In April we read Burial Rites by Hannah Kent...well most of us read Burial Rites (Eleonor didn’t - but admittedly we had already read this book a few years ago).Listen to Episode Four of our podcast to hear all about this amazing book by a talented Australian author. (Apologies for this not going live until May - I have many excuses, none of them really very interesting)Some of the book related webpages:Kill Your Darlings - Hannah Kent’s literary magazine siteBurial Rites a Pictographic EssayHannah’s next book - The Good PeopleWe had some background noises, and if you’re wondering what they are:

Corinne’s jangly necklace (pictured left);

Eleonor’s snotty nose;

Cockatoos squawking outside; and

both of us eating mint slice biscuits.

We also had some deep and meaningful conversation between us around capital punishment, space photography (and deceptive photography) and Madeleine McCann.What we were drinkingMelbourne Breakfast Tea from T2BooksThe Last Tudor by Philippa GregoryTuesday with Morrie by Mitch AlbomPodcastsRussia if you’re listening - produced by the ABC, dissecting Trump’s involvement with RussiaOlogies - a recent episode about Astrobiology was very interestingTimesuck - episodes about different historical moments/figures and conspiracy theoriesThe Maddie Podcast - about Madeleine McCannBlackout - a new fictional podcast starring Rami MalekOther hobbiesCanberra Astronomical SocietyTVUnderbelly - all of them on StanLego Masters - Reality show on free-to-air TVNashville and McLeod’s Daughters - bringing you a little bit of country.

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The book for May is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie