Blitz Book Club

In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Thierry and Adya to discuss the works of Taylor Jenkins Reid, the influence of TikTok on YA readers and the evergrowing book to TV adaptations.

Boo! In this (not so) spoooky episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss Sunyi Dean's debut novel 'The Book Eaters', and disect the horror genre and its overlap with urban fantasy. 

In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss the latest work of one of their favourite authors, Emily St. John Mandel, and the speculative fiction genre as a whole. 

In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Wen, the 2022 UNSWeetened Co-Ordinator. They discuss the highly acclaimed debut novel of poet Ocean Vuong through the lens of the 'coming of age' genre, and share some of the exciting literary news on campus.

In this episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle are joined by Cheryl, Ari and Katie to discuss the crazy impact TikTok has had on book lovers. They talk about all their favourite booktok books (special mention to the Love Hypothesis) and delve into whether or not Circe is worth its hype, covering topics of greek mythology, feminism, witchcraft, the Y/N protagonist, and much more! 

In this Valentine's Day special episode of Blitz Book Club, Alexa and Belle discuss popular romance novel The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang. They delve into topics of love and intimacy, neurodivergence, sexuality and gender roles. They also share their most anticipated releases of 2022 and more!

In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Belle, Alexa and Kevin to talk about Chloe Gong's 'These Violent Delights'. They also cover their general dislike of YA, Shakespearean Adaptations and more!

In this special episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl hosts a roundtable discussion with the authors of this year's UNSWeetened Mythos Journal. 

Guests:

Vivienne Salcedo, Various Spirits Fucking With Me Throughout the Years (Third Place Prose)

jorvn jones, Raw Pustule Sun

Alexa Stevens, Types of Fire and The Tower (Second Place Poetry)

Benedicte McGowen, An Echo of Embodiment (Editor’s Choice)

Cheryl Till, Beneath the Gingko Tree (First Place Prose)

https://www.unsweetenedjournal.com/

https://open.spotify.com/show/6U2w0MoNe4Im6XCoM8DB1R

Blitz, Culture Café, and UNSWeetened Literary Journal present the IN TRANSLATION BOOK CLUB.

Join us each month to share in the joys of translated literature from around the world. There will be panel conversations, chats with bilingual readers, and plenty of time for Q+A, all from the comfort of whichever screen you like best.

Malgudi Days by R. K. Narayan

In this episode of The Blitz Radio Show, Cheryl is joined by Kevin to talk about the climate-fiction book 'The History of Bees'. Other topics they touch on include 'Gentleman in Moscow' and Sally Rooney's 'Normal People'.