIÓN 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
BUSCAR EPISODIOS ANTERIORES
Buscar episodios anteriores de The Bookshelf.
OTROS EPISODIOS EN ESTE PODCAST
From the nightclubs of 1930s Berlin to the heartache and awkwardness of high school, and into the green rooms and backstage spaces of writers' festivals.
Omar Musa joins us after winning the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Plus, Michael Robotham and Madeleine Gray review Djamel White's Booker Prize-longlisted debut All Them Dogs and Téa Obreht's sweeping new novel Sunrise.
Voting in Radio National's Top 100 Books countdown is about to open and this year we're celebrating Australian books. As you think about your own Top 10, Kate and Cassie bring together a trio of award-winning writers (including last year's Top 100 Books winner!) to reveal the Australian books they …
We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more.
Anjet Daanje's The Song of Stork and Dromedary, translated from the Dutch, explores the intimate work of death and care in the eighteenth century. Liane Moriarty returns to the world of Big Little Lies with Big Little Truths, reuniting readers with the coastal suburb of Pirriwee and her cast a deca…
Descargo de responsabilidad: El podcast y el arte incluidos en esta página son de ABC Australia, que es propiedad de su propietario y no está afiliado ni respaldado por Listen Notes, Inc.
EDITAR
Gracias por ayudar a mantener actualizada la base de datos de podcasts.
