Trent Dalton chats to Dani Vee about his beautiful and harrowing novel Boy Swallows Universe.

Trent and Dani chat like old friends in this entertaining, brutally honest and insightful interview about the writing process for Boy Swallows Universe. Based on Trent's own childhood experiences, he chats about the impact Arthur 'Slim' Halliday had on his childhood and the people who shaped him. 

Trent and Dani discuss the impact of time and how the world would differ without our obsession with age and ageing, and we reminisce about growing up the 80s, a wonderful time to grow up in Australia.

If the book breaks your heart, the podcast will make you nostalgic as well as give you a laugh.

Trent Dalton chats to Dani Vee about his beautiful and harrowing novel Boy Swallows Universe. Trent and Dani chat like old friends in this entertaining, brutally honest and insightful interview about the writing process for Boy Swallows Universe. Based on Trent's own childhood experiences, he chats about the impact Arthur 'Slim' Halliday had on his childhood and the people who shaped him. Trent and Dani discuss the impact of time and how the world would differ without our obsession with age and ageing, and we reminisce about growing up the 80s, a wonderful time to grow up in Australia. If the book breaks your heart, the podcast will make you nostalgic as well as give you a laugh.

47. Trent Dalton: Boy Swallows Universe - Re-mastered

Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. 

The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. 

Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs. 

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Words and Nerds Podcast is an entertaining and conversational podcast that aims to get inside a writer's mind. We discuss books, the social and political influences of a writer's work and how literature has the power to change the world. The podcast digs deep to bring you an in depth and sometimes humorous analysis of the author's book and its influences. Join us for a new way of looking at literature. Dani Vee your host, English teacher, podcaster, reader, book enthusiast and over-thinker. Dani is joined by various guest co-hosts and has a number of spin off episodes including the Feedback Sessions, Summer Series Takeover, Bite-Size Episodes, livestreams, mash-ups and cross-overs. Subscribe, leave a review and listen now.

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