Tsundoku

Miles Allinson  on his book "In Moonland" - a son untangles the mystery of his father as he follows his  trail into the 70s hippie heart of India. And  Jean Rhys 's 1960s hit novel " Wide Sargasso Sea"  exposes a darker side of Jane Eyre hero Rochester.   Guests:  Miles Allinson,  author of " In Moonland" Dr Lisa Bennett , senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Flinders University Dr Kylie Cardell ,...

Award winning  Melbourne author  Hannah Kent  talks about her new book  Devotion  - a love story that traverses oceans, reality and magic. And we revisit the  Virginia Woolfe  classic,  Mrs Dalloway , which follows a day in the life of a high society lady in the 1920s. Guests:  Hannah Kent,  author of   Devotion   Dr Lisa Bennett , senior...

Award winning  Melbourne author Emily Bitto talks about her new book Wild Abandon - the story of a naive young Australian man’s odyssey of self discovery, from  the decadent  glamour of New York  right into the terrifying dark heart of the American mid- west.  And travel writer Max Anderson explains why he doesn’t read travel books, but prefers to follow in the...

Edgy Sydney author Michael Mohammed Ahmad talks about his latest book The Other Half of You… and about why writing is like boxing And we revisit the classic Australian Gothic novel that unsettled and mystified readers half a century ago – who needs castles and vampires when you have the truly chilling atmosphere of the Aussie Bush in Picnic at Hanging Rock Gue...

Coming Soon to the Auscast Network - Tsundoku – the podcast for addicted readers.  Tsundoku  is the Japanese word for that pile of books by your bed – the ones you fully intend to read – sometime!  If you can’t resist a good story, are endlessly curious about new books and love nothing better than discussing an old favourite – this is the podcast f...