Blitz Book Club

In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Belle and Alexa to talk about Romance fiction and The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels. Oh yeah, and Cheryl trash-talks Jane Austen again.

In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Axel, Belle, Alexa, Ari and Kevin to talk about their favourite books that you can read in a single day. Other topics and tangents include why Australian literature and TV sucks, why some books date, and why Cheryl hates Jane Austen.

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.

Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (trans. Geoffrey Trousselot)

In this episode of the Blitz Book Club, Cheryl is joined by Arianna Khalidi, Axel-Nathaniel Rose, Kevin Ding and Henry Doan to talk about Jane Harper's 'The Dry' and making books into movies.

In this episode Cheryl is joined by Ari and Henry to talk about some books they picked up from the Big W Bargain Bin. Is it all trash or have they found a hidden gem? Listen to find out!

Music by: @haleystesting

In this episode Cheryl is joined by Belle Campbell to talk about work by the Australian author Pip Williams, her book The Dictionary of Lost Words, and as always, what's on their shelves. 

Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Music by: @haleystesting

In this episode Cheryl speaks with former CEO of the Melbourne Writer's Festival, Simon Clews. They speak about his new book, 'The New Academic', what it means to be a writer, and as usual, what are some books that they're reading. 

Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Music by: @haleystesting

In this special episode of the Blitz Book Club Cheryl has a chat with the author of 'A Beautiful Circumstance'. They talk about her life, favourite books, and advice for authors.

Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Music by: @haleystesting

In this episode of Blitz's Book Club Cheryl sits down with Henry and Kevin to talk about Raynor Winn's 'The Salt Path', a non-fiction book about the healing power of the natural world.

Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Music by: @haleystesting

Cheryl hosts this Blitz Book Club, with guests Kevin and Arianna. In it, they talk about their favourite (and least favourite) summer reads. Arianna talks about Big W bin-books, Kevin talks about Haruki Murakami and Cheryl talks about American Gods. Next time, Cheryl and her guests will be talking about The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. 

Acknowledgement of Country: I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation whose land on which UNSW resides. I pay my respects to elder's past, present and emerging, and pay my respects to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people listening along with us. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.